College of Arts and Sciences
17cÍøÒ³°æ Professor, Wick Poetry Center Earn University’s Diversity Awards
Molly Merryman, 17cÍøÒ³°æ associate professor of sociology and founding director of the 17cÍøÒ³°æ Women’s Center, has been awarded the university’s 2016 Diversity Trailblazer Award. The annual Diversity Trailblazer Award recognizes diversity pioneers associated with 17cÍøÒ³°æ who have …
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17cÍøÒ³°æ Hosts “Explore Kent Chemistry Day†for High School Juniors and Seniors, Feb. 6
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will host “Explore Kent Chemistry Dayâ€, a visitation program for high school juniors and seniors interested in chemistry and biochemistry majors, at 17cÍøÒ³°æ on Saturday, February 6 from 10 am to 2 pm in Room 110, Williams Hall on the Kent Campus. “E…
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17cÍøÒ³°æ 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 17cÍøÒ³°æ, 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 (…
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Newly Developed Liquid Crystal Elastomer Material Could Enable Advanced Sensors, 17cÍøÒ³°æ 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…
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Bioretention Cells Reduce Total Runoff by 40 Percent in Study
17cÍøÒ³°æ 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, …
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17cÍøÒ³°æ 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 17cÍøÒ³°æ researchers in the College of A…
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17cÍøÒ³°æ 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…
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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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17cÍøÒ³°æ is Celebrating a “Year of Scienceâ€!
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…
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17cÍøÒ³°æ Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building
The groundbreaking for 17cÍøÒ³°æ’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, 17cÍøÒ³°æ’s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with…
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