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The Sounds of Learning

July 12, 2023

New research methods and topics have emerged as society has taken a greater interest in mental health issues specifically when it comes to cognitive psychology, which includes how we process music or how motivation fosters in the brain.

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GRADUATE STUDENT ADVANCING EQUITY AWARD: EMILY RABINOWITZ

April 26, 2023

Meet Emily Rabinowitz, the Graduate Student Advancing Equity Award recipient. Emily is a Psychological Sciences Ph.D. student majoring in Clinical Psychology.

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Kent State Graduate College Asks ‘Who Runs the World?’

March 24, 2023

Women represent nearly 60% of students in graduate or professional degree programs; however, they are still a minority in certain STEM fields like engineering and computer science. The Graduate College celebrated women’s history month by tackling this tough topic head-on.

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Kent is Perfect for Faculty and Staff Who Want a Small Town with Big Town Amenities 

March 17, 2023

After living in various other locations, Kent State staff and faculty make Kent their home because it's a community with small town charm and a flourishing downtown. 

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Psych! Getting Schooled by the Skoolies

March 9, 2023

The Skoolies, inspired by the bands of the 80s and onward, kicked off their career at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through socially distanced jam sessions, this band of university professors produced their debut album, Darker Rhymes. 

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Caring For Yourself When Caring for a Sick Pet: One Researcher’s Mission

March 3, 2023

Professor of psychological sciences Mary Beth Spitznagel has experienced the burden of caregiving for her beloved dog, Allo, who developed bladder cancer. This influenced her research into how a pet with chronic illness can affect caregivers.

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What Makes Someone 'a Math Person' or Not?

Feb. 19, 2023

Building a "sense of belonging to math" in underrepresented students.

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Research Forum Discusses Injection Training, Math Belonging and Cooking with STEM

Feb. 19, 2023

Forum highlights on-campus research in new ways of teaching in nursing, math and STEM.

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The Quarter-Life Crisis: Kent State Professor Discusses ‘Emerging Adulthood’

Feb. 9, 2023

Kent State University Professor Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., from the Department of Psychological Sciences shares her expertise in a Deseret Magazine article about the quarter-life crisis. She discusses the stage of development called “emerging adulthood.”

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