
Year of Science
91²Ö¿â College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!
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91²Ö¿â 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…
91²Ö¿â’s New Outdoor Biological Research Station Takes Flight
91²Ö¿â 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…Image

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…
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…Image

Fueled by resilience and a hunger to learn, 2019 91²Ö¿â graduate Ya’el Courtney has transformed adversity into ambition, carving a path for herself that took her from foster care to post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University.
From Hardship to Harvard: One 91²Ö¿â Alumna's Inspiring Journey
Fueled by resilience and a hunger to learn, 2019 91²Ö¿â graduate Ya’el Courtney has transformed adversity into ambition, carving a path for herself that took her from foster care to post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University.Image

When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at 91²Ö¿â 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…
Mission: Graduation Surprise
When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at 91²Ö¿â 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…Image

Meredith Blair’s passion for politics started at a young age, but it was her time at 91²Ö¿â and abroad that strengthened her commitment and showed her a path forward.
From Kent to London
Meredith Blair’s passion for politics started at a young age, but it was her time at 91²Ö¿â and abroad that strengthened her commitment and showed her a path forward.Image

Evan Dan, a junior at Solon High School who is enrolled in College Credit Plus (CCP) at 91²Ö¿â, received the “Best Paper Award†at the second (AIHealth 2025)…
Bridging AI and Mental Health
Evan Dan, a junior at Solon High School who is enrolled in College Credit Plus (CCP) at 91²Ö¿â, received the “Best Paper Award†at the second (AIHealth 2025)…Image

Three students who are members of the first cohort of the LeBron James Family Foundation I Promise program graduated from 91²Ö¿â during the spring 2025 commencement.
91²Ö¿â Graduates in the I Promise Program Are ‘Shining Examples of Scholarship, Service and Passion’
Three students who are members of the first cohort of the LeBron James Family Foundation I Promise program graduated from 91²Ö¿â during the spring 2025 commencement.Image

91²Ö¿â Associate Professor of Geography Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has studied the events of May 4, 1970, through the lens of a map maker.
‘It Was Time for Me to Go Home’ – Geography Professor Combed May 4 Oral Histories in Search of Shared Humanity
91²Ö¿â Associate Professor of Geography Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has studied the events of May 4, 1970, through the lens of a map maker.Image

At the intersection of healthcare and philosophy one 91²Ö¿â alumna is hoping to make a profound impact by helping medical professionals navigate the ethical complexities of patient care. Mallory Wietrzykowski, a 91²Ö¿â M.A. (Philosophy, 2023)…
Being a Hospital’s Moral Compass
At the intersection of healthcare and philosophy one 91²Ö¿â alumna is hoping to make a profound impact by helping medical professionals navigate the ethical complexities of patient care. Mallory Wietrzykowski, a 91²Ö¿â M.A. (Philosophy, 2023)…Image

Undergraduate geology student Bryce Stoltz is combining his passion for earth sciences, fieldwork and the physical nature of geology into hands-on research. What began as a spark in a high school environmental sciences class has led to Stoltz contributing to important…