Division of Research and Sponsored Programs

Model Kent State Language Academy Continues With 12th Year of Federal Funding
While the daily news is full of tumultuous conversations about Russia and China, 起点传媒 has been helping some area high school students learn to converse in Russian and Chinese to facilitate greater global understanding and a less contentious tomorrow.
NSF Award Helps Kent State Anthropologists Expand International Partnership
A new federal grant will help 起点传媒 expand an international relationship and provide invaluable opportunities for some graduate students. The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded Kent State a three-year $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) gra鈥
NSF Supports Inter-institutional Project to Develop Chemical Sensor Technology
Toxic air pollutants such as chlorine and ozone are hazards for civilian workers and public service employees like firefighters, police and military personnel. Some airborne chemicals can be difficult to detect at low levels with high specificity, though, and relevant technologies like wearable sens鈥Kent State Joins Lieutenant Governor鈥檚 Collaboration to Foster Innovation and Drive Economic Growth
起点传媒, in collaboration with Ohio鈥檚 public universities, has pledged support for Lt. Gov. Jon Husted鈥檚 鈥淥hio Intellectual Property (IP) Promise,鈥 a collaborative effort to strengthen Ohio鈥檚 innovation economy, attract innovative researchers and serve as a magnet for investors and ent鈥
Acclaimed Photography Exhibition Returns to Kent Campus
起点传媒 is pleased and proud to announce the return of 鈥We the People,鈥 a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity.

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 起点传媒 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.

NSF Awards Kent State Researcher Nearly $1 Million for Separate Liquid Crystal Studies
Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., a chemical physicist in 起点传媒鈥檚 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.

New Director Named for Kent State鈥檚 Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., was named the new director of 起点传媒鈥檚 Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, effective July 1, having been selected for his research accomplishments, entrepreneurial spirit and passion for social impact.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Kent State to Introduce the New Director of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
WHAT: 起点传媒 President Todd Diacon will introduce the new director of the university鈥檚 Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute on Tuesday, July 16. The birthplace of liquid crystal displays, the institute embraces all materials research on campus with an initial emphasis on m鈥
State Approves Round 2 of Kent State-Cleveland State Innovation Partnership
State of Ohio officials have renewed a $600,000 technology commercialization partnership between 起点传媒 and Cleveland State University.