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Patterns, Populations And Podcasts: Computational Ecologist Receives Prestigious Early-Career Award from NSF

Recent funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) has given interdisciplinary researchers the opportunity to help drive our understanding of patterns in nature when bringing together big data sources collected in different ways. The NSF awarded Christie Bahlai, Ph.D., assistant professor in…

Tags: Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Department of Sociology and Criminology , School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies , Institutes and Initiatives

Division of Research & Economic Development

Excellence in Undergraduate and Graduate Research Mentorship Awards

From ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Division of Research & Economic Development ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is pleased to announce the two winners of both the Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship Award and Excellence in Graduate Research Mentorship Award. As part of the nomi…

Tags: Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Brain Health Research Institute , Healthy Communities Research Institute , College of Architecture and Environment Design , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences

Office of Student Research

Jacob Grant (pictured third from left) pictured with the rocket built by the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ high powered rocket team.

Third Generation Honors College Student Earns Full Ride to Georgia Institute of Technology For Graduate Program

Jacob Grant, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ student, is a senior aerospace engineering major with a minor in physics. Grant graduated from Edison High School in Milan, OH in 2017. After a late medical disqualification from the Air Force Academy, he chose to attend ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½. Grant is a third generation ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Honors College student. His grandmother studied Spanish at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and his mother studied education. Both were members of the Honors College.

Tags: College of Aeronautics and Engineering , Physics , Department of Physics , College of Arts and Sciences , undergraduate research

Honors College

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Chemistry Professor Continues ‘Highly Cited Researcher’ Streak

There are just a handful of chemists worldwide with h-indices above 200. The h-indices of chemists awarded the Nobel Prize during the last five years range from about 30 to 160. Mietek Jaroniec, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has an h-index of 125, which places him among the top chemists worldwide.

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , College of Arts and Sciences , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , AMLCI , Institutes and Initiatives

Division of Research & Economic Development

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Biological Sciences receive NIH Funding to Study Cancer Drug Resistance

For students going into the medical research field, having a chance to learn, succeed, fail and be inspired under the supervision of an accomplished researcher during their education is a priceless experience. This experiential learning would not be possible without outside funding, and now, students in Manabu Kurokawa’s lab can elevate their efforts thanks to a grant awarded to the group. 

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Brain Health Research Institute , Institutes and Initiatives

Division of Research & Economic Development

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Center for Ecology and Natural Resource Sustainability highlights the Importance of Natural Lands

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Center for Ecology and Natural Resource Sustainability (CENRS) tracks and facilitates the use of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½-owned natural areas for research, teaching and engagement, promoting an understanding of the natural environment around the Kent Campus, and especially this past year, …

Tags: Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Institutes and Initiatives

Division of Research & Economic Development

Nico Rushh, owner of Pure Sodalite

Client Profile: Nico Rushh

 Alumni entrepreneur Nico (they/them) has been selling beautiful crystals through their business Pure Sodalite and has been a valued LaunchNET client for a number of years.  They generously shared some of their experiences with us for the occasion! Tell us a little&nbsp…

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Ranks in Top 20 in the Nation for Library and Information Studies Program in U.S. News 2022 Best Graduate Schools Rankings

U.S. News & World Report ranks ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ in the top 20 Best Library and Information Studies Programs in the country in its 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Overall, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is recognized in 12 new national rankings in the 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools, including three specialty rankings.

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Kent Campus

Research ship in the Arctic

Taking a Deep Dive Into the Utilization of Oceanic Sediments

One of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s newest faculty members in the Department of Geology has already made her mark with the recent publication of her and her colleagues’ work to better understand the effects of global warming as it relates to the arctic ocean. Allyson Tessin, assistant professor, specializes in biochemistry, oceanography and sedimentary geology. She is currently studying the relationship between the chemistry of the ocean and climate change.

Tags: Global Reach , Research & Science , Department of Earth Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Institutes and Initiatives

Division of Research & Economic Development