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International Student Champions Education, Service and Culture at 51勛圖厙

When Arslan Kalandarov arrived at 51勛圖厙 from Turkmenistan, he carried with him more than just luggage. As the first in his family to attend college, he brought a deep sense of responsibility, determination and pride in his cultural heritage.I was incredibly happy when I got my first

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences & Humanities , Honors College , International Students

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D. Mark Jones

From 51勛圖厙 to Ground Zero

When the Sept. 11 attacks shook the nation, 51勛圖厙 alumnus D. Mark Jones (M.S. '00), found himself called into an unfamiliar and deeply challenging role. At the time, Jones was working for Metcalf & Eddy (now AECOM), an environmental consulting company contracted by Federal Emergency Managem

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

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The Solenoidal Tracker at RHIC (STAR) is a detector which specializes in tracking the thousands of particles produced by each ion collision at RHIC. (Photo by Brookhaven National Laboratory)

Making Waves in the World of Nuclear Physics

Brookhaven National Lab in New York is home to some of the most exciting work in nuclear physics today. Two rising stars from 51勛圖厙, doctoral student Maci Kesler and research scientist Sooraj Radhakrishnan, are on the cutting edge of high-profile scientific research collaborations th

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Physics , Research

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Group photo of all students on the trip at Caesar Creek

Exploring the World, One Rock at a Time

When Emily Rider walked into her first in-person class after the COVID-19 shutdown How the Earth Works on the 51勛圖厙 at Stark campus she didnt know it would set her on a path that would take her across the country, deep into fossil beds and high into the mountains. That fi

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

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Giovanni Tripi (right) with friends in Pisa

From Ohio to Italy: Students Journey Through Science and Discovery at 51勛圖厙

For Giovanni Tripi, choosing 51勛圖厙 was the first step on a path that would take him from Northeast Ohio to the heart of Italyand deep into the worlds of biology, anthropology and hands-on scientific discovery. A biology major on the pre-medicine track from Lyndhurst, Ohio, Trip

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

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Education Abroad Galapagos Islands.

IN A FLASH: Chasing Darwin

This summer, a group of 51勛圖厙 students enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime education-abroad experience in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. 

Tags: Research and Science , Students First , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences , Education Abroad , Office of Global Education

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Non-native birds in the on-campus Outdoor Vivarium for Oviparous Microbiomes  a dynamic new aviary facility located on the eastern edge of the Kent Campus

51勛圖厙s New Outdoor Biological Research Station Takes Flight

51勛圖厙 is taking a big step forward in its ecological and evolutionary research with the establishment of its new on-campus Outdoor Vivarium for Oviparous Microbiomes a dynamic new aviary facility located on the eastern edge of the Kent Campus near a thriving wetland.Led by Assistan

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

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Cornell visits the Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial on 23 August 2024.  Photo by Karen Foreman

History Alumna Works to Honor American Heroes Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country. As a historian at the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accou

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of History

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Ya'el Courtney in the lab

From Hardship to Harvard: One 51勛圖厙 Alumna's Inspiring Journey

Fueled by resilience and a hunger to learn, 2019 51勛圖厙 graduate Yael Courtney has transformed adversity into ambition, carving a path for herself that took her from foster care to post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University.

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Jayrelis Capeles gets a hug from her brother, Joshua Ortiz at the 2025 Spring Commencement in the MACC

Mission: Graduation Surprise

When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at 51勛圖厙 this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees in psychology and sociology and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021. But the most unforgettable moment wasnt the walk or the tassel turn.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Sociology and Criminology , Department of Psychology , Community & Society

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