College of Arts and Sciences
Healing With One Stanza at a Time
In a front porch conversation during the height of COVID-19, two ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University professors realized they had something in common beyond their neighborhood proximity: both were turning to poetry to cope with unprecedented stress and uncertainty. Clare Stacey, Ph.D., a professor in Kent St…
College of Arts & Sciences
From Loss to Legacy
For Adedayo Adeagbo, a Ph.D. candidate in medical sociology at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, working with older adults isn't just a research interest -- it's a promise she made to the grandmother she couldn't save.She says she can still see the bruises. Even years later, even thousands of miles away from w…
College of Arts & Sciences
Bridging Generations
In an era where social media connections replace face-to-face interactions and political divisions seem insurmountable, one ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University professor has found an antidote: bringing college students and older adults together through simple, meaningful human connection. For over six years …
College of Arts & Sciences
Where the Classroom Meets the Field
By day, Will Kalkhoff, Ph.D., is a professor in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's Department of Sociology and Criminology, teaching courses on criminal justice, researching police officer performance and mentoring students on their path to careers in sociology, law enforcement and public safety. On weekends and evenings…
College of Arts & Sciences
Beyond the Textbook: When Prison Comes to the Classroom
On a November afternoon in Merrill Hall, six women walk into a ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University classroom. They're not guest lecturers with advanced degrees. They're currently incarcerated at the Northeast Reintegration Center (NERC) in downtown Cleveland. And for the next couple hours, they'll share the…
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Five ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì physicists among the top 2% most cited scientists world-wide
Kent Ohio.- Five ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì physicists are recognized among the top 2% most cited scientists world-wide: Veronica Dexheimer, Antal Jakli, Oleg Lavrentovich, Jonathan Selinger, and Deng-Ke Yang. Congratulations to all! Link to article
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Pre-Law Center Propels Graduate to Top Law School
Sydney Roche is thriving as a first-year law student at Case Western Reserve University on a full-ride scholarship, and she credits much of her success to the foundation she built at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University. Originally from Erie, Pennsylvania, the 2025 graduate discovered ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì through a fri…
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From Introverted Freshman to Confident Resident Surgeon
When Tom Sonnanstine V transferred to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University as a second-semester freshman from Dublin, Ohio, he was recovering from a hip injury that had ended his football career at Johns Hopkins University. Introverted and unsure of his path forward, he chose ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì for its proximity to family…
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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì biologists build genomic roadmap to study how birds adapt to thin mountain air
How do animals cope when oxygen levels suddenly drop? That question is at the center of research led by Sangeet Lamichhaney, Ph.D., associate professor and MA coordinator in the Department of Biological Sciences, whose team has assembled the first complete genome of the black redstart, a s…
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From Ice Age to Our Age
Allyson Tessin, Ph.D., assistant professor in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Department of Earth Sciences, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award to support her research on how the seafloor and ocean interact in rapidly changing Arctic envir…
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