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¾ÛÉ«¸ó Students to Collaborate With Kyoto University Researchers

¾ÛÉ«¸ó students will travel to Japan for collaborative research with the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University, studying evolutionary genetic analysis, Alzheimer’s disease and aggressive behavior.      

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Hillary Clinton Campaign Inspires College Course

Hillary Clinton is the subject of a special topics course at ¾ÛÉ«¸ó.

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Robin Selinger, Ph.D., faculty member at ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s Liquid Crystal Institute, has been elected a 2016 Fellow of the American Physical Society. (Photo credit: Sterling Steves of SterlingFX Photography)

American Physical Society Elects ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s Robin Selinger as Fellow

¾ÛÉ«¸ó's Robin Selinger joins an elite group of scientists elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

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Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at ¾ÛÉ«¸ó, was awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements.

¾ÛÉ«¸ó Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland

¾ÛÉ«¸ó's Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie. 

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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in ¾ÛÉ«¸ó's Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

¾ÛÉ«¸ó Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

Two ¾ÛÉ«¸ó researchers receive $857,990 – to study the cellular mechanisms that regulate the formation and function of sperm and eggs.

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¾ÛÉ«¸ó Biologist Nets Grant to Study Calorie-Burning Process That Could Help Fight Obesity

¾ÛÉ«¸ó biology professor is studying how the body allocates energy and burns fat.

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¾ÛÉ«¸ó Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska

Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, ¾ÛÉ«¸ó professors are researching climate change in Alaska. 

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Three Kent Researchers Land Grant to Develop City Planning Software


As the City of Kent continues its renaissance, and nearby cities like Akron and Youngstown continue to refine their plans to revitalize, an understanding of how people use a city and move through it could be vital to development plans.

A grant from the National Science Foundation could put some ¾ÛÉ«¸ó researchers in a position to help such cities find and use that data.

The two-year $100,000 grant will contribute to the work of Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Ye Zhao, Assistant Professor of Geography, Dr. Xinyue Ye, Professor of Geography, Dr. Andrew Curtis, and their colleague, Computer Science Professor, Dr. Jing Yang of UNC-Charlotte.

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The Fight Against Toxic Algal Blooms Gets Help From the Sky

Researchers have a new tool to help study, and ultimately fight, toxic algal blooms on Lake Erie /

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