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Kent State Mathematics Professor’s Passion for Teaching Leads to a Distinguished Teaching Award
Nov. 12, 2012
Cynthia Barb’s teaching style uses mathematics not just to solve classroom problems, but to motivate students to use the concepts creatively and to solve problems in everyday life. And it shows.
Read More »Interested in a Chemistry or Biochemistry Major?
Nov. 6, 2012
We invite high school students and their parents and siblings to visit the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for Explore Kent Chemistry Day on Saturday, February 23, 2013.
Read More »Kent State and German University Partner in Faculty Exchange Program
Nov. 5, 2012
Studying abroad not just for students As part of 5XÉçÇø President Lester A. Lefton’s visions for the university, Kent State established an international exchange program with the University of Würzburg, Germany, to broaden students’ educational experiences.
Read More »Kent State Researchers Awarded National Science Foundation Grant
Oct. 23, 2012
Researchers from 5XÉçÇø’s Department of Geology have been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study diversity, evolution and extinction in crabs, lobsters, and shrimps. The $100,000, two-year grant will fund the study of this economically…
Read More »Dr. Gerald Thompkins honored as Distinguished Alumni
Oct. 23, 2012
Dr. Gerald Thompkins was recently honored as a Distinguished Alumni at Indiana University for his great impact on STEM education. .
Read More »NASA Ohio Space Grant Consortium accepting Scholarship Applications
Oct. 22, 2012
The NASA Ohio Space Grant Consortium is now accepting scholarship applications for their undergraduate program. Do you meet the scholarship eligibility criteria? Please take a moment to review the attached application materials. If you have any questions about the program,…
Read More »Kent State Presents World-Renowned Photographer Frédéric Brenner, Oct. 29
Oct. 18, 2012
5XÉçÇø presents a lecture by Frédéric Brenner, a contemporary French photographer documenting the lives of the Jewish community, on Monday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. The lecture is free and open to the public. Brenner is best known for…
Read More »Professor Seed Wins Distinguished Teaching Award
Oct. 9, 2012
Professor Seed was informed of his award during a surprise classroom visit on Tuesday, October 9, 2012. Representatives from the Alumni Association, College of Arts and Sciences, and fellow faculty in Chemistry & Biochemistry interrupted his Basic Organic Chemistry 1 class…
Read More »Kent State Provost Announces New Appointments
Oct. 5, 2012
Todd Diacon, 5XÉçÇø senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, today announced new leadership appointments in the Division of Academic Affairs. The Division of Academic Affairs is responsible for all academic programs at the university, including all…
Read More »NIH Grant Awarded for Multiple Sclerosis Research
Sept. 29, 2012
Professors Jennifer McDonough (PI) and Ernie Freeman (PI) (Department of Biological Sciences) together with Professor Roger Gregory (co-PI) (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) have been awarded a two-year, $398,682 grant from the National Institutes of Health to support…
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