Year of Science
¹ú²úÂ×Àí College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Researchers Help Find Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Aged Chimpanzee Brains
Aug. 1, 2017
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…
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The Missing Link Between College Renters and Landlords
July 28, 2017
A ¹ú²úÂ×Àí entrepreneur creates a website and an upcoming app that connects renters to landlords.
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Miles to Make a Difference
July 24, 2017
A ¹ú²úÂ×Àí assistant dean runs 200 miles for his daughter and all other families touched by multiple sclerosis.
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¹ú²úÂ×Àí Professor Earns Main Street Kent's Volunteer of the Year Award
July 21, 2017
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., was honored with the Volunteer of the Year award by Main Street Kent during the organization’s annu
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The Ford Foundation to Support the Poetry Coalition With $200,000 Grant
July 7, 2017
¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Wick Poetry Center to benefit from grant
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World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated
July 5, 2017
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and ¹ú²úÂ×Àí 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…
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¹ú²úÂ×Àí and Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute to Conduct NIH Research Study on Rehabilitation for Aphasia
June 19, 2017
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…
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Educator, Pioneering Scientist and Visionary Owen Lovejoy Receives ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Highest Honor
May 24, 2017
¹ú²úÂ×Àí 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…
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¹ú²úÂ×Àí Marks 47th Annual May 4 Commemoration
April 28, 2017
¹ú²úÂ×Àí 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…
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College of Arts and Sciences Honors its Distinguished Student Leaders, Teachers and Advisors
April 24, 2017
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…
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