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High school students researched STEM topics from medicinal chemistry to machine learning during the summer research program at Kean.
Top High School STEM Students Spend Summer Learning at Kean

Top High School STEM Students Spend Summer Learning at Kean

High-achieving math and science students from high schools throughout New Jersey spent much of their summer vacation at Kean University, doing hands-on research in areas ranging from analytical chemistry to computational mathematics.
Kean computer science graduate student Matthew Seesselberg is at right
Computer Science Research Project Takes Kean Students to Capitol Hill

Computer Science Research Project Takes Kean Students to Capitol Hill

A computer science student’s daily commute to Kean put him on the road to Capitol Hill and the prestigious Posters on the Hill conference when he decided to research the effectiveness of Google Maps.
A computer science classroom at Kean
Kean Computer Science Program Awarded $1.68 Million Federal Grant

Kean Computer Science Program Awarded $1.68 Million Federal Grant

The National Science Foundation has awarded Kean University nearly $1.7 million in research funding to develop a model for computer science and information technology education designed to increase the number of students studying computer science and IT.
Kean University students Nicole Skalenko and Victor Bretones pose at Liberty Hall Museum
History Honors Students Publish Research, Receive National Award

History Honors Students Publish Research, Receive National Award

Two Kean University history honors students have published a paper about founding father William Livingston on a Columbia University Libraries blog dedicated to the papers of John Jay.

Kean University student Mitchell Lanzl presents his research at the NCUR conference
Nine Kean Students Present at National Undergraduate Conference

Nine Kean Students Present at National Undergraduate Conference

A record group of nine Kean University students from various academic disciplines recently presented their research and networked with other student scholars from across the nation at the prestigious National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR).

Kean grad Catalina Gaviria
Kean Student Discovers ‘No Place I’d Rather Be Than in a Lab’

Kean Student Discovers ‘No Place I’d Rather Be Than in a Lab’

Catalina Gaviria always dreamed of becoming a scientist but struggled to believe she could do it until she came to Kean University.

Student Researchers Excel at Kean Research Days

Student Researchers Excel at Kean Research Days

VIDEO: Student research projects, including "The Psychopathology of Batman" and "Do People Take the Fastest Route?," were the highlight of Kean Research Days, a two-day celebration of discovery and academic accomplishment held across the University.
Photo of Research Days 2019 Keynote Speaker Paula Gaetano Adi
Research Days Speaker Creates STEAM from STEM

Research Days Speaker Creates STEAM from STEM

The keynote speaker at Kean's Research Days will be celebrated artist Paula Gaetano Adi, known for her works that combine art and technology. Her appearance highlights the addition of the arts to the traditional STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The front cover of the Kean scholarly journal, KeanQuest
KeanQuest Makes Its Debut

KeanQuest Makes Its Debut

Kean students now have a homegrown peer-reviewed journal, "KeanQuest," in which to share and publish their scholarly research and articles. The first issue features articles authored by four groups of students and their faculty mentors.
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Kean Institute Joins Global Fight Against Antibiotic-resistant Superbugs

Kean Institute Joins Global Fight Against Antibiotic-resistant Superbugs

The Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship at Kean University is joining the CARB-X Global Accelerator Network, an international consortium of committed scientists and experts working to develop new antibiotics, vaccines, diagnostics and other products to fight drug-resistant superbugs.