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Scholar Navigates Complex Systems to Help Address and Improve Public Health Concerns
Scholar of the Month Brian Castellani Professor of Sociology Ā鶹¹ū¶³ at Ashtabula 2002-present The Kent Campus is big, but still not big enough to fit all the great scholars who are part of the Ā鶹¹ū¶³ family. So much of Kent Stateās great research is happening ā¦
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Geographer Examines Ties Between Violence and Landscapes
Scholar of the Month James Tyner Professor College of Arts and Sciences 1997-present Selecting a single renowned scholar from Ā鶹¹ū¶³ās largest college is not an easy undertaking, but the work of Geography Professor James Tyner, Ph.D., over the past year made the decision a littā¦
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Scholar Studies Liquid Crystals
Scholar of the Month Michael Fisch Assistant Professor College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology 1999-present With faculty like Michael Fisch, Ph.D., on hand, it is no wonder that Ā鶹¹ū¶³ identified materials science as an area of research focus. Nor is it haā¦
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Kent State Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinsonās Patients
Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinsonās disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a Ā鶹¹ū¶³ professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purposeā¦
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park Partners With Ā鶹¹ū¶³ and Cleveland Metroparks to Launch Science Learning App
Educators, scientists and technologists from Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ā鶹¹ū¶³ and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. The app, called ParkApps, features a number of different resources aimed at educatiā¦
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Magnetic Field Affects Liquid Crystals in Unexpected Ways
A group of researchers in Ā鶹¹ū¶³'s College of Arts and Sciences have published a breakthrough article on new properties of liquid crystals in the May 27 issue of Physical Review Letters. The article, which describes some recent surprising results involving nematic liquid crystalsā¦
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The Glove That Gives Sign Language a Spoken Voice
At first glance, it looks like an ordinary black glove with a white palm. But if you take a closer look, you will see it is equipped with sensors and a speaker. The glove is in the early stages of helping those who use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate with those who do not. In his seniā¦
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Kent State Biology Professor Looks to Stop Alzheimerās Before It Starts
For decades, biologists researching a cure for Alzheimerās disease have remained in the dark almost as much as the ailmentās victims. A Ā鶹¹ū¶³ professor, however, is looking to stop the disease before it starts. Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., an associate biology professor in theā¦
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The Future of Fuel Cells
The basic concept of a fuel cell is simple ā it converts chemical energy into electricity. To hear Ā鶹¹ū¶³ Assistant Professor Yanhai Du, Ph.D., in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology tell it, however, the impact of modern and emerging fuel cell technolā¦
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ParkApps: Using Technology to Learn Ā鶹¹ū¶³ a National Park
Educators, scientists, and technologists from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ā鶹¹ū¶³ and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes.
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