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911勛圖 Professor, Wick Poetry Center Earn Universitys Diversity Awards
Molly Merryman, 911勛圖 associate professor of sociology and founding director of the 911勛圖 Womens Center, has been awarded the universitys 2016 Diversity Trailblazer Award. The annual Diversity Trailblazer Award recognizes diversity pioneers associated with 911勛圖 who have
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911勛圖 Hosts Explore Kent Chemistry Day for High School Juniors and Seniors, Feb. 6
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will host Explore Kent Chemistry Day, a visitation program for high school juniors and seniors interested in chemistry and biochemistry majors, at 911勛圖 on Saturday, February 6 from 10 am to 2 pm in Room 110, Williams Hall on the Kent Campus. E
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911勛圖 Geology Professor Named a Public Engagement Fellow of Leshner Leadership Institute at AAAS
Anne Jefferson, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at 911勛圖, was one of 15 climate change researchers to be named a 2016-17 Public Engagement Fellow of the Leshner Leadership Institute at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (
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Newly Developed Liquid Crystal Elastomer Material Could Enable Advanced Sensors, 911勛圖 Researchers Say
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), essentially rubbers with liquid crystal properties, can do a number of fascinating things, especially in the fields of optics, photonics, telecommunications and medicine. They can curl up, bend, twist, wrinkle and stretch when exposed to light, heat, gases and other
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Bioretention Cells Reduce Total Runoff by 40 Percent in Study
911勛圖 and Cleveland Metroparks partnered on study of two Parma neighborhoods near West Creek Reservation Rain barrels, rain gardens, and bioretention cells are increasingly used as green infrastructure to capture and slow storm water runoff before it gets to nearby urban waterways,
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911勛圖 Researchers Receive National Science Foundation Grant to Discover Why Some Messages Go Viral
We have all seen them explode on social media. They are the posts that feature the outlandish, the cute and the funny messages that go viral. But how does one message catch on and others do not? It is a question that 911勛圖 researchers in the College of A
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911勛圖 Researchers Use Digital Devices to Dispense Medications Safely
Organizing prescription medications in a traditional pill dispenser is not effective enough when patients are taking up to 20 different drugs seven to nine times a day. Not taking the medication at the right time or taking too much results in 700,000 emergency room visits a year, 325,000 ho
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Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Ye Zhao Associate Professor of Computer Science College of Arts and Sciences 2006-present Ye Zhao is associate professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on physically based simulation and visualization, natural phenomena model
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911勛圖 is Celebrating a Year of Science!
Immediately following the groundbreaking for the new Integrated Sciences Building, join us for a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with refreshments, music and fun, on the Student Green from 2:30-4:30. See demonstrations from the science departments including Biological Scienc
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911勛圖 Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building
The groundbreaking for 911勛圖s new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, 911勛圖s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with
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