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Friday, February 14, 2020 - 9:38am
Kent State researchers are conducting a study to measure children’s relationships with their pet dogs and determine how these relationships are related to children’s social and emotional adjustment.
Monday, February 3, 2020 - 4:04pm
The “C” in “college” might as well stand for “cramming.”
Studies show students are notoriously bad at adopting and adhering consistently to high-impact study habits that help them retain knowledge long-term.
Researchers and faculty at Kent State University, however, are collabora...
Friday, January 24, 2020 - 3:39pm
Weight management can be challenging for all adolescents, but those from low-income families face added stressors that can make weight loss even more difficult.
Those are the findings of Amy Sato, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, who has...
Friday, January 24, 2020 - 10:20am
Kent State University's Department of Psychological Sciences is pleased to announce that Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett has been selected for the 2020 Jerilyn Ross Clinician Advocate Award by the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (A...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 11:51am
The Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, in partnership with the national public radio affiliate WKSU 89.7 FM and the KSU Brain Health Research Institute, will host the first of a two-part distinguished speaker series...
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 - 3:32pm
Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, says there is a stressful expectation for black women in corporate America to financially provide for their family.
Thursday, August 8, 2019 - 11:02am
A Kent State University researcher with a background in safety training models — and a very personal motivation — has devised a method to help some children with food allergies stay safe, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) just granted him the funding to test it.
Thursday, August 1, 2019 - 8:49am
Science is complex, and it’s difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it’s even more difficult when they are hungry. Two Kent State University researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation just...
Thursday, May 23, 2019 - 10:34am
Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both Kent State University students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, considered the nation’s premier undergraduate award in the natural sciences, math and engineering. They were recognize...
Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 3:34pm
After his 53 years as a faculty member at Kent State University, Professor David Riccio will retire in June 2019.
Over the course of his career, Professor Riccio has taught thousands of students in the classroom, and mentored countless others in research, empowering and encouragi...