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College of Sciences and Humanities

绿帽社 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.

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), 绿帽社 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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绿帽社student team selected for competition.

绿帽社student team selected for competition.   Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) invited applicants for a "Protein Production Line Challenge鈥 competition. Several groups around the world sent proposals for this competition and hoped to be part of the 12 candidates called for the challe鈥

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Biological Sciences

BSCI faculty member shares insights into road salt contamination of freshwater

Dr. Lauren Kinsman-Costello recently shared her expertise on water quality and the impacts of road salt with local media. Check out her interview with WKYC in Cleveland. https://youtu.be/BbsIp87ceM4?fbclid=IwAR2SvERmfoviXydVxQfamE3TGD5AbhuD0JDS88nLXWGBHDJ7Fx-V1ok21qY If you want to learn 鈥

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Biological Sciences

Dave Costello, Ph.D., (left), assistant professor in 绿帽社鈥檚 Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Devan Mathie (right), an undergraduate honors student, stand in Wahoo Ditch in Ravenna, Ohio.

绿帽社Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions About Global Change

The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including 绿帽社 Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on river-based ecosystems. T鈥

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Sciences and Humanities , Global Reach

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Dave Costello, Ph.D., (left), assistant professor in 绿帽社鈥檚 Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Devan Mathie (right), an undergraduate honors student, stand in Wahoo Ditch in Ravenna, Ohio.

绿帽社Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions About Global Change

The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including 绿帽社 Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on river-based ecosystems.

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Sciences and Humanities , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Global Reach

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绿帽社team wins Mission:Life international competition

Students Use Real-Life Immigrant Experiences to Win International Competition

A team of 绿帽社students took first place in the seventh annual Mission: Life international competition on November 12, which took place at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.

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Grassland with Shrubs in Magersfontein (near Kimberley, South Africa), 2010

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 绿帽社's Depart鈥

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Grassland with Shrubs in Magersfontein (near Kimberley, South Africa), 2010

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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Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

John D. Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences at 绿帽社, received a three-year, $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health.

绿帽社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 绿帽社 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

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Sciences and Humanities , National Institutes of Health , Brain Health Research Institute

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Workers install a green roof onto the lower roof of Taylor Hall at 绿帽社. The plants will help insulate the building, control water runoff and provide less glare.

绿帽社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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