Year of Science
Kent State University College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!
1/28- Williams & ISB Construction Updates
Jan. 28, 2016
Work in progress: Demolition of south stairs is complete including the foundations. Test pile will be tested on 1/29/16. Steam Condensate receiver in Williams Hall will take place on Saturday with UFM shutdown. Auger Cast pile installation to begin next week and progress…
Read More »1/28- Smith Hall Renovation Updates
Jan. 28, 2016
Work in progress: Electric rough-in is in progress in rooms 101 and 104.
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Kent State Hosts “Explore Kent Chemistry Day” for High School Juniors and Seniors, Feb. 6
Jan. 28, 2016
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will host “Explore Kent Chemistry Day”, a visitation program for high school juniors and seniors interested in chemistry and biochemistry majors, at Kent State on Saturday, February 6 from 10 am to 2 pm in Room 110, Williams Hall on…
Read More »1/25- Cunningham Hall Renovation Updates
Jan. 26, 2016
Current Work Progress: Currently abating 3rd floor west mechanical room. Currently coordinating duct tie in from unit 4 to unit 1 & unit 3 tie into unit 2. There will be short supply air outages when sheet metal cross connections occur.
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Kent State Geology Professor Named a Public Engagement Fellow of Leshner Leadership Institute at AAAS
Jan. 8, 2016
Anne Jefferson, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, was one of 15 climate change researchers to be named a 2016-17 Public Engagement Fellow of the Leshner Leadership Institute at the American Association for the…
Read More »Newly Developed Liquid Crystal Elastomer Material Could Enable Advanced Sensors, Kent State Researchers Say
Dec. 22, 2015
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.
Read More »Bioretention Cells Reduce Total Runoff by 40 Percent in Study
Nov. 19, 2015
Kent State University 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…
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Kent State’s Jordan Italiano Named Finalist for Campbell Trophy and National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete
Nov. 9, 2015
Kent State University football player Jordan Italiano, a senior safety from Canfield, Ohio, has been selected by the National Football Foundation as a 2015 National Scholar-Athlete and finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy presented by Fidelity Investments. Italiano…
Read More »Kent State Researchers Use Digital Devices to Dispense Medications Safely
Oct. 13, 2015
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…
Read More »WKYC-TV, Kent State University Poll Finds Ohioans Support Marijuana for Public Use
Oct. 13, 2015
A Kent State University study, commissioned by WKYC-TV (the NBC affiliate in Cleveland owned by TEGNA), found that 58 percent of registered voters would support allowing adults in Ohio to legally possess small amounts of marijuana for personal use. The results are plus-or-minus…
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