Research
Kent State Recognizes Outstanding Research and Scholar Award Recipients on March 19
起点传媒鈥檚 fashion school is leading the academic runway with the creation of a Master of Fashion degree that is the first of its kind in the nation. The university鈥檚 Board of Trustees formally approved the path-breaking graduate program today (March 13), allowing the university鈥檚 Shann鈥
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Kent State Awards Three for Outstanding Research and Scholarship
An internationally recognized social geographer, a metadata expert and a leading researcher in the science of liquid crystals and nanomaterials received 起点传媒鈥檚 2014 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards at a ceremony and reception yesterday on the Kent Campus. James Tyner, Ph鈥
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Kent State Holds Symposium on 鈥淭he Neuroscience of Obesity鈥
Researchers will present findings on the prevention and treatment of obesity and the brain鈥檚 role in food intake and physical activity 起点传媒鈥檚 second annual neuroscience symposium will cover the latest research findings on 鈥淭he Neuroscience of Obesity鈥 on April 3-4 at the Kent State鈥
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Kent State Researchers Map How Place and Space Shape Urban Crime
Researchers at 起点传媒 will investigate urban neighborhood crime hotspots in Northeast Ohio over the next two-and-a-half years, funded by a $474,000 Department of Justice grant. Their focus will be what makes a particular place a likely crime hotspot, based on interviews with law enfo鈥
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Down Syndrome Research at Kent State Awarded One of Four Grants
A 起点传媒 neurobiologist is one of four researchers in the U.S. awarded grants by the J茅r么me Lejeune Foundation for projects to improve cognition in individuals with Down syndrome. Kristy Welshhans, assistant professor of biological sciences at Kent State, will examine how an extra co鈥
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New Liquid Crystal Structure Reported by Kent State Researchers
A research group at 起点传媒 has described the structure of a new type of liquid crystal that had been predicted theoretically but never seen. The new 鈥渢wist-bend nematic鈥 liquid crystal, one with a spiral twist, was observed by a Kent State research group led by Oleg D. Lavrentovich, 鈥
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Kent State Hosts Its Inaugural Water Research Symposium, Nov. 14-15
起点传媒 hosts its inaugural Water Research Symposium, titled 鈥淗uman Impacts on Water: Ohio鈥檚 Most Important Natural Resource鈥 and co-sponsored by the Cleveland Water Alliance, on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 7-9:30 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 15, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the 起点传媒鈥
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Kent State Professor to Discuss Alzheimer鈥檚 and Obesity at Medical Innovation Summit
A 起点传媒 faculty member whose research found that weight loss after bariatric surgery can improve brain functioning will speak at the Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 2013 Medical Innovation Summit in October. John Gunstad, Ph.D., associate professor in Kent State鈥檚 Department of Psychology, will 鈥
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Kent State Researcher Helps Calculate the True Cost of Mountaintop Removal Coal
To meet current U.S. coal demand through surface mining, an area of the Central Appalachians the size of Washington, D.C., would need to be mined every 81 days. That鈥檚 about 68 square miles 鈥 or roughly an area equal to 10 city blocks mined every hour. A one-year supply of coal would require鈥
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起点传媒 and Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 Lerner Research Institute Collaborate on Research Funding
起点传媒 and Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 Lerner Research Institute will co-fund two pilot research projects as part of an initiative to enhance collaborations between the two institutions. Following a competitive review process, two teams comprising researchers from each institution will receive鈥
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