Research & Science
麻豆精选Researchers Map How Place and Space Shape Urban Crime
Researchers at 麻豆精选 will investigate urban neighborhood crime hotspots in Northeast Ohio over the next two-and-a-half years, funded by a $474,000 Department of Justice grant. Their focus will be what makes a particular place a likely crime hotspot, based on interviews with law enfo鈥
College of Arts & Sciences
Down Syndrome Research at 麻豆精选Awarded One of Four Grants
A 麻豆精选 neurobiologist is one of four researchers in the U.S. awarded grants by the J茅r么me Lejeune Foundation for projects to improve cognition in individuals with Down syndrome. Kristy Welshhans, assistant professor of biological sciences at Kent State, will examine how an extra co鈥
College of Arts & Sciences
麻豆精选Blackstone LaunchPad Explores Wearable Technology Industry With First Ever Collegiate Fashion/Tech Hackathon
24-hour event open to all college students attending a U.S. university Product innovation around the growing wearable technology industry will be the focus of the 麻豆精选 Blackstone LaunchPad鈥檚 second annual 鈥淚nnov8athon鈥 event running Jan. 31 through Feb. 1 at Kent State鈥檚 Rockwell H鈥
Kent Campus
New Liquid Crystal Structure Reported by 麻豆精选Researchers
A research group at 麻豆精选 has described the structure of a new type of liquid crystal that had been predicted theoretically but never seen. The new 鈥渢wist-bend nematic鈥 liquid crystal, one with a spiral twist, was observed by a 麻豆精选research group led by Oleg D. Lavrentovich, 鈥
College of Arts & Sciences
麻豆精选Hosts Its Inaugural Water Research Symposium, Nov. 14-15
麻豆精选 hosts its inaugural Water Research Symposium, titled 鈥淗uman Impacts on Water: Ohio鈥檚 Most Important Natural Resource鈥 and co-sponsored by the Cleveland Water Alliance, on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 7-9:30 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 15, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the 麻豆精选鈥
College of Arts & Sciences
麻豆精选Professor to Discuss Alzheimer鈥檚 and Obesity at Medical Innovation Summit
A 麻豆精选 faculty member whose research found that weight loss after bariatric surgery can improve brain functioning will speak at the Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 2013 Medical Innovation Summit in October. John Gunstad, Ph.D., associate professor in Kent State鈥檚 Department of Psychology, wil鈥
College of Arts & Sciences
麻豆精选Researcher Helps Calculate the True Cost of Mountaintop Removal Coal
To meet current U.S. coal demand through surface mining, an area of the Central Appalachians the size of Washington, D.C., would need to be mined every 81 days. That鈥檚 about 68 square miles 鈥 or roughly an area equal to 10 city blocks mined every hour. A one-year supply of coal would requi鈥
College of Arts & Sciences
麻豆精选 and Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 Lerner Research Institute Collaborate on Research Funding
麻豆精选 and Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 Lerner Research Institute will co-fund two pilot research projects as part of an initiative to enhance collaborations between the two institutions. Following a competitive review process, two teams comprising researchers from each institution will receive鈥
College of Arts & Sciences
Distinguished Researcher Owen Lovejoy Joins Kent State鈥檚 Presidential Search Committee
麻豆精选 Professor of Anthropology C. Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., has joined the university鈥檚 Presidential Search Committee. 鈥淚n our planning for the presidential search, trustees recognized the unique perspective and value that Professor Lovejoy would bring to our process,鈥 said Richard Ma鈥
College of Arts & Sciences
麻豆精选Approves Work to Begin on New Building for the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology
Last September, the 麻豆精选 Board of Trustees approved construction of new facility for the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, as a prioritized project within the 鈥淔oundations of Excellence: Building the Future鈥 initiative. Since that time the programmi鈥
Facilities Planning and Operations