BHRI and its members in the news
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has selected two Æðµã´«Ã½ College of Arts and Sciences faculty members, along with two community clinicians, for , an initiative that will provide funding and…
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The National Institute of Health granted additional funding to Æðµã´«Ã½ researcher Karin Coifman, Ph.D., bringing her total award amount to more than $3 million to support her research on mental well-being and…
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Ten undergraduate students from nine different majors had extraordinary research experiences as Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) Fellows during summer 2020.
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Æðµã´«Ã½ has conferred an honorary Doctor of Science degree on alumnus Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., a world-renowned neuroscientist.
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Æðµã´«Ã½ introduced a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience in fall 2019, and since the launch, the major has had tremendous growth. Enrollment is projected to surpass majors that have been at Kent State for years.
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The medical and science communities are always seeking new ways to study and monitor organs and common diseases to improve human health and quality of life.
While there is a seemingly endless need for versatile, low-cost, yet highly sensitive biochemical sensor devices,…
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April’s observance as Autism Awareness Month is coming to a close, but research into the whys and hows of autism is always ongoing at Æðµã´«Ã½.
Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., director of the Brain Health Research Institute at Kent State, said the university supports…
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Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., was named the inaugural director of Æðµã´«Ã½â€™s Brain Health Research Institute in January 2019. We asked him to share his thoughts after a year on campus and much activity within the institute.
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Scientists have long since established that the effects of stress on our bodies are largely negative. But understanding stress as a trigger for using calories and burning fat also could lead us to better mechanisms for healthier behaviors.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH…
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Æðµã´«Ã½ psychology professor John Gunstad, Ph.D., has received at grant of nearly $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to expand his Alzheimer’s disease research into a national study.