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The Ford Foundation to Support the Poetry Coalition With $200,000 Grant
July 7, 2017
Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center to benefit from grant
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World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated
July 5, 2017
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and Kent State University in Ohio have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light. To achieve this, the scientists clamp a strip of this polymer…
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Kent State and Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute to Conduct NIH Research Study on Rehabilitation for Aphasia
June 19, 2017
When someone suffers a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or brain tumor, one of the common symptoms is aphasia, a disorder that arises from damage to portions of the brain, usually the left side, that are responsible for language. It impairs the expression and understanding of…
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Educator, Pioneering Scientist and Visionary Owen Lovejoy Receives Kent State’s Highest Honor
May 24, 2017
Kent State University Distinguished Professor of Human Evolutionary Studies C. Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., received the President's Medal from President Beverly Warren during the One University Commencement Ceremony on May 13 in Dix Stadium. The President’s Medal is the highest…
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Kent State Marks 47th Annual May 4 Commemoration
April 28, 2017
Kent State University holds its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured…
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Kent State University’s Ohio Employee Ownership Center Hosts 31st Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference
April 7, 2017
Kent State University’s Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) will host the 31st Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference on Friday, April 28, 2017, at the Hilton West in Fairlawn, Ohio.
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Kent State Prof Weighs in on Liberal Arts Degrees and a Future Career as CEO
April 5, 2017
GoodCall talked with professors around the country about the use of liberal arts degrees and the skills that students use as a springboard to the next step in their education and career path.
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Kent State Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth
March 27, 2017
A Kent State professor, his graduate students and researchers from Kyoto University help offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.
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March 27, 2017
According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2017. These numbers are stark and sobering, and worse yet, we still do not know exactly why cancer develops in its victims or how…
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Kent State Professor Weighs in on the Rush to Save Government Scientific Data
March 9, 2017
Kent State Professor Anne Jefferson expresses concern over losing valuable scientific data following proposed budget cuts.
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