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Fall 2016 application deadlines for our M.S. and Ph.D. Programs are approaching. December 5th for International Applications and December 15th for Domestic Applications. Please see the graduate program website for more information.
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Congratulations to Mark Kershner, 2015 Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient. He was chosen from a group of more than 250 nominations for this year’s 48th Annual ϳԹ Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award. The three recipients of the award …
The Department of Biological Sciences is expanding our offerings at ϳԹ's Summer Florence Institute. For more information, visit the Florence Summer Institute web site…
Welcome to all new freshmen in the Department of Biological Sciences! You are invited to our annual freshmen meet and greet; this provides a chance to meet faculty, learn about programs, and speak with representatives of our departmental student organizations. The…
The 3rd annual ϳԹ water symposium is Oct 14 and 15 2015. The theme this year is: WATER IN A CHANGING CLIMATE: REGIONAL TO GLOBAL ISSUES
Details about the event can be found at: www.kent.edu/water. Our…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded ϳԹ’s Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, a $1,842,350 five-year grant.
The National Institute of Nursing Research at NIH has awarded Biological Science's Min-Ho Kim a $1,842,350 five-year grant to develop “nanobombs”, a nanotechnology-based therapeutic platform, that can treat biofilm infection in chronic wounds. Kim notes: "…
Congratulations to Gail Kovach Spalsbury who won the 2015 Dr. Terry Kuhn Distinguished Advising Award. This award is sponsored by University Advising and Undergraduate Studies. Gail was honored at an awards ceremony on April 28, 2015 in the Center for Undergraduate…
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ϳԹ researchers will launch three new studies of harmful algal blooms (HAB) in Lake Erie this spring as part of an overall $2 million water quality initiative by the Ohio Board of Regents.
Harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie can produce toxins that make…