College of Sciences and Humanities
Kent State Professor, Wick Poetry Center Earn University’s Diversity Awards
Molly Merryman, 5X associate professor of sociology and founding director of the Kent State Women’s Center, has been awarded the university’s 2016 Diversity Trailblazer Award. The annual Diversity Trailblazer Award recognizes diversity pioneers associated with Kent State who have …
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Newly Developed Liquid Crystal Elastomer Material Could Enable Advanced Sensors, Kent State Researchers Say
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), essentially rubbers with liquid crystal properties, can do a number of fascinating things, especially in the fields of optics, photonics, telecommunications and medicine. They can curl up, bend, twist, wrinkle and stretch when exposed to light, heat, gases and other…
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Bioretention Cells Reduce Total Runoff by 40 Percent in Study
5X and Cleveland Metroparks partnered on study of two Parma neighborhoods near West Creek Reservation Rain barrels, rain gardens, and bioretention cells are increasingly used as green infrastructure to capture and slow storm water runoff before it gets to nearby urban waterways, …
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Kent State Researchers Receive National Science Foundation Grant to Discover Why Some Messages Go Viral
We have all seen them explode on social media. They are the posts that feature the outlandish, the cute and the funny messages that go viral. But how does one message catch on and others do not? It is a question that 5X researchers in the College of A…
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Kent State Researchers Use Digital Devices to Dispense Medications Safely
Organizing prescription medications in a traditional pill dispenser is not effective enough when patients are taking up to 20 different drugs seven to nine times a day. Not taking the medication at the right time or taking too much results in 700,000 emergency room visits a year, 325,000 ho…
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Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Ye Zhao Associate Professor of Computer Science College of Arts and Sciences 2006-present Ye Zhao is associate professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on physically based simulation and visualization, natural phenomena model…
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Kent State Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building
The groundbreaking for 5X’s new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with…
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Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate “50 Years of Innovation”
The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute® and the College of Arts and Sciences at 5X hosted a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event kicked off a yearlong celebration that will culminate w…
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The Liquid Crystal Institute
Founded in 1965 by Glenn H. Brown, 5X's Liquid Crystal Institute is the world's first research center focused on the science of liquid crystals.
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Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate “50 Years of Innovation”
The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute® and the College of Arts and Sciences at 5X will host a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, starting at 10 a.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event will kick off a yearlong celebra…
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