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Kent State's "We the People" Exhibition on Display near the Esplanade Arch in May 2019

Acclaimed Photography Exhibition Returns to Kent Campus

Kent State University is pleased and proud to announce the return of “We the People,” a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity.

Tags: Community & Society, Arts & Culture, Global Understanding Research Initiative, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, Refugee Crisis, refugees, College of Arts and Sciences, College of the Arts, College Communication and Information, City of Kent

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A man in a chef's hat shows young children how to make food.

NSF Awards Kent State Researchers $1.3 Million to Nourish Children’s Minds, Fill Their Bellies

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 awarded them a three-year, $1.3 million grant to determine if their recipe works.

Tags: Research & Science, Health, National Science Foundation, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, College of Education, Health and Human Services, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychological Sciences, Science of Learning and Education Center

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Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D. (second from left), works in a microscopy lab with a colleague and Kent State students.

NSF Awards Kent State Researcher Nearly $1 Million for Separate Liquid Crystal Studies

Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., a chemical physicist in Kent State University’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI), just received nearly $1 million between two grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for separate studies with potential applications in biomedical science, commercial electronics and beyond.

Tags: Research & Science, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, National Science Foundation

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Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., talks to the crowd about some of the things he would like to accomplish as director of Kent State’s Advance Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.

New Director Named for Kent State’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., was named the new director of Kent State University’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, effective July 1, having been selected for his research accomplishments, entrepreneurial spirit and passion for social impact.

Tags: University News, Research & Science, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, Success Story

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Kent State University researchers Elda and Torsten Hegmann pose with one of the sensors they created that detects toxic gases. Their project was supported by a grant from the TeCK Fund.

State Approves Round 2 of Kent State-Cleveland State Innovation Partnership

State of Ohio officials have renewed a $600,000 technology commercialization partnership between Kent State University and Cleveland State University.

Tags: Research & Science, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs

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Kent State President Beverly J. Warren acknowledges the new director of the university's Brain Health Research Institute, Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D.

Exciting Future Predicted for Brain Health Research Institute

With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at Kent State University, President Beverly J. Warren introduced Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of the university’s Brain Health Research Institute on Feb. 25.

Tags: University News, Research & Science, brain health, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, College of Arts and Sciences, Research

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Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute.

Kent State Names Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., Inaugural Director of Brain Health Research Institute

Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute.

Tags: University News, Research & Science, brain health, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, College of Arts and Sciences, Success Story

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