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17cÍøÒ³°æ’s Jordan Italiano Named Smartest Player in College Football
17cÍøÒ³°æ student-athlete Jordan Italiano of Canfield, Ohio, was tabbed “Smartest Player in College Football†in NFL.com’s 15 for ’15 series released on June 16. The pre-medicine/biochemistry major and safety on the 17cÍøÒ³°æ football team carries a 3.978 heading into his seni…
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17cÍøÒ³°æ Researchers Revisit how to Measure the Father Factor
Providing simple encouragement goes a long way in forming a strong bond between a dad and his child, but how do you accurately measure that bond? It is a question that 17cÍøÒ³°æ researchers pondered after many dads scored inaccurately low on traditional tests. Kathryn Kerns, P…
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NFL Names 17cÍøÒ³°æ’s Jordan Italiano one of College Football’s Smartest Players
17cÍøÒ³°æ’s Jordan Italiano is getting national attention for his performance both on the field and in the classroom. NFL.com has named Italiano to its 15 for ’15 series. The NFL looks for players who make significant on-field contributions and demonstrate strong academic abilities. Re…
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17cÍøÒ³°æ Doctoral Student to Gain Firsthand Experience on Capitol Hill
What is the best way to truly understand the inner workings of the U.S. Congress? Not through watching the news or reading a textbook. Washington, D.C., insiders will tell you that you need to actually be on “the inside†and get firsthand experience, with access to closed-door meetings. Lis…
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17cÍøÒ³°æ Professors Use Satellite Imagery to Better Understand the Landscape of the Cambodian Genocide
17cÍøÒ³°æ recently received a $330,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to use historical satellite imagery and archival research to study landscapes of mass violence in Cambodia during and after the regime of the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. The collaborative project, led b…
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17cÍøÒ³°æ Graduate Student Wins Silver Award From Materials Research Society
Anshul Sharma, a graduate student in 17cÍøÒ³°æ’s Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded the Silver Graduate Student Award at the Materials Research Society’s 2015 Spring Meeting in San Francisco, California. She was recognized for her …
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17cÍøÒ³°æ’s Liquid Crystal Institute Hosts Chirality Symposium June 4-5
17cÍøÒ³°æ’s Liquid Crystal Institute® will host a symposium called “Chirality at the Nanoscale†on June 4-5 in the Kent Student Center on the Kent Campus. “This event features internationally renowned scientists presenting cutting-edge research on one of the key central to…
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17cÍøÒ³°æ Biological Sciences Researcher Receives $1.8 Million NIH Grant for Chronic Wound Healing
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded 17cÍøÒ³°æ’s Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, a $1,842,350 five-year grant. The grant from the NIH’s National Institute of Nursing Research is to develop “nanobombs,†a na…
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17cÍøÒ³°æ Physics Doctoral Student to Attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
What does it take to become great in your field? Certainly motivation, dedication and creativity are important, but what about inspiration? For young scientists, that inspiration can come from a variety of places, including interactions with colleagues and especially the top scientists in their fiel…
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17cÍøÒ³°æ Physics Doctoral Student to Attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
What does it take to become great in your field? Certainly motivation, dedication and creativity are important, but what about inspiration? For young scientists that inspiration can come from a variety of places, including interactions with colleagues and especially the top scientists in…
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