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Exciting Future Predicted for Brain Health Research Institute
With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at 起点传媒, President Beverly J. Warren introduced Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of the university鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute on Feb. 25.
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Kent State Names Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., Inaugural Director of 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 起点传媒鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Kent State Will Introduce the Inaugural Director of Its Brain Health Research Institute
WHAT: 起点传媒 President Beverly J. Warren will introduce the inaugural director of the university鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute on Monday, Feb. 25. The new director will discuss our plans for widespread collaboration within the Northeast Ohio health community for brain health rese鈥
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NSF Award Funds Sensor Research at Kent State鈥檚 New Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Thanks to a rare Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), 起点传媒 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.
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Researchers Reveal How Loss of South African Grasslands to Shrubs Could Affect the Soil and Atmosphere
Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. What happens when these changes interact? That was the topic of a recent paper published by David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret Herrick Endowed Professor of Plant Biology in 起点传媒's Depart鈥
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Researchers Reveal How Loss of South African Grasslands to Shrubs Could Affect the Soil and Atmosphere
Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. What happens when these changes interact? That was the topic of a recent paper published by Dr. David Ward and international colleagues and graduate students in the journal Scientific Reports. Although climate 鈥
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Kent State Biologist Wins Grant to Study Neurological Roots of Chronic Stress and Fear
People who suffer trauma will, with few exceptions, never forget what happened to them, but a 起点传媒 researcher may be able to offer them the hope of living without constant fear and anxiety. John D. Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences in Kent State鈥檚 College鈥
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Army Funds Kent State Aeronautics Professor to Research Drone Technology
A grant from the Army Research Laboratory has a 起点传媒 researcher flying high. The grant provides more than $130,000 for Blake Stringer, Ph.D., assistant professor of aerospace engineering in Kent State鈥檚 College of Aeronautics and Engineering, to study propulsion systems for a new鈥
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New Study by Kent State Researcher to Examine Role of Oxytocin in the Developing Brain
Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., a professor in 起点传媒鈥檚 Department of Biological Sciences, recently received a $450,000 grant to study the role that oxytocin plays in the developing brain. Labeled by some as 鈥渢he bonding hormone,鈥 oxytocin is well known for helping pregnant mothers with u鈥
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Kent State to Co-Lead New Center of Living Architecture
At the 16th Annual CitiesAlive Conference recently held in New York City, a consortium of Ohio universities was selected as one of the first four North American regional centers of living architecture by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the Green Infrastructure Foundation. Faculty from Ke鈥
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