College of Arts and Sciences

Kent State Names Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., Inaugural Director of Brain Health Research Institute
Kent Campus
Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute.

Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute.

NSF Award Funds Sensor Research at Kent State’s New Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Kent Campus
Kent State University researchers Elda and Torsten Hegmann pose with one of the sensors they created that detects toxic gases. The sensors can be made any shape or size and require no power to function.

Thanks to a rare Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Kent State University researchers in the new Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute will be able to work with partners at Merck Performance Materials to advance life-saving sensory technology.

Advanced Materials Liquid Crystal Institute to Host Applied Mathematics Symposium on Feb. 9-10
College of Arts & Sciences

Pan-African Studies Chair to Speak at Black History Month Symposium at York University
College of Arts & Sciences

Neil Cooper Named Inaugural Director of Kent State’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies
Kent Campus
Neil Cooper, Ph.D., of the University of Bradford in the U.K. has been selected as the inaugural director of Kent State University’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

Kent State University has chosen an international expert to lead the university’s new School of Peace and Conflict Studies within the College of Arts and Sciences, known for its study of nonviolent conflict management. 

Kent State student team selected for competition.
Biological Sciences

BSCI faculty member shares insights into road salt contamination of freshwater
Biological Sciences

LGBTQ+ Pioneer Dolores Noll Memorial to be Held Feb. 11
College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Dolores Noll, emeritus professor of English and pioneer for LGBTQ+ rights and people, received the Diversity Trailblazer Award in 2010.

Kent State Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions About Global Change
Division of Research & Economic Development
Dave Costello, Ph.D., (left), assistant professor in Kent State University’s Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Devan Mathie (right), an undergraduate honors student, stand in Wahoo Ditch in Ravenna, Ohio.

Kent State Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions About Global Change
Kent Campus
Dave Costello, Ph.D., (left), assistant professor in Kent State University’s Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Devan Mathie (right), an undergraduate honors student, stand in Wahoo Ditch in Ravenna, Ohio.

The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including Kent State University Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on river-based ecosystems.

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