College of Sciences and Humanities
Educator, Pioneering Scientist and Visionary Owen Lovejoy Receives Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Highest Honor
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Distinguished Professor of Human Evolutionary Studies C. Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., received the President's Medal from President Beverly Warren during the One University Commencement Ceremony on May 13 in Dix Stadium. The President’s Medal is the highest honor conferred by Kent…
President’s Medal Recipient
Educator, pioneering scientist and visionary Owen Lovejoy receives the highest Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University honor.
University Commemorates May 4, 1970, Tragedy
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University held its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and …
Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Wick Poetry Center Creates Science Stanzas, Participates in Inaugural March for Science
At the inaugural , a global demonstration centered in Washington, D.C., a special edition of the Wick Poetry Center's Traveling Stanzas titled Science Stanzas will provide an opportunity for participants to discover the intersection of expressive writing and scientific inquiry.
Researcher Receives Five-Year Grant From the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s Gemma Casadesus Smith is studying why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Ohio Employee Ownership Center Hosts 31st Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) will host the 31st Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference on Friday, April 28, 2017, at the Hilton West in Fairlawn, Ohio. This year’s keynote speaker is Cindy Turcot, Chief Operating Officer of Gardener’s Supply Co. in Burlington, …
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Prof Weighs in on Liberal Arts Degrees and a Future Career as CEO
GoodCall talked with professors around the country about the use of liberal arts degrees and the skills that students use as a springboard to the next step in their education and career path.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Student Proves Height and Weight Do Not Determine Strength
Weighing in at barely 100 pounds, Brooke Mullins summoned every ounce of strength she had, and even more she didn’t. Her muscles were shaking; her mind – exhausted. The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University junior had one last shot at overcoming the most grueling portion of a physical exam. If she could pass it, Mu…
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Geographers Make Maps to Help Study Youth Violence
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University researchers use geospatial technology to study youth violence in Akron, Ohio.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ 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 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University researchers and their colleagues at Kyoto University in Japan, however, may offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.
