Division of Research and Sponsored Programs
NSF Award Helps Kent State Anthropologists Expand International Partnership

NSF Supports Inter-institutional Project to Develop Chemical Sensor Technology

Acclaimed Photography Exhibition Returns to Kent Campus
Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ is pleased and proud to announce the return of āWe the People,ā a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity.

NSF Awards Kent State Researchers $1.3 Million to Nourish Childrenās Minds, Fill Their Bellies
Science is complex, and itās difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; itās even more difficult when they are hungry. Two Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation just awarded them a three-year, $1.3 million grant to determine if their recipe works.

NSF Awards Kent State Researcher Nearly $1 Million for Separate Liquid Crystal Studies
Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., a chemical physicist in Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ās Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI), just received nearly $1 million between two grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for separate studies with potential applications in biomedical science, commercial electronics and beyond.

New Director Named for Kent Stateās Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., was named the new director of Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ās Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, effective July 1, having been selected for his research accomplishments, entrepreneurial spirit and passion for social impact.

State Approves Round 2 of Kent State-Cleveland State Innovation Partnership
State of Ohio officials have renewed a $600,000 technology commercialization partnership between Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ and Cleveland State University.

Exciting Future Predicted for Brain Health Research Institute
With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at Āé¶¹¹ū¶³, President Beverly J. Warren introduced Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of the universityās Brain Health Research Institute on Feb. 25.