Assistant Professor in Psychology: Tenure -Track91ֿ’s Department of Psychological Sciences is recruiting one tenure-track Assistant Professor in Psychology to begin Fall 2026. The position is in one of two possible cross-cutting areas (see below), and applicants from all sub-areas in psychology (e.g., Clinical, Social, Health, Cognitive, Developmental) are encouraged to apply.We are seeking a faculty member in any area of psychology, either clinical or non-clinical, that complements existing strengths in the department. We are particularly interested in candidates w...
Allison Remick, senior Zoology major & ESDRI FellowThrough the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program this summer, supported by the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI), senior Zoology major & Music minor Allison Remick continued a research project she has been developing for nearly two years. Mentored by Brian Trevelline, PhD (Department of Biological Sciences), Remick’s work investigates the relationships between microbes and their hosts, focusing on the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis), an invasive species, in Cincinnati. Remic...
Are you curious about getting involved in undergraduate research? Do you want to hear from students who have already gained valuable experience in the lab?Join us for Exploring the Elements: Undergraduate Research in Chemistry, a free event open to all undergraduate students. You'll learn how to get started, discover the benefits of participating in research, and hear directly from faculty and graduate students who are eager to welcome undergraduates into their research groups.The program will also feature tours of laboratories currently accepting undergraduate students and an Honors College a...
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare by EmailThe Wick Poetry Center will begin the 2025 Fall Semester with a book launch, poetry readings and a new exhibit from its Poets for Science collaboration.A book launch for “The Nature of Our Times” by Phillip Levin, Ph.D., director of United by Nature, will take place at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony.Published by Paloma Press in collaboration with the Wick Poetry Center and Poets for Science, “The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders” is ...
91ֿ and the University of Cincinnati have been awarded a nearly $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation's GRANTED program to launch the Supporting and Harmonizing Research Endeavors (SHARE) program. This initiative will transform how research institutions across the region collaborate, share expertise and develop the next generation of research leaders.Led by Co-Principal Investigators Douglas L. Delahanty of 91ֿ, Jane E. Strasser of the University of Cincinnati, and James Reecy of Iowa State, the SHARE program addresses critical national needs...
As an Environmental Studies senior, Kiki Masters spent the summer looking underground. With mentorship from Tim Gallagher, PhD in the Department of Earth Sciences, Masters joined 91ֿ’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, supported by the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI), to study how carbon moves out of soils and what that means for climate change. “My research looks at how carbon moves out of soils,” Masters explained. “I collect gases from the soil at different depths and in areas with different amounts of vegetation...
91ֿ’s Wick Poetry Center recently helped create a new mural for the Haymaker Farmers’ Market.According to the Akron Beacon Journal, the new mural, located in downtown Kent on Franklin Avenue, is now the largest mural in Portage County and pays homage to both farmers and shoppers alike. The design now features the “Haymaker Community Poem,” a project launched by the Wick Poetry Center that drew inspiration from shoppers and vendors who submitted poems for the market’s 30th anniversary.“We were thrilled to create the website and prompts, to gather a harvest of voice...
As an Environmental Studies senior, Kiki Masters spent the summer looking underground. With mentorship from Tim Gallagher, PhD in the Department of Earth Sciences, Masters joined 91ֿ’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, supported by the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI), to study how carbon moves out of soils and what that means for climate change. “My research looks at how carbon moves out of soils,” Masters explained. “I collect gases from the soil at different depths and in areas with different amounts of vegetation...
Midterm grades are required for full-term (Aug. 18, 2025, through Dec. 7, 2025), lower-division undergraduate courses (levels 00000, 10000, 20000). Faculty may submit midterm grades for upper-division undergraduate courses (levels 30000, 40000) as well, but it is not required. Midterm grading began Sep. 8, 2025, via FlashFAST. Please remember that midterm grading applies ONLY to courses that meet for the full semester. Midterm grading policies can be found in the University Catalog.The deadline for midterm grade submission is 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. Midterm grades may not be report...
91ֿ’s wetlands at the Herrick Aquatic Ecosystem Research Facility were the training grounds for senior Nick Brocato, who was recently a fellow in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE).Audio fileBrocato, a senior biology major, and Tamera Owens, a sophomore majoring in public health, spent the summer researching a broad question: how effective are wetlands at “being the kidneys of the landscape” by cleaning up contaminants such as nitrogen and phosphorus?Recently, Brocato spoke to 91ֿ Today about the SURE project and how the experience will fit into his plans for a c...