
Year of Science
¾ÛÉ«¸ó College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!
¾ÛÉ«¸ó Researchers Help Find Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Aged Chimpanzee Brains
Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United States. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disease that results in impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioral changes. Humans are…
¾ÛÉ«¸ó Researchers Help Find Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Aged Chimpanzee Brains
Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United States. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disease that results in impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioral changes. Humans are…Image

A ¾ÛÉ«¸ó entrepreneur creates a website and an upcoming app that connects renters to landlords.
The Missing Link Between College Renters and Landlords
A ¾ÛÉ«¸ó entrepreneur creates a website and an upcoming app that connects renters to landlords.Image

A ¾ÛÉ«¸ó assistant dean runs 200 miles for his daughter and all other families touched by multiple sclerosis.
Miles to Make a Difference
A ¾ÛÉ«¸ó assistant dean runs 200 miles for his daughter and all other families touched by multiple sclerosis.Image

¾ÛÉ«¸ó Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., was honored with the Volunteer of the Year award by Main Street Kent during the organization’s annu
¾ÛÉ«¸ó Professor Earns Main Street Kent's Volunteer of the Year Award
¾ÛÉ«¸ó Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., was honored with the Volunteer of the Year award by Main Street Kent during the organization’s annuImage

¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s Wick Poetry Center to benefit from grant
The Ford Foundation to Support the Poetry Coalition With $200,000 Grant
¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s Wick Poetry Center to benefit from grantImage

Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and ¾ÛÉ«¸ó 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…
World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and ¾ÛÉ«¸ó 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…Image

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…
¾ÛÉ«¸ó and Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute to Conduct NIH Research Study on Rehabilitation for Aphasia
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…Image

¾ÛÉ«¸ó 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…
Educator, Pioneering Scientist and Visionary Owen Lovejoy Receives ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s Highest Honor
¾ÛÉ«¸ó 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…Image

¾ÛÉ«¸ó 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…
¾ÛÉ«¸ó Marks 47th Annual May 4 Commemoration
¾ÛÉ«¸ó 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…Image

The College of Arts and Sciences held its annual awards banquet to recognize and honor its distinguished student leaders, teachers and advisors on April 20. James Blank, Ph.D., dean of the College of Arts and Sciences gave the welcome and closing remarks and presented the awards…