College of Arts and Sciences

International Student Wins Global Cleveland Pitch Contest

Four Years Ahead: An 18-Year-Old Kent Student Will Graduate From 51³Ô¹ÏÍø This Spring
While most 18-year-olds are finishing up their high school requirements for graduation and making plans to attend college or applying for jobs, a few exceptional students like Benjamin Mudrak are simply way ahead of their peers in their academic pursuits.
Political Science Professor Awarded MAC Outstanding Faculty Award

Patterns, Populations And Podcasts: Computational Ecologist Receives Prestigious Early-Career Award from NSF
Excellence in Undergraduate and Graduate Research Mentorship Awards

Third Generation Honors College Student Earns Full Ride to Georgia Institute of Technology For Graduate Program
Jacob Grant, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø student, is a senior aerospace engineering major with a minor in physics. Grant graduated from Edison High School in Milan, OH in 2017. After a late medical disqualification from the Air Force Academy, he chose to attend 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. Grant is a third generation 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Honors College student. His grandmother studied Spanish at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and his mother studied education. Both were members of the Honors College.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Receives More Than $3 Million In Grants From National Science Foundation
51³Ô¹ÏÍø has recently received a flurry of grants totaling more than $3 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which will support research and innovation in a wide range of fields within the College of Arts and Sciences.

Chemistry Professor Continues ‘Highly Cited Researcher’ Streak
There are just a handful of chemists worldwide with h-indices above 200. The h-indices of chemists awarded the Nobel Prize during the last five years range from about 30 to 160. Mietek Jaroniec, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has an h-index of 125, which places him among the top chemists worldwide.

Biological Sciences receive NIH Funding to Study Cancer Drug Resistance
For students going into the medical research field, having a chance to learn, succeed, fail and be inspired under the supervision of an accomplished researcher during their education is a priceless experience. This experiential learning would not be possible without outside funding, and now, students in Manabu Kurokawa’s lab can elevate their efforts thanks to a grant awarded to the group.
