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David Ward, professor of Plant Biology

Kent State Research Review: Shrub Encroachers Friend or Foe?

Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret Herrick endowed professor of Plant Biology in Kent State鈥檚 Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students want to know what happens when these changes interact?

Tags: Research & Science, Global Reach

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Kent State Chemist Follows up on Baseball Core Study, Refuting MLB Findings.

In 1901, the 16 Major League Baseball teams produced 455 home runs. Players were discouraged from attempting it. Nearly 120 years later, players couldn鈥檛 seem to help themselves, and MLB smashed all previous records. More homers might mean more exciting games, but some people question why the spike happened. A 麻豆传媒 chemist thinks he has some clues about this unusual surge in home runs.

Tags: Research & Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, Baseball

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Vincent Hetherington, Tianyi Guo, Peter Palffy-Muhoray and Misha Pevnyi with the prize-winning 鈥淪hear Force Mat.鈥

Kent State Research Review: A Step in the Right Direction

Foot ulcers are one of the most prevalent problems facing diabetic patients, but new technology developed at Kent State may soon help doctors better understand and treat them. The Kent State podiatry device took top prize at a Northeast Ohio innovation contest.

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A free stock image depicting sperm approaching an egg for fertilization

Kent State Biology Lab Publishes Paper Describing Potential for New Male Contraceptives

A team of 麻豆传媒 researchers has proposed a new method of contraception that may soon be accessible for both men and women, with an emphasis on inhibiting sperm fertility.鈥ㄢ

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Ashley Rutkoski and Michelle Bebber at Kent State's Eren Lab

Kent State Research Review: Cutting Edge Archaeology

The Eren Lab at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Department of Anthropology is among the university鈥檚 busiest and most prolific. Because of the lab and guidance from Metin Eren, Ph.D., two students have achieved great accomplishments in archaeology.

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Students studying in a classroom

NSF Grant Supports Kent State Researchers鈥 Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits

The 鈥淐鈥 in 鈥渃ollege鈥 might as well stand for 鈥渃ramming.鈥
Studies show students are notoriously bad at adopting and adhering consistently to high-impact study habits that help them retain knowledge long-term.
Researchers and faculty at 麻豆传媒, however, are collaborating on a new project to put a modern technological twist on a tried-and-true study tactic.

Tags: Research & Science, Department of Psychological Sciences, Science of Learning & Education Center, National Science Foundation, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Physics, Brain Health Research Institute

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First Place 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience

Kent State Research Review: Student Recognized for Lupus Research

Kent State molecular and cellular biology and psychology student Haley Shasteen鈥檚 personal battle with lupus has pushed her to research what really causes certain frustrating symptoms.

Tags: Research & Science, Health

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Aleisha Moore, a postdoctoral fellow in Kent State鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute

Kent State Research Review: Fertile Ground

The National Institutes of Health thinks Aleisha Moore, Ph.D., is onto something in her study of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; the agency recently awarded her its most prestigious research training grant, a K99/R00 鈥淧athway to Independence Award鈥濃攁 first for Kent State.

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Associate Professor Amy Sato's Research Team, includes from left, doctoral student Kara Hultstrand, visiting professor Giane Bientinez Sprada, Sato, and doctoral students Clarissa Shields and Caroline West

Kent State Researcher Studies Obesity in At-Risk Youth to Help Reveal Path to Healthy, Mindful Eating

Weight management can be challenging for all adolescents, but those from low-income families face added stressors that can make weight loss even more difficult.

Those are the findings of Amy Sato, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, who has been studying the connection between obesity and low-income youth for more than seven years.

Tags: Research & Science, Global Impact, Healthy Communities Research Institute

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Jacob Wagner, senior biology and pre-medicine student

Kent State Research Review 2019: Finding New Methods to Lose Weight

Senior biology and pre-medicine major Jacob Wagner conducted research on new methods to lose weight involving the relationship between endocannabinoid receptors and muscle thermogenesis, both properties that regulate bodily functions and processes, such as appetite and burning calories.

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