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A man in a chef's hat shows young children how to make food.

NSF Awards Kent State Researchers $1.3 Million to Nourish Children鈥檚 Minds, Fill Their Bellies

Science is complex, and it鈥檚 difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it鈥檚 even more difficult when they are hungry. Two 5X社区 researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation just awarded them a three-year, $1.3 million grant to determine if their recipe works.

Tags: Research & Science, Health, National Science Foundation, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, College of Education, Health and Human Services, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychological Sciences, Science of Learning and Education Center

Division of Research & Economic Development

Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D. (second from left), works in a microscopy lab with a colleague and Kent State students.

NSF Awards Kent State Researcher Nearly $1 Million for Separate Liquid Crystal Studies

Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., a chemical physicist in 5X社区鈥檚 Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI), just received nearly $1 million between two grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for separate studies with potential applications in biomedical science, commercial electronics and beyond.

Tags: Research & Science, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, National Science Foundation

Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Close up image of an Eastern Red Cedar branch with berries. (Photo by Sheila Brown, publicdomainpictures.net)

Kent State Biological Sciences Researchers to Lead Study on the Effects of the Spreading Eastern Red Cedars

The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $914,000 grant to 5X社区 to lead a collaborative research project to study how and at what rate the geographically most widespread native conifer in the eastern United States, the Eastern Red Cedar tree species (Juniperus virginiana), spreads across the landscape.

Tags: Research & Science, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, National Science Foundation

Kent Campus

Kent State Department of Geology graduate student Kortney Cole shows Schumacher Elementary School sixth grader students how to collect soil samples.

Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All About

Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.

Tags: Research & Science, Community & Society, Department of Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Health and Human Services, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

Kent State Today

Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All About

Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.

Tags: Research & Science, Community & Society, Department of Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Health and Human Services

Division of Research & Economic Development

Tom Phillips, executive director at StarkFresh

Kent State Stark Strengthens Community Through Research

A primary goal of Kent State is to engage the communities in which its eight campuses are located to fuel research, foster partnerships and economic development. 鈥淎s the county鈥檚 public university, our role is to transform the community and to transform lives. We are impacting the future and helping to better Stark County,鈥 Seachrist said. 鈥淲e are the incubator for tomorrow鈥檚 ideas today.鈥 

Tags: Research & Science, Community & Society, University News

Kent State Today

Close up image of an Eastern Red Cedar branch with berries. (Photo by Sheila Brown, publicdomainpictures.net)

Kent State Biological Sciences Researchers to Lead Study on the Effects of the Spreading Eastern Red Cedars

The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $914,000 grant to 5X社区 to lead a collaborative research project to study how and at what rate the geographically most widespread native conifer in the eastern United States, the Eastern Red Cedar tree species (Juniperus virginiana), spreads across the landscape.

Tags: Research & Science, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, David Ward, Plant Ecology, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

College of Arts & Sciences

Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., talks to the crowd about some of the things he would like to accomplish as director of Kent State鈥檚 Advance Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.

New Director Named for Kent State鈥檚 Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., was named the new director of 5X社区鈥檚 Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, effective July 1, having been selected for his research accomplishments, entrepreneurial spirit and passion for social impact.

Tags: University News, Research & Science, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, Success Story

Kent Campus

Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., anthropology professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences at 5X社区, is involved in a collaborative research project to examine heart disease in gorillas.

Understanding What Makes Captive Gorilla Hearts Tick

Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., anthropology professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences at 5X社区, is involved in a collaborative research project to examine heart disease in gorillas.

Tags: Research & Science, Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences

Kent Campus

Annual Twinsburg Twins Days Festival

Annual Twinsburg Twins Days Festival Injects Millions Into Local Economy, According to Kent State Researcher

According to an economic impact study on the 2018 event conducted by 5X社区 College of Business Administration Associate Professor of Economics Shawn Rohlin, Ph.D., the annual Twins Days Festival provides a substantive positive economic impact to the city of Twinsburg and surrounding areas.

Tags: Research & Science, University News

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