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Recent Kean Alumna Wins National Music Talent Search Contest

Recent Kean Alumna Wins National Music Talent Search Contest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2018

UNION, N.J. — Amanda Almeida always had two passions – medicine and music – and now she’s poised to excel in both.

Italian Geology Professor Talks Art Restoration, Masterpieces

Italian Geology Professor Talks Art Restoration, Masterpieces

Professor and researcher in geological studies at the University of Siena in Italy Marco Giamello shared insights on the science of art with Kean University’s Fine Arts Conservatory students.

Premiere Stages to Receive Major Naming Gift

Premiere Stages to Receive Major Naming Gift

Brother and sister W. John Bauer, Ph.D, professor emeritus, and Nancy Boucher, longtime supporters of the arts at Kean, are making a major gift to the University on behalf of Premiere Stages.

Kean University Awarded National Grant for History Lab

Kean University Awarded National Grant for History Lab

Two Kean University history professors have received Kean University’s first national Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) grant to create a “history lab” that will use virtual reality to bring to life not only a historic wedding from nearly 245 years ago, but also the cultural and political world

Kean University Scientist, Designers Support Portable Operating Room Project

Kean University Scientist, Designers Support Portable Operating Room Project

Kean University’s top academic leader and others are collaborating with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) D-Lab and Harvard Medical School to develop a backpack-sized portable operating room called SurgiBox that is designed to reduce the risk of infection for patients and medical pr

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Recent Kean Alumna Wins National Music Talent Search Contest

Recent Kean Alumna Wins National Music Talent Search Contest

Amanda Almeida always had two passions – medicine and music – and now she’s poised to excel in both.

A Vibrant Bounty of Chinese Folk Art at Kean University Gallery

A Vibrant Bounty of Chinese Folk Art at Kean University Gallery

Celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Karl and Helen Burger Gallery at Kean University with the exhibition, Vibrant Bounty: Chinese Folk Art of the Shaanxi Region. The exhibition kicks off with a gallery reception on Thursday, February 15 – the day before the Year of the Dog begins – from

Celebrity Chef Jet Tila Cooks for Kean

Celebrity Chef Jet Tila Cooks for Kean

Students, faculty and staff at Kean University recently got a culinary treat when celebrity chef Jet Tila, best known for appearances on Iron Chef America, Chopped and Cutthroat Kitchen, opened a pop-up restaurant in a dining hall for the afternoon.