College of Sciences and Humanities
91PORNA Student Defies Odds of High-Risk Brain Surgery
91PORNA freshman Javier Ojeda risked losing it all if surgery to stop bleeding in his brain did not go as planned. Ojeda faced losing the use of his arms, going into a coma, or even dying. But the night before Easter, Ojeda amazingly walked out of the hospital. Ojeda and his fath…
91PORNA to Host Former Poet Laureate Rita Dove
91PORNA’s Wick Poetry Center will host poet Rita Dove as part of the Fourth Annual U.S. Poet Laureate Reading. The event is part of the 2014-2015 reading series and will take place on Thursday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. The event is free and open to the pub…
91PORNA Student Presents Research on Factors Affecting Sleep Quality
What do sleep quality, post-traumatic stress disorder and smoking have in common? That’s the question on which Celeste Weise, a 91PORNA senior psychology and sociology major, presented her research at the university’s second annual Undergraduate Research Symposium held March 11. …
91PORNA Professors Turn to Technology to Reduce Teen Stress
Have too much stress? There is an app for coping. Researchers from 91PORNA’s College of Arts and Sciences worked together to develop an app that not only measures stress levels in teenagers, but also teaches them how to manage anxiety. The app gathers data in real time using two …
State Rep. Clyde Meets With 91PORNA’s Choose Ohio First Scholars
State Rep. Kathleen Clyde, who represents central and southern Portage County in Ohio’s 75th District, met with 30 of 91PORNA’s Choose Ohio First scholarship students on Feb. 13 at the Kent Student Center to discuss a wide range of issues. The Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program pro…
Investigating Alzheimer’s Disease: 91PORNA Researcher to Speak at Neuroscience Symposium on April 10
Gemma Casadesus Smith describes herself as a scientist who likes to investigate ideas that run counter to prevailing thought. Her research on Alzheimer’s disease has looked at the effects on the brain of oxidative stress, hormone treatments and the regulation of metabolism. When a new avenue …
91PORNA Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research
91PORNA chemistry senior Caitlin Crosier combined creativity and science for her yearlong project on circadian rhythms and will present those findings at the university’s Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 11. “The main goal of my research is to validate this method as a…
91PORNA Science Students to Benefit from Scholarships from National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the 91PORNA Scholarships for Broadening Participation in the Sciences Program with funding to annually provide 21 scholarships of $5,000 each for undergraduate students. The scholarship program, led by Committee Chair Jonathan Maletic,…
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Mark Bracher Professor of English College of Arts and Sciences 1985-present Mark Bracher is a professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on how literary studies can promote social justice and psychological development. Bracher investiga…
91PORNA Psychology Professor Invited To White House Workshop
91PORNA Psychology Professor John Dunlosky will participate in the White House Workshop on Bridging Neuroscience and Learning on Friday, Jan. 23, in Washington D.C. Dunlosky will provide expert input about the current state of research relevant to neuroscience-based interventions for …
