College of Sciences and Humanities
Healing With One Stanza at a Time
In a front porch conversation during the height of COVID-19, two Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University professors realized they had something in common beyond their neighborhood proximity: both were turning to poetry to cope with unprecedented stress and uncertainty. Clare Stacey, Ph.D., a professor in Kent St…
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From Loss to Legacy
For Adedayo Adeagbo, a Ph.D. candidate in medical sociology at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University, working with older adults isn't just a research interest -- it's a promise she made to the grandmother she couldn't save.She says she can still see the bruises. Even years later, even thousands of miles away from w…
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Bridging Generations
In an era where social media connections replace face-to-face interactions and political divisions seem insurmountable, one Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University professor has found an antidote: bringing college students and older adults together through simple, meaningful human connection. For over six …
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Where the Classroom Meets the Field
It's 10:30 on a weeknight. Will Kalkhoff, Ph.D., a professor and graduate program coordinator in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s Department of Sociology and Criminology, has just settled in after a long day. Then his phone goes off. A possible drowning. A local lake. The clock starts ticking. Within minutes, he's on his way. And in that moment, everything he teaches in the classroom becomes something else entirely.
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Beyond the Textbook: When Prison Comes to the Classroom
On a November afternoon in Merrill Hall, six women walk into a Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University classroom. They're not guest lecturers with advanced degrees. They're currently incarcerated at the Northeast Reintegration Center (NERC) in downtown Cleveland. And for the next couple hours, they'll share the…
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Five Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ physicists among the top 2% most cited scientists world-wide
Kent Ohio.- Five Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ physicists are recognized among the top 2% most cited scientists world-wide: Veronica Dexheimer, Antal Jakli, Oleg Lavrentovich, Jonathan Selinger, and Deng-Ke Yang. Congratulations to all! Link to article
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Pre-Law Center Propels Graduate to Top Law School
Sydney Roche is thriving as a first-year law student at Case Western Reserve University on a full-ride scholarship, and she credits much of her success to the foundation she built at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University. Originally from Erie, Pennsylvania, the 2025 graduate discovered Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ through a fri…
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From Introverted Freshman to Confident Resident Surgeon
When Tom Sonnanstine V transferred to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University as a second-semester freshman from Dublin, Ohio, he was recovering from a hip injury that had ended his football career at Johns Hopkins University. Introverted and unsure of his path forward, he chose Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ for its proximity to family…
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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ biologists build genomic roadmap to study how birds adapt to thin mountain air
How do animals cope when oxygen levels suddenly drop? That question is at the center of research led by Sangeet Lamichhaney, Ph.D., associate professor and MA coordinator in the Department of Biological Sciences, whose team has assembled the first complete genome of the black redstart, a s…
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From Ice Age to Our Age
Allyson Tessin, Ph.D., assistant professor in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Department of Earth Sciences, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award to support her research on how the seafloor and ocean interact in rapidly changing Arctic envir…
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