BHRI and its members in the news

I Promise students visit the Brain Health Research Institute on March 3.

Brains on Their Minds: I Promise Fourth-Grade Students Have Fun Learning Science

March 28, 2025

Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute recently welcomed 70 fourth-grade students from the LeBron James Family Foundation I Promise network in Akron, Ohio, for a day of activities to spark their interest in science and technology.

Neurodiversity Research Initiative is hosting a seminar in autism research.

Kent State Partners With Brazilian University for Autism Research Seminar

Feb. 5, 2025

Kent State University’s Neurodiversity Research Initiative has partnered with the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), for a three-day seminar on autism research.

Nov. 19, 2024

Brain Health Research InstituteBHRI Director Discusses Plans for the Next Five Years at the RED Townhall Kent State University’s Division of Research and Economic Development recently held…

"Neurofest 2024" - a celebration of neuroscience at Kent State and the recipients of Excellence in Neuroscience Research Scholarship awards

May 7, 2024

“Neurofest 2024” took place on April 11 to celebrate current and former neuroscience students and their accomplishments. This event was organized by Dr. Wilson Chung, Director of the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, and was held…

Fourth grade students from the I PROMISE School in Akron, Ohio spend time in the science lab at Kent State's Brain Health Research Institute

Young Brainiacs: I PROMISE Fourth Graders Have Fun Learning Science

Dec. 5, 2023

Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute recently welcomed 94 fourth-grade students from the I PROMISE School in Akron, Ohio, for a day of activities aimed at sparking their interest in science and technology.

I PROMISE School fourth graders from Akron, Ohio will learn about the brain at Kent State University's Brain Health Research Institute

I PROMISE Fourth Graders to Take Over Kent State’s Brain Health Research Institute

Nov. 28, 2023

Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute on Wednesday, Nov. 29, will welcome 94 fourth-grade students from Akron, Ohio’s I PROMISE School for a day of activities aimed at sparking their interest in science and technology.

Mad Skills: Workshop Offers Training on State-of-the-Art Equipment

Nov. 1, 2023

Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute sponsored a Research Skills Workshop, to allow students and faculty to learn how to operate the state-of-the-art technology located in the Integrated Sciences Building.

Leigh Hochberg, M.D., Ph.D., gives the keynote address at the 11th Annual Neuroscience Symposium at Kent State University.

Where Brain and Machine Meet

Oct. 30, 2023

Kent State University's Brain Health Research Institute hosted its 11th Annual Neuroscience Symposium on Oct. 26-27, where speakers and presenters from academia and private industry discussed the field of brain-machine interface.

Dr. Lehman photo for the website article

BHRI Director is named new Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Sept. 29, 2023

Brain Health Research Institute director, Dr. Michael Lehman, has been named the new Editor-in-Chief of the Fundamental and Mechanistic Neuroendocrinology (FMN) strand of the Journal of Neuroendocrinology, the…

Kent State University Assistant Professor Richard Piet, Ph.D., has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to aid in his ongoing neuroendocrinology research.

Research Looks at Link Between Circadian Rhythms and Reproductive Health

May 2, 2023

Kent State University Assistant Professor Richard Piet, Ph.D., has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to aid in his ongoing neuroendocrinology research.