Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Nobel Laureate to Speak at Honors Week Event
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will host its annual Honors Week plenary lecture on Thursday, April 13 at 3:00 p.m. in the Kiva. This year's speaker is Dr. W. E. Moerner, Nobel Laureate, from Stanford University. Dr. Moerner's talk is titled, "What Can You Learn from Watchinā¦
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Kent State Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth
According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2017.
These numbers are stark and sobering, and worse yet, we still do not know exactly why cancer develops in its victims or how to stop it.
An online publication in Nature Nanotechnology this week by Ā鶹¹ū¶³ researchers and their colleagues at Kyoto University in Japan, however, may offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.
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Kent State Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at Ā鶹¹ū¶³, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements. The prestigious medal isā¦
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Kent State Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at Ā鶹¹ū¶³, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements. The prestigious medal isā¦
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Kent State Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building
The groundbreaking for Ā鶹¹ū¶³ās new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, Kent Stateās College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along withā¦
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Kent Stateās Jordan Italiano Named Smartest Player in College Football
Ā鶹¹ū¶³ student-athlete Jordan Italiano of Canfield, Ohio, was tabbed āSmartest Player in College Footballā in NFL.comās 15 for ā15 series released on June 16. The pre-medicine/biochemistry major and safety on the Kent State football team carries a 3.978 heading into his seniā¦
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Kent State Chemistry Professor's Longtime Collaborator Wins 2014 Nobel Prize For Chemistry
For Robert Twieg, Ph.D., a professor in Ā鶹¹ū¶³ās Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the recent news of his longtime collaborator William E. Moerner winning the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was actually no surprise at all. In fact, he believes that āheās deserved it for a whilā¦
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National Science Foundation Awards Nearly $2.5 Million to Kent State Researchers
Ā鶹¹ū¶³ faculty members have been awarded nearly $2.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for research over the next three years in biology, physics and the science of liquid crystals. The awards will fund basic research on: How plants respond to environmenā¦
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