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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.
Kean Alumnus Discovers Genetic Link Between Two Congenital Disorders
Kean Alumnus Discovers Genetic Link Between Two Congenital Disorders
Kean alumnus Dr. Youssef A. Kousa ’05, ’07 M.S. and his collaborators made a breakthrough discovery, identifying three genes that could be responsible for two previously unrelated types of congenital disorders — cleft lip and palate, and neural tube defects like spina bifida.
Kean Students Learn About Living the ‘Pura Vida’ in Costa Rica
Kean Students Learn About Living the ‘Pura Vida’ in Costa Rica
Seven students spent part of their winter recess in Costa Rica, working at a nesting spot for endangered sea turtles and learning about conservation, sustainability and economic development.
Q&A: Science and Human Rights with Kean Provost Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D.
Q&A: Science and Human Rights with Kean Provost Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D., a chemist by training, advocates for academics in all fields to consider how their work impacts global issues.
Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship Gets Grant to Expand Biotech Hub
Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship Gets Grant to Expand Biotech Hub
The Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship (ILSE) was awarded a $100,000 planning grant with Union Township to expand its outreach to life science entrepreneurs and its University programs.
Q&A: Kean Scientist Helps Lead International Race for New Antibiotics
Q&A: Kean Scientist Helps Lead International Race for New Antibiotics
Keith Bostian, Ph.D., dean of the New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics, is one of the leading scientists in the world researching drug-resistant antibiotics.
Students Conduct Research in South Africa
Students Conduct Research in South Africa
Two Kean students and their professors spent more than two weeks of the summer in South Africa conducting research on volunteering for Mandela Day, a time of community service held annually in honor of the anti-apartheid revolutionary.
TV’s Grant Imahara Gives a Glimpse Behind the Camera
TV’s Grant Imahara Gives a Glimpse Behind the Camera
Kean’s Distinguished Lecture Series wrapped up for the semester with a speech by animatronics engineer and movie model maker Grant Imahara who offered words of advice learned from his years as host of Discovery Channel’s MythBusters.
Student Scientists Develop Pollen Count App for Allergy Sufferers
Student Scientists Develop Pollen Count App for Allergy Sufferers
Student researchers at the New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics will soon have something that could make the allergy season more manageable. They have developed AccuPollen™ Allergy Tracker, a new app that puts the pollen count at your fingertips.
10th Annual Research Days to Feature Record Number of Students
10th Annual Research Days to Feature Record Number of Students
Two dynamic speakers – an expert on human-machine interaction and a robot-making animatronics guru – will join a record 810 student researchers at Kean University’s 10th annual Research Days later this month.