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Drone footage shows the freight train derailment, Feb. 6, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio. (Photo courtesy of Ntsbgov/via Reuters)

51Թ Experts Weigh in on Aftermath of East Palestine Train Derailment

51Թ faculty members have been contacted by various media outlets to lend their expert opinions and insight as cleanup work, air monitoring, water testing and more continues following the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

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Tabitha Ludwiczak, who worked extensively on the project, graduated with a BS in Zoology in Spring 2022

Biological Sciences Researchers Study Tire and Road Wear Pollutants in Kent Campus Stormwater Wetlands

When driving in the rain, it is unlikely that you have thought much about how the environment is affected, let alone how nearby aquatic sources are impacted.

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Honors student Olivia Eader takes a group of children on a hike through the woods as part of her summer research for the SURE Program.

Honors Student First to Receive Dr. Elizabeth Howard Memorial Honors Scholarship

Olivia Eader is a second-year 51Թ Honors College student from Bellefontaine, Ohio. She is the first recipient of the Dr. Elizabeth Howard Memorial Honors Scholarship, the newly established fund for Honors students in memory of Elizabeth Howard, Ph.D., who was a prominent member of …

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A close-up shot of a bee on a flower in the Beyer-Murin Gardens on the Kent Campus. Photo by Robert Christy

51Թ Biological Sciences Professor Helps Lead International Research Coordination Network to Study Insect Decline

Over half of the described species in the world are insects. Although many people think of insects as pests, they play vital roles and have a big impact on our invaluable ecosystems, as pollinators, helping break down wastes, and as an essential food source for many other organisms.

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Melissa Davis leads a group of students through the Herrick Conservatory

Have You Seen 51Թ's Banana Trees?

Last Friday, students got a guided tour of the Herrick Conservatory,  home to diverse and exotic greenery on the Kent Campus. 

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51Թ Uses Geospatial Technology to Map Violence

51Թ Geography Professors to Assess Relative Extreme Temperature Events and Develop Monitoring Tools With NOAA

Principal Investigator Cameron C. Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Geography (within the College of Arts and Sciences) at 51Թ, was recently awarded a three-year, $387,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Program Office and its Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections Program (MAPP). The project is titled “Excess Heat and Excess Cold Factors: Establishing a unified duration-intensity metric for monitoring hazardous temperature conditions in North America”.

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