Research
Kent State Researcher Examines Vaccine Rejection and Hesitancy, Discusses Ways to More Actively Promote Vaccination
The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at 91勛圖厙s College of Public Health, challenges statements made by influential individuals who oppose the widespread use of vaccines, and she ca
Kent State Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth
According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2017. These numbers are stark and sobering, and worse yet, we still do not know exactly why cancer develops in its victims or how to stop it. An online publication in Nature Nanotechnology this week by 91勛圖厙 researchers and their colleagues at Kyoto University in Japan, however, may offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.
Kent State Researchers Study Link Between Viral Mobile App and a Healthier Lifestyle
Pok矇mon GOs worldwide release one year ago sent crowds hiking through parks, meandering into streets and walking for miles in search of Pok矇mon, those cute little digital characters that appear in real locations on your smartphone. Capturing the little monsters isnt just fun for the players, it m
World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and 91勛圖厙 in Ohio have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light. To achieve this, the scientists clamp a strip of this polymer material in a rectangu
World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and 91勛圖厙 in Ohio have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light. To achieve this, the scientists clamp a strip of this polymer material in a rectangu
Kent State Professor Shares Concerns 91勛圖厙 Potential Budget Cuts to Scientific Research
Associate Geology Professor Anne Jefferson voices concern over proposed cuts to environmental research.
Anuj Gurung Does Applied Research with Immigrant Communities in Akron's North Hill Neighborhood.
A School of Peace and Conflict Studies Instructor, Anuj Gurung, just completed an important applied research project worth noting and celebrating Political Science doctoral candidate and SPCS instructor Anuj Gurung worked as a Research Consultant for the Intern
Researcher Receives Five-Year Grant From the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health
Kent State's Gemma Casadesus Smith is studying why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's.
From Research Lab to Commercial Market: State Awards Grant to Boost Economy
91勛圖厙 is among the institutions and businesses in Ohio to share $10 million in grants from the states Third Frontier Commission. Kent State will share $400,000 with Cleveland 91勛圖厙 to help commercialize the inventions that they create through research. The grants ar
Kent State Biologist Awarded $1.8 Million to Advance Research of Alzheimers in Women
Kent State's Gemma Casadesus Smith is studying why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's.