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Children's book author Charlene Higgs, on right holding book, with Kean lecturer Amanda Rodrigues
Kean Senior Combines Love of Travel, Psychology and Literacy to Write a Children’s Book

Kean Senior Combines Love of Travel, Psychology and Literacy to Write a Children’s Book

Graduating senior Charlene Higgs created Bodhi the Bird, the main character in her first children’s book, to teach children about positivity, perseverance and finding friends who love you the way you are.
Kean researcher Brenna Levine, Ph.D.
Kean Research Offers New Tools in the Fight Against Spotted Lanternflies

Kean Research Offers New Tools in the Fight Against Spotted Lanternflies

Assistant Professor Brenna Levine, Ph.D., has decoded the most detailed genome of the invasive spotted lanternfly, paving the way for future control methods. The National Science Foundation-funded research, co-authored by a Kean graduate student, was published in Scientific Data.
Kean 2025 graduate Lauren Aber is heading into the world of advertising
Creative Talent on the Rise: Kean Graduate Lauren Aber Ready to Break into Advertising

Creative Talent on the Rise: Kean Graduate Lauren Aber Ready to Break into Advertising

Aber is ready to draw on her creative talents and hands-on experience gained through Kean's design program to make her mark in the advertising industry.
Sancha Gray, Felica Vazquez and Jessica Barzilay in a combined photo
Kean Leaders Contribute to New Book on Women’s Leadership in Higher Education

Kean Leaders Contribute to New Book on Women’s Leadership in Higher Education

A team of University administrators contributed to a new book that explores women's leadership in higher education and international education.
Four people posing two of them wearing Kean athletic wear
Kean University Researchers, Student-Athletes Partner to Study Calcium Intake and Cardiovascular Health

Kean University Researchers, Student-Athletes Partner to Study Calcium Intake and Cardiovascular Health

A collaborative study involving Kean University’s student-athletes and researchers is one of the first to examine the importance of calcium to cardiovascular health, opening new pathways for future scientific discovery. 

Students at Kean and in Brazil are sharing a class on sustainable housing.
Kean University Forges Research Partnership in Brazil, Furthering Global Reach

Kean University Forges Research Partnership in Brazil, Furthering Global Reach

Kean University is partnering with an institution of higher education in Brazil to conduct applied research focused on sustainability and the bioeconomy, offering students opportunities for international collaboration. The partnership between Kean and SENAI CIMATEC, a science and technology institution located in Salvador, Brazil, will focus on research in areas such as sustainable agricultural products; drug discovery for therapeutics to combat the Zika virus and neglected tropical diseases; and the development of healthy, sustainable housing.
Kean researcher Kuan Huang is pictured in his office
Kean Researcher Kuan Huang, Ph.D., Working to Transform Lives with AI Cancer Screening

Kean Researcher Kuan Huang, Ph.D., Working to Transform Lives with AI Cancer Screening

Kean Assistant Professor Kuan Huang, Ph.D., is researching the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in breast cancer screening, aiming to develop highly accurate diagnostic tools that can ultimately save lives. 

A photo of Yankee Stadium showing the name of new Proud Partner Kean University
Kean University Establishes Partnership with the New York Yankees

Kean University Establishes Partnership with the New York Yankees

Kean University is stepping up to the plate as a Proud Partner of the New York Yankees.

Simone Cooper shows off the team trophy received at a Big 12 championship track meet at Texas Tech University
Kean Doctoral Student Simone Cooper Selected for U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Fellowship

Kean Doctoral Student Simone Cooper Selected for U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Fellowship

Simone Cooper, a former college athlete who plans to pursue a career in sports and performance psychology, will begin a psychological services fellowship with the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee in Colorado Springs after earning her Psy.D. at Kean.
Kean Human Rights Conference Shows ‘How Gen Z Is Changing the World’

Kean Human Rights Conference Shows ‘How Gen Z Is Changing the World’

Two Gen Z changemakers who began their human rights work as teenagers — David Hogg and Tiana Day — delivered powerful messages to the conference’s nearly 1,200 attendees