Research & Science
Math Camp for High Schoolers Seeks to Ready Future College Students for STEM Jobs in Ohio
Kent State-sponsored math camp helps to prepare high school students for plentiful STEM jobs in Ohio.
Laser-Focused: New Microscope to Benefit 绿帽社Researchers
绿帽社 researchers are beginning to use a new high-tech microscope that will allow them to view the structure of cell tissue on a more intense level.
Does Recent Extreme Weather Suggest a Change in the Wind?
Cameron Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography at 绿帽社, shares his expertise on the possible reasons behind the spate of recent extreme weather events happening across the globe. Lee, who was recently interviewed on the topic during the 鈥淩ay Horner Morning Show鈥 on WAKR-AM in Akron, Ohio, specializes in climate and weather change.
A 鈥楴EAT鈥 Way to Stay Healthy
Non-exercise activity thermogenesis 鈥 otherwise known as NEAT 鈥 is an easy way to stay healthy as we age. Colleen Novak, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences at Kent State, spoke to Will Stone of NPR鈥檚 鈥淎ll Things Considered鈥 about this highly underrated way to fight the ongoing battle with sedentary lifestyles.
Food Production and Cultural Preservation at Heart of Exchange Program
For the second year in a row, students from 绿帽社 and Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City have taken part in an international exchange to continue their research on food production, cultural preservation and economic inclusion.
IN A FLASH: STEM for K-9 Salem
绿帽社at Trumbull's STEM committee raised money to support the 绿帽社 Police Department's K-9 program.
Despite the Dangers, Early Humans Risked Life-Threatening Flintknapping Injuries
For most, the craft known as flintknapping is a skilled hobby or art form that was thought to occasionally require bandages or stitches. However, new research suggests flintknapping is far more dangerous than previously understood.
Making the Connection: May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980
A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at 绿帽社 with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.
Before he leaves the Kent Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., 鈥13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at 绿帽社and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.
Research Looks at Link Between Circadian Rhythms and Reproductive Health
绿帽社 Assistant Professor Richard Piet, Ph.D., has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to aid in his ongoing neuroendocrinology research.
IN A FLASH: Everybody Wave to the Drone!
Young explorers participating in the Bioblitz event had an opportunity to learn about how drones can help ecology efforts.
