College of Arts and Sciences
Transforming the Sp(e)ace: School of Peace and Conflict Studies to Host Open House
The School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) is set to reveal its new, renovated space in the bottom floor of Â鶹¹û¶³â€™s McGilvrey Hall (Room 113) on March 20 from 5:30-7 p.m. The open house event is hosted by the SPCS and will feature guest speaker Roger Mac Ginty, Ph.D., Professor …
New Publication in Physical Review X Reveals Surprising Connection Between Liquid Crystals and Metals
A groundbreaking study published today in Physical Review X, titled "Frank-Read Mechanism in Nematic Liquid Crystals," sheds light on a fundamental connection in the behavior of nematic liquid crystals and crystalline solids. Led by a team of researchers from Â鶹¹û¶³, the study reveals…
From Kent State to an International Ocean Drilling Expedition: Ph.D. Student Studies Volcanically-Derived Nutrients
What started with an interaction on X (formally Twitter) soon led to an opportunity of a lifetime—a chance to conduct oceanographic research alongside some of the industry’s most seasoned scientists and scholars. Originally from Puerto Rico, Tatiana Fernandez-Perez is a third-year Kent State Un…
New Year, New Lab, New Dad
The 2023-24 academic year has been a life-changing one for Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., an assistant professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences, who embarked on his first faculty position at Kent State last semester.
LGBTQ History: Peace and Conflict Studies Professor Speaks at Cambridge and Oxford Universities
Molly Merryman, Ph.D., associate professor in Â鶹¹û¶³â€™s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, received a double dose of prestige recently when she was invited to speak at both the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford in England in the same week.
Ohio LGBTQ History Revealed: Kent State SURE Project Leads to Niche Discovery
Alex Moir is one of many students who participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program in 2023. Alongside mentor Lauren Vachon, the two were determined to investigate Ohio’s LGBTQ history and were led to the story of Georgia Hopley through a tip from an archivist at Ohio History Connection (a non-profit historical society) of a possible undocumented queer romance.
Postdoctoral Scholar Receives Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Dissertation Award
The work of a Â鶹¹û¶³ Biological Sciences doctoral graduate recently received recognition from green roof experts from across North America who are looking to address contemporary environmental challenges, especially in urban environments. Katherine (Katie) McNamara Manning, Ph.D.…
Kent State Professor Studies Young Adults Coming Out of Justice System
Transitioning into adulthood is a difficult thing to do, but having to come out of the criminal justice system as a young adult has different effects on your maturity and experience. Elias Nader, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, wants to better understand wh…
Happy New Year! Students Usher in Year of the Dragon With Food and Fun
Satterfield Hall was filled with the sights, sounds and smells of Lunar New Year as Â鶹¹û¶³ students gathered Feb. 14 to celebrate and learn to make Asian dumplings.
