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Kent State Biologist Awarded $1.8 Million to Advance Research of Alzheimer’s in Women

Kent State's Gemma Casadesus Smith is studying why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's. 

Kent State Student Proves Height and Weight Do Not Determine Strength

Weighing in at barely 100 pounds, Brooke Mullins summoned every ounce of strength she had, and even

Get On the Move – Last Chance to Register and Win a Lunch, Too!

With more than 800 Â鶹¹û¶³ faculty and staff already part of the On The Move Challenge, we have room for more and

Kent State Set to Launch Smoke-free, Tobacco-free Campus Initiative in July

Beginning July 1, Â鶹¹û¶³ will become a smoke-free, tobacco-free campus.

Kent State's Office of Sexual and Relationship Violence and Support Services Receives Grants to Launch Several Initiatives

The Office of Sexual and Relationship Violence and Support Services is the recipient of three grants to launch campuswide awareness and p

Fashion/Tech Hackathon Teams Dominate LaunchNET’s Idea Olympics 2017

On March 9, two teams that formed during the Fashion/Tech Hackathon in January took top spots at the annual LaunchNET Kent State Idea Olympics competition.

Kent Creativity Festival Seeks Ohio Artists, Writers, Performers and Makers

The Kent Creativity Festival planning committee is seeking applications from those interested in participating in the second annual Kent

Twelve-year-old Enjoys the Challenge of Coursework at Kent State's Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg

In Ohio, most seventh graders are learning earth and space science, physical science and life science in a middle school classroom. But Jameson Payne is not like most kids his age. 

Kent State Student Receives American Red Cross Acts of Courage Award

Joshua Looser, a junior entrepreneurship major, received the Red Cross Acts of Courage Award after successfully performing the Heimlich maneuver on a woman who was choking last year.

Alumni Association Hosts Ninth Annual Alumni Day of Service

What better way can Â鶹¹û¶³ alumni make a difference in their community than by volunteering with fellow Golden Flashes?

Kent State Biologist Awarded $1.8 Million to Advance Alzheimer’s Research

Research shows that women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than men by a 3 to 2 margin. Some scientists believe this is because when women reach menopause, their bodies cease to produce estrogen, and the pituitary gland begins over-producing another hormone, luteinizing hormone (LH), to try to jump-start the ovaries.

Gemma Casadesus Smith, an associate professor of Biological Sciences in Â鶹¹û¶³â€™s College of Arts and Sciences, plans to test those beliefs in mice using a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.

Kent State SLIS Ranked Nationally Among Top 20

New rankings released by U.S. News & World Report (March 14) place Â鶹¹û¶³â€™s School of Library and Information Science (iSchool) among the nation’s top 20 graduate programs in library and information science – again.