College of Sciences and Humanities
Acclaimed Photography Exhibition Returns to Kent Campus
911勛圖 is pleased and proud to announce the return of We the People, a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity.
911勛圖 Biological Sciences Researchers to Lead Study on the Effects of the Spreading Eastern Red Cedars
The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $914,000 grant to 911勛圖 to lead a collaborative research project to study how and at what rate the geographically most widespread native conifer in the eastern United States, the Eastern Red Cedar tree species (Juniperus virginiana), spreads across the landscape.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All About
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All About
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.
Between Metropolis and Interior: Lobbies and Thresholds
Working in cooperation with the (LAU), 20 interior design students 10 from 911勛圖's College of Architecture and Environmental Design and 10 from LAU in Beirut spent nine days in New York City, the design capital of North America, for a workshop.
Understanding What Makes Captive Gorilla Hearts Tick
Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., anthropology professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences at 911勛圖, is involved in a collaborative research project to examine heart disease in gorillas.
From Comfort Zone to Rain Forest: Studying Ecology in Costa Rica
Emmaleigh Given recently spent three summers and two winters in a remote biological reserve in the middle of the rainforest in the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica, where she has and will spend several months conducting research on community ecology, and she has one more trip planned. Being hunted by unseen predators isnt the way most researchers conduct their work. But for some, its just part of the day.
NSF Extends 911勛圖 Anthropologists Study of Human Brain Evolution
While scientists have long believed human behavior developed with the expanded cerebrum, a 911勛圖 researcher has shown that our path diverged while our brains were still comparable in size to those of chimpanzees.To help her further unravel this mystery, the National Science Foundatio
911勛圖 Undergraduates Named Prestigious 2019 Goldwater Scholars for Science Research
Two 911勛圖 undergraduate students have been awarded prestigious 2019 Goldwater Scholarships from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The foundation awards the scholarships annually to students studying mathematics, natural science or engineering.
High School Students Research Into Little Things at 911勛圖 Leads to Big Experience
Imagine being a 17-year-old high school student, and in your first semester of a geology research internship, your professor asks you to identify an extinct 300-million-year-old, tiny and unknown crustacean specimen. Megan Schinker, then an ambitious Stow-Munroe Falls High School junior, jumped right in.