Beyond the Brain
ESDRI Seed Grants
The Environmental Science and Design Research Initiative (ESDRI) was excited to offer competitively awarded seed grant funding to research teams in spring semester 2018. ESDRI was established in 2017 to support faculty efforts to achieve continued scholarly success in areas of research concerning bo…
Kent State Research Review 2019
ESDRI Seed Grants
The Environmental Science and Design Research Initiative (ESDRI) was excited to offer competitively awarded seed grant funding to research teams in spring semester 2018. ESDRI was established in 2017 to support faculty efforts to achieve continued scholarly success in areas of research concerning bo…
Kent State Research Review 2019
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
A Kent State gerontologist has developed a social intelligence training intervention to improve the well-being of custodial grandfamilies. By Dan Pompili Custodial grandparents and their grandchildren are a unique and little-understood population, as are the physical and social health challeng…
Kent State Research Review 2019
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
A Kent State gerontologist has developed a social intelligence training intervention to improve the well-being of custodial grandfamilies. Custodial grandparents and their grandchildren are a unique and little-understood population, as are the physical and social health challenges they face. A…
Kent State Research Review 2019
A Step in the Right Direction
Foot ulcers are one of the most prevalent problems facing diabetic patients, but new technology developed at Kent State may soon help doctors better understand and treat them. The device, called a “Shear Force Mat,” represents a breakthrough for physicians seeking to understand how plantar ulce…
Kent State Research Review 2019
Bringing Innovation to the Market
State of Ohio officials renew a technology commercialization partnership between Kent State and Cleveland State. By Dan Pompili In May, the Ohio Third Frontier Commission approved Round 2 of the TeCK Fund, a $600,000 hybrid technology commercialization accelerator program that assists univer…
Kent State Research Review 2019
Fertile Ground
One of Kent State’s newest researchers has received funding to advance her study of a leading cause of infertility in women. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects 1 in 10 women, roughly five million nationwide, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition to i…
Kent State Research Review 2019
Dynamic Duo
This husband and wife neuroscience team is helping launch a new collaborative at Kent State that aims to make Northeast Ohio a national center for brain health research. By Dan Pompili Even with all the advances of modern science, the brain still holds a myriad of mysteries. Two nationally known n…
Kent State Research Review 2019
Beyond the Brain
How the Brain Health Research Institute is helping transform the culture of Kent State. By Dan Pompili The Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) may be a recent development at Kent State, but with fresh leadership, emerging partnerships and a refined vision, it’s well on its way to gaining natio…
Kent State Research Review 2019