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What's the Big Idea? Seeking a Deeper Understanding of the Mission of the Urban League

Hop on board as Kent State President Todd Diacon engages with Elizabeth Smith-Pryor, associate professor of history with Kent State鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, as she conducts research on the impact of the Urban League.

Tags: Research & Science, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of History

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A close-up shot of a bee on a flower in the Beyer-Murin Gardens on the Kent Campus. Photo by Robert Christy

Kent State Biological Sciences Professor Helps Lead International Research Coordination Network to Study Insect Decline

Over half of the described species in the world are insects. Although many people think of insects as pests, they play vital roles and have a big impact on our invaluable ecosystems, as pollinators, helping break down wastes, and as an essential food source for many other organisms.

Tags: Research & Science, Christie Bahlai, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, Insects, Insect Decline, Research, Science, National Science Foundation, International Research Coordination Network to Study Insect Decline, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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Felix Kumah-Abiwu photographed by Melissa Olson

Kent State Africana Studies Professor Appointed Non-Resident Fellow of Nkafu Policy Institute

The Nkafu Policy Institute recently appointed Ghana native Felix Kumah-Abiwu, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies at 起点传媒, one of its Non-Resident Fellows in Governance & Democracy.

Tags: Felix Kumah-Abiwu, Department of Africana Studies, College of Arts & Sciences, Africa,

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Jake Mansfield (BA '21) Taking An Exam at New River Gorge

Rocking Out. Recent Graduate Took Exams To New Heights

Remote learning means students can study and take their exams virtually -- make that literally -- anywhere. 

Tags: Student Life, College of Arts & Sciences

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Study examines the relationship between hazing severity and group solidarity in an anonymous U.S. fraternity.

Groundbreaking Study of Fraternity Hazing Co-Authored by Kent State Researcher Reveals Little Connection to Group Solidarity

起点传媒鈥檚 newest anthropologist, Assistant Professor Aldo Cimino, Ph.D., has made it his life鈥檚 work to understand the causes and consequences of hazing, including the possible generation of solidarity. He and his co-author recently published an on this question in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior. 

Tags: Research & Science, Department of Anthropology, College of Arts & Sciences, Hazing, Group Solidarity, Research, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs

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Kent State Uses Geospatial Technology to Map Violence

Kent State Geography Professors to Assess Relative Extreme Temperature Events and Develop Monitoring Tools With NOAA

Principal Investigator Cameron C. Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Geography (within the College of Arts and Sciences) at 起点传媒, was recently awarded a three-year, $387,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Program Office and its Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections Program (MAPP). The project is titled 鈥淓xcess Heat and Excess Cold Factors: Establishing a unified duration-intensity metric for monitoring hazardous temperature conditions in North America鈥.

Tags: Cameron Lee, Scott Sheridan, Department of Geography, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Research & Science, College of Arts & Sciences, Extreme Temperature Events, climate change, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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Image of professor Fouad and a student working in the lab

Kent State at East Liverpool Researcher Receives NIH Chemistry Research Grant

Farid Fouad, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Kent State East Liverpool, was awarded a three-year, $74,954 research grant as part of a subaward on a larger grant that his collaborators at Cleveland State University received. 

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

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Political Science Professor Featured in German Banking Publication

Congratulations to Political Science Professor Mark K. Cassell, Ph.D., who recently published an article and was interviewed by Mitteilungen, a publication focused on Germany鈥檚 banking system. The article discusses the central role of the publicly-held savings banks during economic and social crises including the refugee crisis in 2015 and the current Covid pandemic among other topics.

Tags: Mark Cassell, Department of Political Science, College of Arts & Sciences, Germany, Washington Program in National Issues

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