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MCLS Professor Receives National Endowment for the Arts Literature Translation Fellowship

Jan. 12, 2023

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently announced that Teresa Villa-Ignacio, Ph.D., an associate professor of French and Translation in the Department of Modern and…

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Biological Sciences Researchers Study Tire and Road Wear Pollutants in Kent Campus Stormwater Wetlands

Nov. 17, 2022

When driving in the rain, it is unlikely that you have thought much about how the environment is affected, let alone how nearby aquatic sources are impacted.

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Kent State Biological Sciences Professor Helps Lead International Research Coordination Network to Study Insect Decline

Oct. 10, 2022

Over half of the described species in the world are insects. Although many people think of insects as pests, they play vital roles and have a big impact on our invaluable ecosystems, as pollinators, helping break down wastes, and as an essential food source for many other…

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Students Conduct Landscape Ecology Research to Discover Effects of Sea Level Rise

Sept. 19, 2022

Saying "yes" to everything landed Kathryn Burns in the middle of New Jersey's coastal wetlands 

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Kent State Africana Studies Professor Appointed Non-Resident Fellow of Nkafu Policy Institute

Sept. 13, 2022

The Nkafu Policy Institute recently appointed Ghana native Felix Kumah-Abiwu, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies at Kent State University, one of its Non-Resident Fellows in Governance & Democracy.

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Groundbreaking Study of Fraternity Hazing Co-Authored by Kent State Researcher Reveals Little Connection to Group Solidarity

Sept. 7, 2022

Kent State University’s newest anthropologist, Assistant Professor Aldo Cimino, Ph.D., has made it his life’s work to understand the causes and consequences of hazing, including the possible generation of solidarity. He and his co-author recently published an…

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Postdoc Explores Psychological Well-Being and the Positive Side of Mental Health

Sept. 1, 2022

The College of Arts and Sciences wishes to congratulate David Disabato, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University, who recently landed a tenure-track faculty position at Baldwin Wallace University, near Cleveland!

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Kent State Geography Professors to Assess Relative Extreme Temperature Events and Develop Monitoring Tools With NOAA

June 17, 2022

Principal Investigator Cameron C. Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Geography (within the College of Arts and Sciences) at Kent State University, was recently awarded a three-year, $387,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (…

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Six Kent State Programs Rank in Top 100 Among Public Institutions in U.S. News 2023 Best Graduate Schools Rankings

April 11, 2022

U.S. News & World Report ranks six Kent State University programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, Kent State is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master’s Programs,…

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