Research & Science
Kent State College of Nursing Professor Researches Stress and Obesity in Children
Wang received a $10,000 grant for her project Ya-Fen Wang, Ph.D., RN, MSN, assistant professor in Kent State University鈥檚 College of Nursing, is working on a one-year project to study if children鈥檚 prolonged exposure to stressful situations such as school, family or environment encourages poor eati鈥
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Kent State Geology Professor Named a Public Engagement Fellow of Leshner Leadership Institute at AAAS
Anne Jefferson, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, was one of 15 climate change researchers to be named a 2016-17 Public Engagement Fellow of the Leshner Leadership Institute at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (鈥
College of Arts & Sciences
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Cassandra Storlie Assistant Professor College of Education, Health and Human Services 2013-present Cassandra Storlie is an assistant professor in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences at the College of Education, Health and Human Services. She鈥
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Newly Developed Liquid Crystal Elastomer Material Could Enable Advanced Sensors, Kent State Researchers Say
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), essentially rubbers with liquid crystal properties, can do a number of fascinating things, especially in the fields of optics, photonics, telecommunications and medicine. They can curl up, bend, twist, wrinkle and stretch when exposed to light, heat, gases and other鈥
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Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Danielle Sarver Coombs Associate Professor College of Communication and Information 2007-present Danielle Sarver Coombs is an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the College of Communication and Information. Her research focuse鈥
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Kent State Researchers Receive National Science Foundation Grant to Discover Why Some Messages Go Viral
We have all seen them explode on social media. They are the posts that feature the outlandish, the cute and the funny messages that go viral. But how does one message catch on and others do not? It is a question that Kent State University researchers in the College of A鈥
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Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Brian Peters Assistant Professor College of Architecture and Environmental Design 2013-present Brian Peters is an assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. His research and teaching focuses on digital technologies in architectural鈥
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Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Ye Zhao Associate Professor of Computer Science College of Arts and Sciences 2006-present Ye Zhao is associate professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on physically based simulation and visualization, natural phenomena model鈥
Kent Campus
Kent State鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate 鈥50 Years of Innovation鈥
The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute庐 and the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University hosted a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event kicked off a yearlong celebration that will culminate w鈥
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WKYC TV Gets a Bird鈥檚-Eye View of Drone Technology at Kent State
What started as a hobby a decade ago has turned into a promising future for Kent State University senior Alex Flock. WKYC TV featured Flock for a story on the growing interest in drones and Kent State鈥檚 minor in unmanned aircraft systems. Along with Blake Stringer, Ph.D., assistant professor in Ken鈥
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