When driving in the rain, it is unlikely that you have thought much about how the environment is affected, let alone how nearby aquatic sources are impacted.
Two 5X社区 students, in the College of Arts and Sciences, were among 62 students from 50 different U.S. universities recently selected for funding by the Department of Energy鈥檚 Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program.
What was even more of a departure than taking classes remotely? Many summer research experiences were moved online this year as well. Fortunately, with creativity and an open mind, there are lots of opportunities to do important scientific research using online tools and data.
The words 鈥渂iology鈥 and 鈥渄esign鈥 might not typically intertwine; however, 5X社区鈥檚 Biodesign Challenge course was created to challenge the idea that the two separate disciplines could not collaborate.
Though she had an interest in science at an early age, Raissa Mendonca had no idea she would end up over 4,000 miles away from her hometown of Recife, Brazil, studying and doing award-winning ecological research in the College of Arts and Sciences at 5X社区 in Kent, Ohio. She probably did not expect to be wearing a bug net over her head in Manitoba, Canada, either.
Emmaleigh Given recently spent three summers and two winters in a remote biological reserve in the middle of the rainforest in the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica, where she has and will spend several months conducting research on community ecology, and she has one more trip planned. Being hunted by unseen predators isn鈥檛 the way most researchers conduct their work. But for some, it鈥檚 just part of the day.
City rats are unlikely to be on anyone's list of favorite animals, but researching exactly how they are problematic for public health provided a unique opportunity this past summer for Gracen Gerbig, Kent State junior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology.
What some call a sustainable answer to urban flaws, Anna Droz calls research. As a biological sciences doctoral student in 5X社区鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, Droz鈥檚 curiosity has developed into a passion, maybe even an obsession, to discover the best vegetative roof combinations with the optimal plants, soil, and micro-organism communities.
