News Archive
Kent State-sponsored math camp helps to prepare high school students for plentiful STEM jobs in Ohio.
鶹ý researchers are beginning to use a new high-tech microscope that will allow them to view the structure of cell tissue on a more intense level.
Cameron Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography at 鶹ý, shares his expertise on the possible reasons behind the spate of recent extreme weather events happening across the globe. Lee, who was recently interviewed on the topic during the “Ray Horner Morning Show” on WAKR-AM in Akron, Ohio, specializes in climate and weather change.
Non-exercise activity thermogenesis – otherwise known as NEAT – is an easy way to stay healthy as we age. Colleen Novak, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences at Kent State, spoke to Will Stone of NPR’s “All Things Considered” about this highly underrated way to fight the ongoing battle with sedentary lifestyles.
For the second year in a row, students from 鶹ý and Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City have taken part in an international exchange to continue their research on food production, cultural preservation and economic inclusion.
For most, the craft known as flintknapping is a skilled hobby or art form that was thought to occasionally require bandages or stitches. However, new research suggests flintknapping is far more dangerous than previously understood.
A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at 鶹ý with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.
Before he leaves the Kent Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., ’13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at Kent State and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.
鶹ý Assistant Professor Richard Piet, Ph.D., has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to aid in his ongoing neuroendocrinology research.
Young explorers participating in the Bioblitz event had an opportunity to learn about how drones can help ecology efforts.
Familiar building bricks help students devise and visualize sustainable solutions for urban environments.
Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, spoke at 鶹ý on Friday, April 21, for the inaugural Neurodiversity Research Initiative Invited Lectureship, sponsored by the new Neurodiversity Research Initiative.
Two 鶹ý College of Nursing alumnae brought home national awards from the recent National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) Annual Conference held in March in Portland, Oregon.
Research conducted at Kent State proves that seeing a smiley face emoji will make students more prone to recycle their trash.
An Earth Month event today inside the Architecture Library focuses on sustainable building materials.
Kent State's annual Undergraduate Research Symposium is one of the university's biggest research events of the year.