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‘A Different World’ Comes to Kean University
‘A Different World’ Comes to Kean University
The President’s Distinguished Lecture Series took the Kean community back to fictitious Hillman College, as cast members from the TV hit A Different World shared their insights on college life then and now.
Recycling 500 Pounds of Plastic
Recycling 500 Pounds of Plastic
Kean Lecturer William Heyniger challenged his students to collect 500 pounds of plastic waste to earn a free bench. Learn about their impressive results and why film plastics, such as grocery bags, are so bad for the environment.
Microforest Research | Big Impact in Small Spaces
Microforest Research | Big Impact in Small Spaces
Planting microforests has become a worldwide trend because of their presumed benefits, but few scientific studies have been done on these tiny spaces. Kean University is leading the way, researching the urban impact of these powerhouse environments.
Hydroponics Research | Urban Farming
Hydroponics Research | Urban Farming
Kean researchers are studying the best approaches to hydroponics, which allows people in urban communities to grow their own fruits and vegetables indoors while protecting the environment and water resources.
What Is Environmental Justice? | Nicky Sheats, Ph.D., J.D.
What Is Environmental Justice? | Nicky Sheats, Ph.D., J.D.
On Season Two’s second episode, the Kean University podcast Urban Impact explores environmental justice with Nicky Sheats, Ph.D., J.D., director of the Center for the Urban Environment at the John S. Watson Institute for Urban Policy and Research at Kean.
Cougar Pantry Upgrades Address Student Food Insecurity
Cougar Pantry Upgrades Address Student Food Insecurity
Healthy foods, pots and pans, and even salad kits with lettuce grown on campus are available through Cougar Pantry’s new 24/7 online ordering and food pick-up system.
Q&A: Faculty Researcher – Laura Lorentzen, Ph.D.
Q&A: Faculty Researcher – Laura Lorentzen, Ph.D.
Laura Mackey Lorentzen, Ph.D., is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences in The Dorothy and George Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology.
Q&A: Student Researcher – Gabriel Serrano
Q&A: Student Researcher – Gabriel Serrano
Gabriel Serrano is a senior computer science major in The Dorothy and George Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology at Kean University. Serrano, who is from Springfield, is mentored by Kean Assistant Professor Daehan Kwak, Ph.D.
'A Different World' Cast to Discuss Race, Equity and Society at Kean
'A Different World' Cast to Discuss Race, Equity and Society at Kean
The cast of the iconic TV show A Different World, set in a fictional, historically Black college, will reunite at Kean University on Thursday, November 16 for a panel discussion on changes in higher education culture and society since the show began in the late 1980s.
'Kean Research' Welcome Message from the Vice President for Research
'Kean Research' Welcome Message from the Vice President for Research
Susannah Porterfield, Ed.D., introduces the University's new "Kean Research" newsletter, which highlights some of the ongoing research at Kean as well as spotlights the people who are conducting this work.