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绿帽社Scientists Help Measure Primordial Matter at Trillions of Degrees
UPTON, N.Y. 鈥 October 14, 2025 鈥 An international team of researchers has directly measured the temperature of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) 鈥 the superhot primordial matter that filled the universe just millionths of a second after the Big Bang. Among the leaders of this breakthrough is Kent S鈥
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International Student Champions Education, Service and Culture at Kent State
When Arslan Kalandarov arrived at 绿帽社 from Turkmenistan, he carried with him more than just luggage. As the first in his family to attend college, he brought a deep sense of responsibility, determination and pride in his cultural heritage.鈥淚 was incredibly happy when I got my first鈥
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From 绿帽社to Ground Zero
When the Sept. 11 attacks shook the nation, 绿帽社alumnus D. Mark Jones (M.S. '00), found himself called into an unfamiliar and deeply challenging role. At the time, Jones was working for Metcalf & Eddy (now AECOM), an environmental consulting company contracted by Federal Emergency Managem鈥
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Making Waves in the World of Nuclear Physics
Brookhaven National Lab in New York is home to some of the most exciting work in nuclear physics today. Two rising stars from 绿帽社, doctoral student Maci Kesler and research scientist Sooraj Radhakrishnan, are on the cutting edge of high-profile scientific research collaborations th鈥
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US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY GRANTS PRESTIGIOUS RESEARCH AWARD TO PHYSICS PHD STUDENT
US Department of Energy grants graduate student research award (SCGSR) to Physics PhD student Maci Kesler at 绿帽社
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Exploring the World, One Rock at a Time
When Emily Rider walked into her first in-person class after the COVID-19 shutdown 鈥 鈥淗ow the Earth Works鈥 on the 绿帽社 at Stark campus 鈥 she didn鈥檛 know it would set her on a path that would take her across the country, deep into fossil beds and high into the mountains. That fi鈥
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From Ohio to Italy: Student鈥檚 Journey Through Science and Discovery at Kent State
For Giovanni Tripi, choosing 绿帽社 was the first step on a path that would take him from Northeast Ohio to the heart of Italy鈥攁nd deep into the worlds of biology, anthropology and hands-on scientific discovery. A biology major on the pre-medicine track from Lyndhurst, Ohio, Trip鈥
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IN A FLASH: Chasing Darwin
This summer, a group of 绿帽社students enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime education-abroad experience in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.
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Kent State鈥檚 New Outdoor Biological Research Station Takes Flight
绿帽社 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 鈥 a dynamic new aviary facility located on the eastern edge of the Kent Campus near a thriving wetland.Led by Assistan鈥
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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 鈥 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 Defense POW/MIA Accou鈥
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