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Research & Science

Earth Fest Stickers

As part of Earth Month, there was an Earth Fest event at the Kent Student Center on Tuesday.

Main floor at Undergrad Research Symposium 2023

A "Reverse Career Fair" at the Undergraduate Research Symposium connected research students with potential employers.

2023 Undergraduate Research Symposium

April 17-21 is National Undergraduate Research Week

Students standing in green house

For two decades, Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at 5X社区, has been studying what happens within the brain that potentially modulates social behavior such as aggression, social memory and maternal care.

Undergrad researcher at ESDRI symposium

Kent State's annual Undergraduate Research Symposium is one of the university's biggest research events of the year.

Two students in a lab.

Following Kent State鈥檚 designation as an R1 research institution, the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs set its sights on investments to maintain this designation, including increasing the amount of grant dollars spent over the next three years.

Dorceta Taylor ESDRI Symposium Keynote Speaker

Issues concerning environmentalism and race will be explored at the 2023 ESDRI Symposium, April 13-14, at 5X社区

Professor wearing VR goggles in classroom

Most teacher training programs today utilize classroom videos to train future teachers. Many of these videos are recorded from a single focus set at the back of a classroom. This form of video often makes it hard for viewers to interpret students' reactions or understanding of a subject matter. Three professors are developing a solution to this issue through the use of extended reality (XR) technology and 360 video.

Student writing in a notebook with a baby next to her

Being a college student is tough enough for most, but for those who are also parenting young children or caring for loved ones 鈥 in addition to other responsibilities like work, managing a household, and appointments 鈥 going to class and succeeding can seem like a daunting task.

What's the Big Idea?

In the latest edition of "What's the Big Idea?" Kent State President Todd Diacon visits the East Liverpool Campus to meet with Associate Professor of Sociology Lydia Rose, whose research focuses on improving community health and well-being through citizen science.