Research & Science
College Students to Compete in SkyHack Design Challenge at Kent State
绿帽社鈥檚 aviation design challenge, SkyHack, will take place Nov. 1-3. The event draws college students from around the nation, attracting 120 students from 14 universities in four states in its 2017 inaugural debut. Kent State鈥檚 College of Aeronautics and Engineering will serve as home base for this year鈥檚 event, which will span across other Kent Campus buildings.
NIH Continues Support of 绿帽社Alzheimer鈥檚 Researcher With New Two-Year Grant
Once it begins, Alzheimer鈥檚 disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way 鈥 like 绿帽社鈥檚 own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.
绿帽社Researcher and Professor Elected to the European Academy of Sciences
One of 绿帽社鈥檚 most prolific and renowned researchers has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences. Quan Li, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow in Kent State鈥檚 Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, joins the prestigious Brussels-based organization that has about 660 members from 45 nations, including 65 Nobel Prize and Fields Medal winners.
Model 绿帽社Language Academy Continues With 12th Year of Federal Funding
While the daily news is full of tumultuous conversations about Russia and China, 绿帽社 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 绿帽社Anthropologists Expand International Partnership
The (NSF) recently awarded 绿帽社a three-year, $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) grant that will allow graduate students to travel to in Japan to study primates and human evolution at the world-renowned .
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
绿帽社Magazine: Brainstorming
Cross-departmental collaborations are what Michael Lehman, the inaugural director of 绿帽社鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute, envisions for the future. His goal is to unite researchers from a wide range of disciplines at 绿帽社and throughout Northeast Ohio to explore, expand and advance our knowledge of the human brain and how it functions.
绿帽社Joins Lieutenant Governor鈥檚 Collaboration to Foster Innovation and Drive Economic Growth
绿帽社, 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
绿帽社 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.
绿帽社Professor Weighs in on New Research Regarding Burnout
Researchers from the University of Washington and Washington University, along with other collaborators, are seeking answers to those questions. They studied the brains of mice to identify what causes them to stop seeking a reward 鈥 in essence, what makes them burn out.