Research & Science
Kent State Announces Winners of the New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award
Kent State has announced the winners of the 2021 New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards (ORSAs). The ORSAs recognize the hard work of junior faculty members who have been with Kent State for less than 10 years. The 2021 winners are Shana Klein, Ph.D., in the School of Art and Metin Eren, Ph.D., in the Department of Anthropology.
iSchool and College of Nursing Secure $100,000 Grant Researching Libraries and Childhood Development
A research team from Kent State University's School of Information working in partnership with Kent State’s College of Nursing received a National Leadership Planning Grant for Libraries from the Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS) for $99,982. The funds will support the first stages of what investigators have named Project SHIELD (Supporting Healthy Infant Early Learning and Development).
Researchers Take a Closer Look at Nitrogen in the Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico
Researchers from Kent State University and the University of New Mexico determined how nitrogen-fixing plants and soil microbes contribute to the overall nitrogen availability in the Chihuahuan desert in New Mexico.
Professor Receives NASA New Investigator Award
He Yin, Ph.D., assistant professor in Kent State University’s Department of Geography, recently received NASA’s New (Early Career) Investigator Award in Earth Science. Yin will lead evaluation and research of the devastating effects that the Syrian civil war has had on croplands throughout the eastern Mediterranean region.
Kent State Alumna and Army Neuroscientist Hopes to Become Astronaut
Kent State Alumna, Allison Brager, Ph.D., is pursuing her lifelong dream to become an astronaut. Brager, who is a major in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, has been in the application process for two years in hopes of becoming an astronaut candidate. A Northeast Ohio native, Br…
Aeronautics Professor Shares Ideas on Airport Ground Transportation
Whether hailing a taxi or using an app to call an Uber or Lyft, travelers are best served when airports collaborate with a variety of transportation network companies. Ideas on how airports can create the best ground transportation networks for their customers were shared by I. Richmond Nette…
From Kent to Cleveland: The Importance Of DE&I
The words “diversity,” “equity” and “inclusion” are all terms that are oftentimes used interchangeably when referring to social justice within the workplace; however, each serves an essential role in the development of a truly equal and prosperous society. Albert Green, Ph.D., d…