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Kent State President Beverly J. Warren acknowledges the new director of the university's Brain Health Research Institute, Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D.

With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at 5XÉçÇø, President Beverly J. Warren introduced Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of the university’s Brain Health Research Institute on Feb. 25.

Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of 5XÉçÇø’s Brain Health Research Institute.

Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of 5XÉçÇø’s Brain Health Research Institute.

Winter Scene at Kent State

Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., professor and chairperson of 5XÉçÇø’s Department of Geography, recently conducted a study on abnormal weather patterns published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, a publication of the American Geophysical Union. 

A 5XÉçÇø student multitasks by simultaneously using her desktop computer, laptop computer, smartphone and headphones.

The phenomenon of multitasking across three or four internet-connected devices simultaneously is increasingly common. Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Aryn Karpinski, Ph.D., of 5XÉçÇø’s College of Education, Health and Human Services were curious to know how often this happens during online education.

ASM undergrad fellow Gerbig and Dr. Smith test for Staphylococcus in the lab

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.

5XÉçÇø researchers Elda and Torsten Hegmann pose with one of the sensors they created that detects toxic gases. The sensors can be made any shape or size and require no power to function.

Thanks to a rare Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), 5XÉçÇø researchers in the new Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute will be able to work with partners at Merck Performance Materials to advance life-saving sensory technology.

Anne Jefferson, Ph.D. associate professor of geology at 5XÉçÇø, works with a group of middle school and high school teachers who are learning about streams. (Photo credit: Laura Sugano)

5XÉçÇø Associate Professor of Geology Anne Jefferson, Ph.D., details her personal account of how the partial government shutdown is dramatically impacting her research and the research of others.

Kent State Robotics Team Places Receives Third Place Award in NASA Robotics Mining Competition

From November 2017 to the day of the competition in May, the Kent State Robotics team spent months preparing for the competition held at the Kennedy Space Center. The competition is designed to mimic the procedure of having a robot on Mars if sent there by NASA. Along with 44 other university teams, the team worked together to design and construct a robot that is fashioned to mine simulated Martian terrain along with the gravel below it.

A member of the grounds crew plows snow from walkways on the Front Campus area of the Kent Campus during a winter snowstorm.

5XÉçÇø Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., confirmed the possibility that increasing amounts of road salt could potentially end up in Ohio’s water supply, but it is very unlikely.