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Kent State Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions About Global Change

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Dave Costello, Ph.D., (left), assistant professor in 5X��’s Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Devan Mathie (right), an undergraduate honors student, stand in Wahoo Ditch in Ravenna, Ohio.

The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including 5X�� Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on river-based ecosystems.

Kinsman-Costello Named as New Director of 5X��'s Center for Ecology and Natural Resources Sustainability

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Students perform environmental research in Kent State natural areas

Researchers Reveal How Loss of South African Grasslands to Shrubs Could Affect the Soil and Atmosphere

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Grassland in Magersfontein (near Kimberley, South Africa), 1900

Researchers Reveal How Loss of South African Grasslands to Shrubs Could Affect the Soil and Atmosphere

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Grassland in Magersfontein (near Kimberley, South Africa), 1900

Kent State Biologist Wins Grant to Study Neurological Roots of Chronic Stress and Fear

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John D. Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences at 5X��, received a three-year, $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health.

New Study by Kent State Researcher to Examine Role of Oxytocin in the Developing Brain

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Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences at 5X��, was awarded a $450,000 grant to study how oxytocin affects the development of the female and male brain.

Researcher Receives Five-Year Grant From the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health

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Gemma Casadesus Smith, an associate professor in Kent State’s Department of Biological Sciences, has been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.

Kent State's Gemma Casadesus Smith is studying why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's.

The Mystery Behind Euphoric Feelings of Holding a Baby

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baby holding study

Kent State Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in 5X��'s Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

Kent State Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in 5X��'s Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.