Research & Science
绿帽社Education Researchers Receive Million-Dollar Grant for Cross-disciplinary Training in Early Childhood Professions
Ohio, like many states, suffers from a teacher shortage, especially in early childhood education and special education. The Buckeye State also is in need of more school psychologists, analysts say. It鈥檚 fortunate, then, that the United States Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs just awarded a million-dollar grant to two 绿帽社 researchers to train teachers and school psychologists in those fields.
绿帽社Biologist Lands NIH Grant to Research Cannabinoids鈥 Effect on Sleep Cycles
There are two cycles most people can鈥檛 avoid 鈥 sleep and the news. And If you鈥檙e awake, you can鈥檛 help hearing the news reporting about cannabinoids. A 绿帽社researcher may soon have news about how these substances affect our body鈥檚 natural clock. Eric Mintz studies the human body鈥檚 circadian rhythms, which affect the sleeping-waking cycle.
The Brain Health Research Institute Is Helping Transform the Culture of Kent State
The Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) may be a recent development at Kent State, but with fresh leadership, emerging partnerships and a refined vision, it鈥檚 well on its way to gaining national renown. The Brain Health Research Institute is helping transform the culture of Kent State.
Renowned Marine Scientist Michael Beck to Discuss Coastal Conservation on March 4
Renowned marine scientist Michael W. Beck, Ph.D., will discuss the importance of coastal conservation at a free lecture on March 4. Beck, a research professor in the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, focuses on conserving our coastlines in an effort to reduce the risks of storm surges and flooding to property, people and our planet and will speak at 7 p.m. March 4 in Auditorium 101 in the Science & Nursing Building at 绿帽社 at Stark.
Internationally Renowned Biodesign Scholar to Headline 绿帽社Symposium
Just like the research that goes into understanding and applying a complicated concept like biodesign, holding an entire symposium devoted to it is no small undertaking. So, when a world-renowned scholar on the subject agreed to come do some of the heavy lifting, 绿帽社 was elat鈥
绿帽社Biologist Joins Tennessee, Toledo Colleagues to Study Arctic Climate Change Effects
In early February, scientists reported the hottest temperature on record in Antarctica: 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Studies show climate change is disproportionately affecting the poles, warming them faster than anywhere else on Earth, and raising questions about what kinds of changes we can expect in arctic ecosystems as temperatures rise. 鈥ˋ 绿帽社 biologist has teamed up with some colleagues in an inter-institutional effort to answer some of those questions.鈥
绿帽社Research Review: Researchers End Ongoing Beluga Whale Debate
A new collaborative study between researchers at 绿帽社 and Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) has confirmed a way to determine the age of beluga whales - a topic that has been the center of much debate.
NSF Grant Supports 绿帽社Researchers' Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits
The 鈥淐鈥 in 鈥渃ollege鈥 might as well stand for 鈥渃ramming.鈥濃嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧 鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧 Studies show students are notoriously bad at adopting and adhering consistently to high-impact study habits that help them retain knowledge long-term. Researchers and faculty at 绿帽社Un鈥
绿帽社artist, biologist unite to design print for national project
Andrea Case sits at a table in Kent State鈥檚 Center for the Visual Arts, carefully contemplating the silhouettes of leaves printed in bold contrasting colors on the paper in front of her. 鈥淎s a non-artist, I still feel comfortable having an opinion about this art, and trying to figure out what it me鈥
Athlete Infection Control Program Piloted at 绿帽社
A recent study about a new infection control program was recently piloted that strategically placed hand sanitizers and a surface disinfectant spray throughout athletic training rooms in two high schools and two colleges in Northeast Ohio, including Kent State.