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The Liquid Crystal and Materials Sciences Building serves as home to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Liquid Crystal Institute.

New Publication in Physical Review X Reveals Surprising Connection Between Liquid Crystals and Metals

A groundbreaking study published today in Physical Review X, titled "Frank-Read Mechanism in Nematic Liquid Crystals," sheds light on a fundamental connection in the behavior of nematic liquid crystals and crystalline solids. Led by a team of researchers from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, the study reveals…

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Incoming PBS Western Reserve CEO and Kent alumna Natalie Pillsbury

University Alumna and Kent Native Named CEO of PBS Western Reserve

Natalie Pillsbury, who earned both a bachelor’s degree in 2007 and a Master of Public Administration in 2023 from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, will begin her new role on March 20.

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Tatiana Fernandez-Perez (left) and Allison Tessin (right)

From ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì to an International Ocean Drilling Expedition: Ph.D. Student Studies Volcanically-Derived Nutrients

What started with an interaction on X (formally Twitter) soon led to an opportunity of a lifetime—a chance to conduct oceanographic research alongside some of the industry’s most seasoned scientists and scholars. Originally from Puerto Rico, Tatiana Fernandez-Perez is a third-year ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Un…

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Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì, meets with students from his research lab.

New Year, New Lab, New Dad

The 2023-24 academic year has been a life-changing one for Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., an assistant professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences, who embarked on his first faculty position at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì last semester.

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Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies Molly Merryman is part of a panel discussion at the Cambridge Union.ersity.

LGBTQ History: Peace and Conflict Studies Professor Speaks at Cambridge and Oxford Universities

Molly Merryman, Ph.D., associate professor in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, received a double dose of prestige recently when she was invited to speak at both the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford in England in the same week.

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Letter to Georgia Hopley from Lillian

Ohio LGBTQ History Revealed: ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì SURE Project Leads to Niche Discovery

Alex Moir is one of many students who participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program in 2023. Alongside mentor Lauren Vachon, the two were determined to investigate Ohio’s LGBTQ history and were led to the story of Georgia Hopley through a tip from an archivist at Ohio History Connection (a non-profit historical society) of a possible undocumented queer romance.

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(from left to right) Reid Coffman, Katherine Manning, and Christie Bahlai

Postdoctoral Scholar Receives Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Dissertation Award

The work of a ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Biological Sciences doctoral graduate recently received recognition from green roof experts from across North America who are looking to address contemporary environmental challenges, especially in urban environments. Katherine (Katie) McNamara Manning, Ph.D.…

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Stock image of young man behind bars. Source: MotionArray.com

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Professor Studies Young Adults Coming Out of Justice System

Transitioning into adulthood is a difficult thing to do, but having to come out of the criminal justice system as a young adult has different effects on your maturity and experience. Elias Nader, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, wants to better understand wh…

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Graduate student Emily Zhang cooks dumplings as part of a Luna New Year celebration held Feb. 14 in Satterfield Hall.

Happy New Year! Students Usher in Year of the Dragon With Food and Fun

Satterfield Hall was filled with the sights, sounds and smells of Lunar New Year as ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University students gathered Feb. 14 to celebrate and learn to make Asian dumplings.

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Jami Greb kneeling behind a giant tortoise photographed in the  Galápagos Islands during her study abroad experience.

A Sophomore Zoology Major’s Journey to Becoming Just Like Jane Goodall

Jami Greb, a sophomore ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Honors College student majoring in zoology, knew she was destined to work with animals while sitting in her high school biology class learning about the famed Jane Goodall, whose work with chimpanzees has had an everlasting impact on the field of animal s…

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