Research & Science

Eric Jefferis, an associate professor of social and behavioral sciences in the College of Public Health, teaches a Ph.D.-level class in Lowry Hall. Jefferis has been selected as Kent State’s Scholar of the Month.

Scholar Helps Fight Crime With Violence Prevention Research

Scholar of the Month Eric Jefferis Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences College of Public Health 2004-present Eric Jefferis is an associate professor of social and behavioral sciences in the College of Public Health. His research focuses on intentional injury, violence preven…

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Scholar Supplies Global Technology Knowledge to Students

Scholar of the Month Pratim Datta Associate Professor of Management and Information Systems and Director of the Ph.D. Program College of Business Administration 2007-present Pratim Datta is an associate professor in the Department of Management and Information Systems and director of the Ph.D…

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Anthropology Master's student seeks innovative research funding

Learn  more about Morgan's project on white-faced capuchins and crowd-sourced funding!

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College of Arts & Sciences

Scholar Scores All-Star Status for Her Sports Research

Scholar of the Month Kimberly S. Schimmel Associate Professor of the Sociology of Sport College of Education, Health and Human Services 1995-present Kim Schimmel is an associate professor in the School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration of the College of Education, Health and Human…

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Kent State Holds Symposium on “The Neuroscience of Obesity”

Researchers will present findings on the prevention and treatment of obesity and the brain’s role in food intake and physical activity Kent State University’s second annual neuroscience symposium will cover the latest research findings on “The Neuroscience of Obesity” on April 3-4 at the Kent State…

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College of Arts & Sciences

Kent State Researchers Map How Place and Space Shape Urban Crime

Researchers at Kent State University will investigate urban neighborhood crime hotspots in Northeast Ohio over the next two-and-a-half years, funded by a $474,000 Department of Justice grant. Their focus will be what makes a particular place a likely crime hotspot, based on interviews with law enfo…

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College of Arts & Sciences

Kent State Blackstone LaunchPad Explores Wearable Technology Industry With First Ever Collegiate Fashion/Tech Hackathon

24-hour event open to all college students attending a U.S. university Product innovation around the growing wearable technology industry will be the focus of the Kent State University Blackstone LaunchPad’s second annual “Innov8athon” event running Jan. 31 through Feb. 1 at Kent State’s Rockwell H…

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Kent State University at Ashtabula Students Earn Top Honors at Information Technology Conference

Kent State University at Ashtabula students who are members of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) won honors and awards at the association’s National Collegiate Conference that took place recently in St. Louis, Mo. Special awards also went to two Kent State faculty member…

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Kent State Tuscarawas Marks Tolloty Technology Incubator Groundbreaking

Kent State University at Tuscarawas and the Tuscarawas County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) celebrated a milestone on June 4 with the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tolloty Technology Incubator, the gateway facility to the Tuscarawas Regional Technology Park on Tech Park Drive in New Phil…

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Kent State University at Trumbull Offers Veterinary Technology Courses

Veterinary technology students may soon be practicing their craft on real “patients” as Kent State University at Trumbull began offering classes in the field this fall . When fall classes began in August, Kent State Trumbull not only welcomed a bevy of new and returning students, but new course wor…

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