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Kean Professor’s Impactful Research on Retirement Security

Kean Professor’s Impactful Research on Retirement Security

Public Administration Assistant Professor Ngoc Dao’s research shows that state-mandated retirement saving plans for employees not enrolled in a retirement plan through work are a public policy win.
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Kean Enhances Community Engagement Through KUBS Program Visit

Kean Enhances Community Engagement Through KUBS Program Visit

As part of Kean University's Building Stronger Urban Communities (KUBS) program, Kean student-athletes traveled to the University of Pennsylvania recently to learn ways of mentoring children through sports.
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Hybrid ReelAbilities Disability Film Festival Returns to Kean University

Hybrid ReelAbilities Disability Film Festival Returns to Kean University

Engage with powerful stories through a range of short and feature-length films and documentaries that challenge perceptions and promote inclusivity of people with disabilities.
Empowering Our Future: Inside Kean University's Center for Africana Studies

Empowering Our Future: Inside Kean University's Center for Africana Studies

Discover the Center for Africana Studies at Kean University, a hub for cultural exploration and social justice. Join us as we honor history, forge our future and unite communities.

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Facing the Tide: How Rising Sea Levels Shape Our Future

Facing the Tide: How Rising Sea Levels Shape Our Future

Learn more about rising sea levels, the critical role of dunes along the Jersey Shore and innovative strategies to address climate challenges with Kean Assistant Professor Jun Cheng, Ph.D.
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Graduate Student Wins Fulbright Award to Teach in Peru

Graduate Student Wins Fulbright Award to Teach in Peru

A high school teacher who is studying in Kean’s Holocaust and Genocide Studies program, Kevin Vega will travel to Peru to help teachers learn new skills in historical interpretation.
Student researcher Angel Ihie
Kean Student Researcher Angel Ihie, Studying the Science of Stress

Kean Student Researcher Angel Ihie, Studying the Science of Stress

Angel Ihie is a junior majoring in cell and molecular biology in The Dorothy and George Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology at Kean University.

Fruit Fly Research at Kean Provides Insights on Human Infertility

Fruit Fly Research at Kean Provides Insights on Human Infertility

Dive into the cutting-edge world of genetic research with Kean Assistant Professor Matthew Niepielko, Ph.D., as he and his students study fruit flies to unlock solutions for infertility and sterility. Discover how this important research could pave the way for future medical breakthroughs.

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Kean University Establishes Dual B.S./Pharm.D. Program with Fairleigh Dickinson University

Kean University Establishes Dual B.S./Pharm.D. Program with Fairleigh Dickinson University

Under the accelerated degree program with Fairleigh Dickinson, students at Kean will obtain both a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry from Kean and a Doctor of Pharmacy from nearby FDU in seven years.
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Culturally Rich Solo Exhibition Opens at Kean

Culturally Rich Solo Exhibition Opens at Kean

Artist Jacoub Reyes recently unveiled his site-specific art installation, Esconderte del mundo y en ti mismo esconderte, meaning “hide from the world and hide in yourself,” at Kean University.