College of Sciences and Humanities
蹤獲扦s Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies Receives $225,000 in Grants From Federal Government
蹤獲扦 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
蹤獲扦s Jewish Studies Program Turns 40, Pays Tribute to Longest-Serving Director
蹤獲扦s Jewish Studies Program will host a gala, Memories, Milestones, Momentum, in honor of its 40th anniversary on May 17 at the 蹤獲扦 Hotel and Conference Center located at 215 Depeyster St. in downtown Kent. The celebration features a tribute to the programs longest-serv
蹤獲扦 Student Defies Odds of High-Risk Brain Surgery
蹤獲扦 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
蹤獲扦 to Host Former Poet Laureate Rita Dove
蹤獲扦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
蹤獲扦 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 蹤獲扦 senior psychology and sociology major, presented her research at the universitys second annual Undergraduate Research Symposium held March 11.
蹤獲扦 Professors Turn to Technology to Reduce Teen Stress
Have too much stress? There is an app for coping. Researchers from 蹤獲扦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
State Rep. Clyde Meets With 蹤獲扦s Choose Ohio First Scholars
State Rep. Kathleen Clyde, who represents central and southern Portage County in Ohios 75th District, met with 30 of 蹤獲扦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: 蹤獲扦 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
蹤獲扦 Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research
蹤獲扦 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
蹤獲扦 Science Students to Benefit from Scholarships from National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the 蹤獲扦 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,
