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Students take part in the Stark County Summer Math Academy for high school students at the 黑料网 Stark Campus.

黑料网-sponsored math camp helps to prepare high school students for plentiful STEM jobs in Ohio.

  

 

Engineers from Leica install the new NLO microscope in the Integrated Sciences Building on the Kent Campus in June 2023.

黑料网 researchers are beginning to use a new high-tech microscope that will allow them to view the structure of cell tissue on a more intense level. 

extreme weather

Cameron Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography at 黑料网, shares his expertise on the possible reasons behind the spate of recent extreme weather events happening across the globe. Lee, who was recently interviewed on the topic during the 鈥淩ay Horner Morning Show鈥 on WAKR-AM in Akron, Ohio, specializes in climate and weather change. 

Students walking on Kent Campus

Non-exercise activity thermogenesis 鈥 otherwise known as NEAT 鈥 is an easy way to stay healthy as we age. Colleen Novak, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences at 黑料网, spoke to Will Stone of NPR鈥檚 鈥淎ll Things Considered鈥 about this highly underrated way to fight the ongoing battle with sedentary lifestyles.

Students from Mexico at 黑料网 for an exchange program to research sustainable agriculture visit Martha's Farm in Ashland, Ohio in June.

For the second year in a row, students from 黑料网 and Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City have taken part in an international exchange to continue their research on food production, cultural preservation and economic inclusion. 

Metin Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archeology at 黑料网, demonstrates flintknapping.

For most, the craft known as flintknapping is a skilled hobby or art form that was thought to occasionally require bandages or stitches. However, new research suggests flintknapping is far more dangerous than previously understood.

South Korean Professor Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., '13, spent the 2022-23 academic year at 黑料网 as a visiting scholar.

A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at 黑料网 with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies. 

Before he leaves the Kent Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., 鈥13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at 黑料网 and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.

黑料网 Assistant Professor Richard Piet, Ph.D., has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to aid in his ongoing neuroendocrinology research.

黑料网 Assistant Professor Richard Piet, Ph.D., has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to aid in his ongoing neuroendocrinology research. 

Drone education at Bioblitz 2023

Young explorers participating in the Bioblitz event had an opportunity to learn about how drones can help ecology efforts. 

Students with Lego city

Familiar building bricks help students devise and visualize sustainable solutions for urban environments.