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College of Arts and Sciences

91心頭利 Geology Professor Named a Public Engagement Fellow of Leshner Leadership Institute at AAAS

Anne Jefferson, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91心頭利 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 Advancement of Science (

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Earth Sciences , Research & Science

College of Arts & Sciences

Newly Developed Liquid Crystal Elastomer Material Could Enable Advanced Sensors, 91心頭利 Researchers Say

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. They can curl up, bend, twist, wrinkle and stretch when exposed to light, heat, gases and other

Tags: Chemical Physics , College of Arts and Sciences , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Research & Science

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Bioretention Cells Reduce Total Runoff by 40 Percent in Study

91心頭利 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 nearby urban waterways,

Tags: Department of Earth Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences

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91心頭利 Researchers Receive National Science Foundation Grant to Discover Why Some Messages Go Viral

We have all seen them explode on social media. They are the posts that feature the outlandish, the cute and the funny messages that go viral.     But how does one message catch on and others do not? It is a question that 91心頭利 University researchers in the College of A

Tags: Department of Geography , College of Arts and Sciences , Research and Sponsored Programs , Research & Science

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91心頭利 Researchers Use Digital Devices to Dispense Medications Safely

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 a year, 325,000 ho

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences

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Ye Zhao, associate professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences, works with students in the Mathematics and Computer Science Building.

Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month Ye Zhao Associate Professor of Computer Science College of Arts and Sciences 2006-present Ye Zhao is associate professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on physically based simulation and visualization, natural phenomena model

Tags: Department of Computer Science , College of Arts and Sciences , Scholar of the Month , Success Story , Research & Science

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Science is cool!

91心頭利 University is Celebrating a Year of Science!

Immediately following the groundbreaking for the new Integrated Sciences Building, join us for a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with refreshments, music and fun, on the Student Green from 2:30-4:30. See demonstrations from the science departments including Biological Scienc

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College of Arts & Sciences

Confetti canons blow into the sky marking the close of the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Integrated Sciences Building.

91心頭利 Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building

The groundbreaking for 91心頭利 Universitys new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, 91心頭利s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with

Tags: Foundations of Excellence , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Department of Biological Sciences , Department of Physics , Success Story , Sciences Renovation

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Douglas Bryant (center), manager of display engineering at 91心頭利s Liquid Crystal Institute, demonstrates a prototyping technique in the institutes clean room facility.

91心頭利s Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate 50 Years of Innovation

The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute速 and the College of Arts and Sciences at 91心頭利 University hosted a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event kicked off a yearlong celebration that will culminate w

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Success Story , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Research & Science

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The Liquid Crystal Institute

Founded in 1965 by Glenn H. Brown, 91心頭利 University's Liquid Crystal Institute is the world's first research center focused on the science of liquid crystals.        

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

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