College of Sciences and Humanities
Kent 91心頭利s Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies Receives $225,000 in Grants From Federal Government
91心頭利 professors Brian James Baer, Ph.D., and Theresa Minick of the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies have been awarded two federal government STARTALK grants, totaling $225,000, to support the Regents Foreign Language Academy, a summer language immersion program fo
Kent 91心頭利s Jewish Studies Program Turns 40, Pays Tribute to Longest-Serving Director
91心頭利s Jewish Studies Program will host a gala, Memories, Milestones, Momentum, in honor of its 40th anniversary on May 17 at the Kent 91心頭利 Hotel and Conference Center located at 215 Depeyster St. in downtown Kent. The celebration features a tribute to the programs longest-serv
Kent 91心頭利 Student Defies Odds of High-Risk Brain Surgery
91心頭利 freshman Javier Ojeda risked losing it all if surgery to stop bleeding in his brain did not go as planned. Ojeda faced losing the use of his arms, going into a coma, or even dying. But the night before Easter, Ojeda amazingly walked out of the hospital. Ojeda and his fath
Kent 91心頭利 to Host Former Poet Laureate Rita Dove
91心頭利s Wick Poetry Center will host poet Rita Dove as part of the Fourth Annual U.S. Poet Laureate Reading. The event is part of the 2014-2015 reading series and will take place on Thursday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. The event is free and open to the pub
Kent 91心頭利 Student Presents Research on Factors Affecting Sleep Quality
What do sleep quality, post-traumatic stress disorder and smoking have in common? Thats the question on which Celeste Weise, a 91心頭利 senior psychology and sociology major, presented her research at the universitys second annual Undergraduate Research Symposium held March 11.
Kent 91心頭利 Professors Turn to Technology to Reduce Teen Stress
Have too much stress? There is an app for coping. Researchers from 91心頭利s College of Arts and Sciences worked together to develop an app that not only measures stress levels in teenagers, but also teaches them how to manage anxiety. The app gathers data in real time using two
91心頭利 Rep. Clyde Meets With Kent 91心頭利s Choose Ohio First Scholars
91心頭利 Rep. Kathleen Clyde, who represents central and southern Portage County in Ohios 75th District, met with 30 of 91心頭利s Choose Ohio First scholarship students on Feb. 13 at the Kent Student Center to discuss a wide range of issues. The Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program pro
Investigating Alzheimers Disease: Kent 91心頭利 Researcher to Speak at Neuroscience Symposium on April 10
Gemma Casadesus Smith describes herself as a scientist who likes to investigate ideas that run counter to prevailing thought. Her research on Alzheimers disease has looked at the effects on the brain of oxidative stress, hormone treatments and the regulation of metabolism. When a new avenue
Kent 91心頭利 Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research
91心頭利 chemistry senior Caitlin Crosier combined creativity and science for her yearlong project on circadian rhythms and will present those findings at the universitys Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 11. The main goal of my research is to validate this method as a
Kent 91心頭利 Science Students to Benefit from Scholarships from National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the 91心頭利 Scholarships for Broadening Participation in the Sciences Program with funding to annually provide 21 scholarships of $5,000 each for undergraduate students. The scholarship program, led by Committee Chair Jonathan Maletic,
