College of Arts and Sciences

Kent State 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 , 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 (…

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Earth Sciences , Anne Jefferson , Research

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Newly Developed Liquid Crystal Elastomer Material Could Enable Advanced Sensors, Kent State 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…

Tags: Liquid Crystal Institute , Chemical Physics , College of Arts and Sciences , Liquid Crystals , Research

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Bioretention Cells Reduce Total Runoff by 40 Percent in Study

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, …

Tags: Department of Earth Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences

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Kent State 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 researchers in the College of A…

Tags: Department of Geography , College of Arts and Sciences , Research and Sponsored Programs , Research

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Kent State 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…

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences

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WKYC-TV, Poll Finds Ohioans Support Marijuana for Public Use

A study, commissioned by WKYC-TV (the NBC affiliate in Cleveland owned by TEGNA), found that 58 percent of registered voters would support allowing adults in Ohio to legally possess small amounts of marijuana for personal use. The results are plus-or-minus 4 percent and offer a…

Tags: Department of Political Science , College of Arts and Sciences

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Ye Zhao, associate professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences, works with students in the Mathematics and Computer Science Building.

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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Science is cool!

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…

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Integrated Sciences Building

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Confetti canons blow into the sky marking the close of the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Integrated Sciences Building.

Kent State Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building

The groundbreaking for ’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, Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with…

Tags: Foundations of Excellence , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Department of Biological Sciences , Department of Physics , Success Story , Sciences Renovation

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Douglas Bryant (center), manager of display engineering at Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute, demonstrates a prototyping technique in the institute’s clean room facility.

Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate “50 Years of Innovation”

The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute® and the College of Arts and Sciences at hosted a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event kicked off a yearlong celebration that will culminate w…

Tags: Liquid Crystal Institute , College of Arts and Sciences , Research , Success Story

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