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College of Arts and Sciences

Senior Hannah Fender graduates.

She's Staying for Graduate School!

As a high school senior just three years ago, Hannah Fender was not overly excited about attending 91³Ô¹ÏÍø. Now, she loves it so much, she’s staying for graduate school.

Tags: Research & Science , Student Life , Profiles , Students First , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Honors College

Honors College

Sydney stands in front of her research board

Sydney Gallagher's College Career as an Exceptional Honors College Student

Sydney Gallagher, an Honors College senior graduating in May 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts in biology, has had a college career chock-full of activities, learning experiences, and extraordinary accomplishments. Originally from Hudson, Ohio, Sydney decided to attend Kent State Universit…

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Honors College

Quark-gluon plasma visualization

91³Ô¹ÏÍø physics alumna Dr. Dekrayat Almaalol receives 2024 Leona Woods Lectureship Award

91³Ô¹ÏÍø Physics alumna Dr. Dekrayat Almaalol receives 2024 Leona Woods Lectureship Award from Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Tags: Physics , Center for Nuclear Research , Department of Physics , College of Arts and Sciences

Physics

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D. (right), is pictured at the Doula and Community Expo hosted by Birthing Beautiful Communities in April 2024. (Photo provided by Angela Neal-Barnett)

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards Additional $300,000 to Kent State’s Spirit of Motherhood Program to Combat Infant Mortality and Prevent Preterm Births

91³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Angela Neal-Barnett has been working diligently to build up the Spirit of Motherhood program with the goal of reducing trauma and stress symptoms experienced by its pregnant Black mother participants. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation recently awarded the program another $300,000 to continue its work over the next three years.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Alumni and Giving

Two students conversing on a stairs with a banner celebrating 35 years of translation at Kent State

Translation Studies Program Set to Celebrate 35 Years of Success

91³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Translation Studies program will be celebrating its 35th anniversary on April 12-13 and the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies with a full schedule of festivities and programming for its students, faculty, and alumni. â€œWe have the most comprehensive tran…

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies , Translation , Humanities

College of Arts & Sciences

Image 5: Clovis fluted points hafted onto wooden handles by Michael Wilson. (Images credit: Metin I. Eren)

Experimental collaboration between archaeologists and MeatEater highlights the prevalence of equifinality in archaeological interpretation

91³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s experimental archaeologists, along with those from several other universities, joined forces with the popular hunting, outdoors, and conservation media platform, MeatEater, Inc., for a unique animal processing experiment, shedding new light on ancient stone knives and showcas…

Tags: Department of Anthropology , Experimental Archaeology , Stone tools , Research , College of Arts and Sciences , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs

College of Arts & Sciences

Timelapse of Solar Eclipse

Beyond the Eclipse: A Cosmic Conversation with Kent State Alumna Beth A. Cunningham


Join Beth A. Cunningham, Ph.D., a distinguished physicist and 91³Ô¹ÏÍø alumna, as she unravels the mysteries of the cosmos and shares her insights on the latest in space exploration and the scientific wonders of solar eclipses. Ahead of her highly anticipated presentation on the day of the eclipse, this is your chance to explore the universe through the eyes of an expert who stands at the forefront of astronomical discovery and education.

Tags: Department of Physics , College of Arts and Sciences , Total Solar Eclipse , Kent Student Center Ballroom , Science , Research

College of Arts & Sciences

Dr. Oleg Lavrentovich and collaborators publish an article in Science on ferroelectric liquid crystals

Dr. Lavrentovich, professor of Physics at 91³Ô¹ÏÍø, and collaborators publish an article in Science.

Tags: Research and Science , Department of Physics , College of Arts and Sciences , Physics , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute