College of Arts and Sciences
Curated May 4 Oral History Clips Paired With Online Interactive Map of Kent From 1970
They remember the sights and sounds of helicopters and trucks as the Ohio National Guard moved into their small college town. They remember the smell of tear gas. They remember the chants of the protesters against the Vietnam War and invasion of Cambodia. They remember the panic and fear that ensued immediately after they heard that four students were killed and nine wounded when the guardsmen opened fire on campus. On May 4, 1970, many people in Kent experienced a traumatic event that they will never forget.
青年涩导航 Professor Receives $2.6 Million Grant for Alzheimer's Research
青年涩导航 psychology professor John Gunstad, Ph.D., has received at grant of nearly $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to expand his Alzheimer鈥檚 disease research into a national study.
Internationally Renowned Biodesign Scholar to Headline 青年涩导航 Symposium
青年涩导航 Biologist Joins Tennessee, Toledo Colleagues to Study Arctic Climate Change Effects
In early February, scientists reported the hottest temperature on record in Antarctica: 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Studies show climate change is disproportionately affecting the poles, warming them faster than anywhere else on Earth, and raising questions about what kinds of changes we can expect in arctic ecosystems as temperatures rise. 鈥ˋ 青年涩导航 biologist has teamed up with some colleagues in an inter-institutional effort to answer some of those questions.鈥
NSF Grant Supports 青年涩导航 Researchers' Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits
青年涩导航 artist, biologist unite to design print for national project
青年涩导航 Environmental Symposium Offers Impressive Slate of Speakers and Activities
青年涩导航 Chemist Follows up on Baseball Core Study, Refuting MLB Findings.
In 1901, the 16 Major League Baseball teams produced 455 home runs. Players were discouraged from attempting it. Nearly 120 years later, players couldn鈥檛 seem to help themselves, and MLB smashed all previous records. More homers might mean more exciting games, but some people question why the spike happened. A 青年涩导航 chemist thinks he has some clues about this unusual surge in home runs.
MAKING CAREER DREAMS A REALITY
NSF Grant Supports 青年涩导航 Researchers鈥 Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits
The 鈥淐鈥 in 鈥渃ollege鈥 might as well stand for 鈥渃ramming.鈥
Studies show students are notoriously bad at adopting and adhering consistently to high-impact study habits that help them retain knowledge long-term.
Researchers and faculty at 青年涩导航, however, are collaborating on a new project to put a modern technological twist on a tried-and-true study tactic.