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Kean Provost Recognized for Contributions to The New York Times
Kean Provost Recognized for Contributions to The New York Times
Kean University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D., was among 50 all-star contributors from around the world recently recognized as “regular” contributors to The New York Times.
TV’s Grant Imahara Gives a Glimpse Behind the Camera
TV’s Grant Imahara Gives a Glimpse Behind the Camera
Kean’s Distinguished Lecture Series wrapped up for the semester with a speech by animatronics engineer and movie model maker Grant Imahara who offered words of advice learned from his years as host of Discovery Channel’s MythBusters.
Broadway’s Leslie Odom Jr. to Deliver Nathan Weiss Graduate Commencement Address
Broadway’s Leslie Odom Jr. to Deliver Nathan Weiss Graduate Commencement Address
Tony Award-winner and author Leslie Odom Jr. will be the featured speaker at the Kean University Nathan Weiss Graduate College Commencement on Tuesday, May 15 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark.
Broadway’s Leslie Odom Jr. to Deliver Kean University Graduate Commencement Address
Broadway’s Leslie Odom Jr. to Deliver Kean University Graduate Commencement Address
Tony Award-winner and author Leslie Odom Jr. will be the featured speaker at the Kean University Nathan Weiss Graduate College Commencement on Tuesday, May 15 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark.
Kean Rocks Through the Ages
Kean Rocks Through the Ages
Think of it as Kean’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – an exhibition, curated by Holocaust and Genocide Studies graduate student Frank Harpster, that looks back at the big name artists who have performed at the University over the last 40 years.
Advocacy 101: A How-to on Activism
Advocacy 101: A How-to on Activism
Kean University students recently learned how to turn their political causes like universal healthcare and pay equality for women into activism, in a step-by-step tutorial from someone who lobbies Congress for a living.
Taking U.N. Sustainability Goals to College Campuses
Taking U.N. Sustainability Goals to College Campuses
College students from across New Jersey came together last week at Kean University for the first time to create an action plan on global sustainability for university campuses that recommends establishing a required sustainability course for all students and creating sustainability offices at all
Student Scientists Develop Pollen Count App for Allergy Sufferers
Student Scientists Develop Pollen Count App for Allergy Sufferers
Student researchers at the New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics will soon have something that could make the allergy season more manageable. They have developed AccuPollen™ Allergy Tracker, a new app that puts the pollen count at your fingertips.
Mobile Business Cards App Wins Kean Business Plan Competition
Mobile Business Cards App Wins Kean Business Plan Competition
Two Kean business majors took first place at the University’s annual Business Plan Competition, which offers $10,000 in overall prize money to student-entrepreneurs who successfully pitch their ideas to a panel of experts, in Shark Tank fashion.
Statewide Physical Therapy Conference Held at Kean
Statewide Physical Therapy Conference Held at Kean
Nearly 150 physical therapists, clinicians, administrators, faculty and students from throughout New Jersey attended a recent statewide conference at Kean University to explore current topics in the field, such as the use of physical therapy to combat pediatric obesity and the opioid addiction ep