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A new laboratory at Wenzhou-Kean University will meet a need in the biomedical field
Laboratory of Applied Biomedical Informatics Approved at WKU

Laboratory of Applied Biomedical Informatics Approved at WKU

A new research laboratory at Wenzhou-Kean University will use technology and data to seek solutions for human health problems.
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Kean Students Win National STEM Awards

Kean Students Win National STEM Awards

Six Kean University STEM students received awards at the recent Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) Virtual Conference, including one student who won the conference hackathon competition.

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‘A Shock and a Miracle’: Kean Oral History Project Changes History for Family

‘A Shock and a Miracle’: Kean Oral History Project Changes History for Family

A New Jersey family’s personal history has been rewritten after taking part in the Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University’s Oral History Project. 

Kean professor Dongyan Mu in protective clothing hold two pails of sorted trash under a blue tent.
Kean Researchers Seek Environmental Solutions in the Trash

Kean Researchers Seek Environmental Solutions in the Trash

A research project funded by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is investigating how to best utilize the on-campus composter to reduce the amount of food waste the University sends to landfills.
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Kean Named New Jersey’s First Urban Research University

Kean Named New Jersey’s First Urban Research University

Kean has been named New Jersey’s first urban research university, recognizing the University’s growing role in conducting research and generating solutions to issues in urban communities statewide.
Student Florencia Burian is working in the lab at MIT
Kean Students Climb Higher Through Summer Research

Kean Students Climb Higher Through Summer Research

Molecular biology major Florencia Burian now has her sights set on a doctoral degree after being part of a prestigious summer research program at MIT.
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Kean Leads Restorative Justice Training Program

Kean Leads Restorative Justice Training Program

Kean is working with educators in 15 New Jersey public school districts on a pilot program to create a more supportive and inclusive culture in K-12 schools.
Esther Choi and Maya Briskin
Kean Researchers Uncover Inconsistencies in COVID-19 Genetic Tests

Kean Researchers Uncover Inconsistencies in COVID-19 Genetic Tests

A Kean research team evaluated the reliability of direct-to-consumer genetic tests to determine a person's risk of contracting COVID-19. Learn what they found out.
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Kean-Based Organization to Help Build Indian Biotechnology in NJ

Kean-Based Organization to Help Build Indian Biotechnology in NJ

The Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit based at Kean that works with startups and entrepreneurs in the life sciences, has signed an agreement providing training and support to strengthen ties with the Indian biotechnology sector.
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Kean Wins Two National Science Foundation Grants to Support Diversity in Computer Science

Kean Wins Two National Science Foundation Grants to Support Diversity in Computer Science

Kean will lead a five-school consortium that received a $5 million research grant from the National Science Foundation and will also share in a second grant to increase minority undergraduates and grad students in computer science.