Research & Science
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Rui Liu Assistant Professor College of Architecture and Environmental Design 2013-present Rui Liu is an assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. His research primarily focuses on resilient infrastructure, especially in the areas of inno…
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Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Undergraduate Student Enhances His Research Through Study Abroad Experience
91¿´Æ¬Íø student Andrew Wyatt’s research evolved from flipping through pages of scholarly writing in Kent, Ohio, to viewing the walls of historic museums and libraries in Trieste, Italy. With the help of his participation in Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s annual Undergraduate Research Symposium,…
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Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s SOLE Center Researchers to Study Informal STEM Learning Experiences With NSF Grant
While most can agree that STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) experiences outside of school can be exciting and engaging for young people, there is much that isn’t known about its impact on short-term and long-term learning. How can it best be connected to what students are learn…
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91¿´Æ¬Íø Researchers Find More Smartphone Play Equals Less Fun During Leisure
Today’s smartphones are designed to entertain and are increasingly marketed to young adults as leisure devices. Not surprisingly, research suggests that young adults most often use their phones for entertainment purposes rather than for school or work. With this in mind, three Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Uni…
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Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Jeffrey T. Child Associate Professor of Communication College of Communication and Information 2007-present Jeffrey T. Child is an associate professor of communication and associate director of the School of Communication Studies in the College of Communication and Informatio…
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Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Chemistry Professor's Longtime Collaborator Wins 2014 Nobel Prize For Chemistry
For Robert Twieg, Ph.D., a professor in 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s 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 “he’s deserved it for a whil…
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Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the MonthDeepraj MukherjeeAssistant ProfessorCollege of Business Administration91¿´Æ¬Íø at Stark2012-present Deepraj Mukherjee is an assistant professor of economics in the College of Business Administration at 91¿´Æ¬Íø at Stark. His research focuses on internati…
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Prehistoric Landslide Was Bigger Than Three Ohio Counties, Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Researcher Reports
A catastrophic landslide, one of the largest known on the surface of the Earth, took place within minutes in southwestern Utah more than 21 million years ago, reports a 91¿´Æ¬Íø geologist in a paper published in the November issue of the journal Geology.

 The Markagunt gravity slide, …
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Rewriting Russian History
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s administration has slowly changed the way Soviet history is taught in Russia, according to Todd Nelson, Ph.D., a recent 91¿´Æ¬Íø political science doctoral graduate. In his recent article, published in Post-Soviet Affairs, Nelson examines how …
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Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Economics Student Explores Sustainable Fashion in China
An education-abroad trip to China this past summer got 91¿´Æ¬Íø student Garmai Matthew started on the path to actualizing her dream of promoting sustainable fashion. Matthew, an economics major with an international business and Chinese minor, along with five other Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø students c…
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