Department of Biological Sciences
麻豆精选Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska
Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, two 麻豆精选 professors are researching climate change in Alaska. Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professors from Kent State鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, spent a week in Fairbanks鈥
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麻豆精选Biology Professor Looks to Stop Alzheimer鈥檚 Before It Starts
For decades, biologists researching a cure for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease have remained in the dark almost as much as the ailment鈥檚 victims. A 麻豆精选 professor, however, is looking to stop the disease before it starts. Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., an associate biology professor in the鈥
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麻豆精选Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building
The groundbreaking for 麻豆精选鈥檚 new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, Kent State鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with鈥
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麻豆精选Biological Sciences Researcher Receives $1.8 Million NIH Grant for Chronic Wound Healing
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded 麻豆精选鈥檚 Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, a $1,842,350 five-year grant. The grant from the NIH鈥檚 National Institute of Nursing Research is to develop 鈥渘anobombs,鈥 a na鈥
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Investigating Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease: 麻豆精选Researcher to Speak at Neuroscience Symposium on April 10
Gemma Casadesus Smith describes herself as a scientist who likes to investigate ideas that run counter to prevailing thought. Her research on Alzheimer鈥檚 disease has looked at the effects on the brain of oxidative stress, hormone treatments and the regulation of metabolism. When a new avenue 鈥
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麻豆精选Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research
麻豆精选 chemistry senior Caitlin Crosier combined creativity and science for her yearlong project on circadian rhythms and will present those findings at the university鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 11. 鈥淭he main goal of my research is to validate this method as a鈥
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Biology Professor Receives Grant from National Science Foundation
Dr. Heather Caldwell recently received a $400,000.00 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund her research. This research project will examine how prenatal hormones can reorganize brain circuits and impact behavior. Understanding how these hormones work during development will provid鈥
Biological Sciences
Five College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Honored
On October 24, six 麻豆精选educators (five from the College of Arts and Sciences) were honored for their achievements in the classroom during the 21st annual Celebrating College Teaching Conference. Three faculty members received the 麻豆精选 Alumni Association's Distinguished Tea鈥
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Woodgett to present "Genetic analysis of an over-achieving protein kinase (GSK-3) and what it reveals about cellular communication"
On Friday, October 17 (at 12 noon) Dr. James Woodgett, Director of Research & Senior Investigator at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, will present, "Genetic analysis of an over-achieving protein kinase (GSK-3) and what it reveals about cellular communic鈥
College of Arts & Sciences
麻豆精选Honors College Graduate Named 2014 Portz Scholar
The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) has named Allison Moats, a recent graduate of the Honors College and the College of Arts and Sciences at 麻豆精选, as a Portz Scholar for 2014. Allison is a native of Ravenna, Ohio, and received her bachelor鈥檚 degree from the Department of A鈥
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