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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.
Spotted Lanternfly – Why Is It So Bad?

Spotted Lanternfly – Why Is It So Bad?

A Kean researcher is working with students to understand how the destructive spotted lanternfly, a plant-hopping insect indigenous to parts of China, India and Vietnam, is spreading across New Jersey.
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Kean Named One of 25 U.S. Colleges to Lead Economic Development Programs

Kean Named One of 25 U.S. Colleges to Lead Economic Development Programs

Kean received a U.S. Economic Development Administration University Center grant and is creating the Center to identify and support the economic development needs of communities throughout New Jersey.
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Inaugural Jazz & Roots Music Festival Draws 2,000 Music Fans to Kean

Inaugural Jazz & Roots Music Festival Draws 2,000 Music Fans to Kean

Community members, Kean students and alumni braved the chilly fall temperatures on a Sunday in mid-October for the first annual Jazz & Roots Music Festival at Kean.
Kean Homecoming Draws Spirited Cougar Crowd

Kean Homecoming Draws Spirited Cougar Crowd

The Kean community came out in force to celebrate Homecoming with a festive campus carnival, football and a chance for Kean students, alumni, family and friends to reconnect.
Kean University Installs First Black President

Kean University Installs First Black President

Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., a Kean alumnus and former Kean Trustee, was installed as the 18th leader and first Black President of the University in a campuswide ceremony attended by Kean faculty and students, state lawmakers, presidents of other colleges and universities across New Jersey, and family and friends.
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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 Graduate Creates Fitness Program for People with Disabilities

Kean Graduate Creates Fitness Program for People with Disabilities

Nina Romano believes that fitness is for everyone, and she’s determined to prove it. 

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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.