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Kent State Research Finds Meditation Effective in Reducing Blood Pressure
Oct. 28, 2013
Two researchers at Kent State Universities have found that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) can reduce high blood pressure, which affects nearly 60 million adults in the United States. MBSR, which involves the practice of meditation, body awareness and some gentle yoga…
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Kent State Professor to Discuss Alzheimer’s and Obesity at Medical Innovation Summit
Oct. 10, 2013
A Kent State University faculty member whose research found that weight loss after bariatric surgery can improve brain functioning will speak at the Cleveland Clinic’s 2013 Medical Innovation Summit in October.
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Kent State doctoral student, Ryan Marek, interviewed
Sept. 28, 2013
Dr. Denise D. Ben-Porath, an Associate Professor of Psychology at John Carroll University, and Ryan Marek, a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology with a minor in Quantitative Methodology at Kent State University, were recently interviewed by Dug Dug.
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Kent State Research Shows Surprising Shifts in U.S. Knowledge
Sept. 9, 2013
The average college student heading to classes this fall probably can’t tell you much about the game of backgammon or name the comic character who gets energy from spinach. While that might not be too surprising, many of the changes in U.S. knowledge over the last three decades…
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Kent State Professor to Receive American Psychological Association Award
July 30, 2013
Kent State University Professor of Psychology Mary Ann Parris Stephens, Ph.D., has been selected to receive the 2013 Developmental Health Award by the Aging and Health Committee of the American Psychological Association. Stephens will receive the award and give an invited…
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Kent State Psychology Professor Wins Outstanding Research and Scholar Award
July 8, 2013
Unlike students who try to master copious material the night before an exam — only to forget about half of it the next semester, Katherine Rawson, Ph.D., associate professor in Kent State University’s Department of Psychology, will not soon fo
Read More »Kent State Hosts Global Adolescence Research Summer School
June 10, 2013
Kent State University will host the annual 2013 European Society for Research on Adolescence (EARA)/Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Summer School from June 16-22. The summer school brings together established researchers, who are recognized for their expertise and…
Read More »Spring 2013 Research Incentive Awards
April 25, 2013
The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce Research Incentive awards for Academic Year 2013-2014. Humanities Collaborative Research Incentive Awards:
Read More »Kent State Recognizes Outstanding Research and Scholar Award Recipients on March 19
March 14, 2013
Three Kent State University faculty members will be recognized during a ceremony on March 19 as the university honors its Outstanding Research and Scholar Award recipients. The recipients of the 2013 award are Michael Loderstedt, School of Art; Katherine Rawson, Department of…
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