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From Introverted Freshman to Confident Resident Surgeon
Jan. 16, 2026
When Tom Sonnanstine V transferred to Kent State University as a second-semester freshman from Dublin, Ohio, he was recovering from a hip injury that had ended his football career at Johns Hopkins University. Introverted and unsure of his path forward, he chose Kent State for…
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Flash Focus: Jordan Anamasi
Jan. 15, 2026
Meet Jordan Anamasi, a senior environmental studies major with a minor in park management from Avon, Ohio, whose passions have grown for and through her experiences with nature.
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Kent State biologists build genomic roadmap to study how birds adapt to thin mountain air
Jan. 12, 2026
How do animals cope when oxygen levels suddenly drop? That question is at the center of research led by Sangeet Lamichhaney, Ph.D., associate professor and MA coordinator in the …
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From Ice Age to Our Age
Jan. 8, 2026
Allyson Tessin, Ph.D., assistant professor in Kent State University’s Department of…
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“If You Will It, It Is No Dream”: Kent State Alumnus Publishes Chronicle of Jewish Life in Mexico
Dec. 11, 2025
When Josh Kogan, a 2018 graduate of Kent State University, began his senior honors thesis, he intended to research a history that was deeply personal to him: the story of Jewish life in Mexico, where he was born and raised. The project would grow into a comprehensive,…
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Carrying Forward a Legacy
Dec. 3, 2025
Mathematical Sciences Professor Jenya Soprunova, Ph.D., in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Kenneth B. Cummins Endowed Professorship in Mathematics, a role…
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Turning Acid Mine Drainage Into Opportunity
Dec. 2, 2025
A new three-year, $833,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant is fueling research at Kent State University that explores the environmental risks and resource potential of acid mine drainage (AMD) in Appalachian Ohio. The project…
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From Kent State to KeyBank: Cameren Hicks Builds Career in Fraud Modeling
Dec. 1, 2025
When Cameren Hicks graduated from Kent State University in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics and a minor in…
Read More »From Kent State to Capital One: How A Math Degree Opened Doors for Alexander Margetis
Dec. 1, 2025
When Alexander Margetis took his first trigonometry class as a high school student in Stow, Ohio, he discovered that math came naturally to him.“I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do with my life and my career,” Margetis said. “But when you’re unsure, you always go with what…
Read More »Kent State Alumna Turns Math into a Meaningful Career
Dec. 1, 2025
Sarah Cook’s early interest in math turned into a major and eventually a career as a senior actuary at Pacific Life, a leading insurance company.Today, Cook helps ensure financial stability for thousands of policyholders through complex modeling, financial forecasting and risk…
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