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![Kent State University researchers use indents and boarders on plates to study how optical illusions help people choose smaller portions. Kent State University researchers use indents and boarders on plates to study how optical illusions help people choose smaller portions.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Portion%20Image%202.jpg?VersionId=zaRn5S2kPx9.xrywZ1SgVIq.AJvZDcqg)
Kent State researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight.
Kent State Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity
Kent State researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight.Image
![Kent State Liquid Crystals Professor Robin Selinger examines new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/07.05.17%20Photo%201%20-%20Light-driven%20oscillating%20film.jpg?VersionId=1WcofWE9UmHL7KvwJf2tFNnjeXn1y.bc)
Liquid Crystals Professor Robin Selinger helps develop new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.
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Liquid Crystals Professor Robin Selinger helps develop new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.![](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/huge_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-polymer1.jpg?VersionId=oydNYziG9Q4W61V_laWvClUZCqF.l30Y&h=e6f36a9c&itok=HQYYiOVd)
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![Eindhoven University of Technology researcher Anne Hélène Gélébart shows the walking device. This small device is the world’s first machine to convert light directly into walking, simply using one fixed light source. (Photo credit: Bart van Overbeeke) Eindhoven University of Technology researcher Anne Hélène Gélébart shows the walking device. This small device is the world’s first machine to convert light directly into walking, simply using one fixed light source. (Photo credit: Bart van Overbeeke)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-polymer1.jpg?VersionId=BVv9ZV0_scANeO5c92KDui97s547bpKo)
Professor Robin Selinger of Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute® helps develop new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.
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Professor Robin Selinger of Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute® helps develop new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.Image
![Officers with the Kent State University Police Department stand by the fountain on Risman Plaza near the Kent Student Center. Kent State has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by a national trade association. Officers with the Kent State University Police Department stand by the fountain on Risman Plaza near the Kent Student Center. Kent State has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by a national trade association.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/08.29.17%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20Police%20Department%20officers.jpg?VersionId=VoCpE169SjgqAPlBRKIVTijYxQA4dzVM)
Kent State University has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by the Council for Home Safety and Security, a national trade association. Kent State was named to the council’s 2017 top 100 list of Safest Colleges in America.
Nationwide, Kent State ranks 11th on…
Kent State Ranks 11th Safest Campus in the Country
Kent State University has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by the Council for Home Safety and Security, a national trade association. Kent State was named to the council’s 2017 top 100 list of Safest Colleges in America. Nationwide, Kent State ranks 11th on…Image
![Officers with the Kent State University Police Department stand by the fountain on Risman Plaza near the Kent Student Center. Kent State has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by a national trade association. Officers with the Kent State University Police Department stand by the fountain on Risman Plaza near the Kent Student Center. Kent State has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by a national trade association.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/08.29.17%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20Police%20Department%20officers.jpg?VersionId=VoCpE169SjgqAPlBRKIVTijYxQA4dzVM)
Kent State University has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by the Council for Home Safety and Security, a national trade association. Kent State was named to the council’s 2017 top 100 list of Safest Colleges in America.
Nationwide, Kent State ranks 11th on…
Kent State Ranks 11th Safest Campus in the Country
Kent State University has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by the Council for Home Safety and Security, a national trade association. Kent State was named to the council’s 2017 top 100 list of Safest Colleges in America. Nationwide, Kent State ranks 11th on…Image
![Thousands of Kent State students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at Kent State.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Blastoff2_0%20%281%29.jpg?VersionId=yBwJEEt3vWirMp7fioPras6ODjgKzIZR)
Kent State University students will celebrate the start of a new school year at the university’s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. Blastoff will take place on Sunday, Aug. 27, from 6-9:30 p.m. on the Student Green and Manchester…
Kent State Celebrates Start of New School Year With Annual Blastoff
Kent State University students will celebrate the start of a new school year at the university’s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. Blastoff will take place on Sunday, Aug. 27, from 6-9:30 p.m. on the Student Green and Manchester…Image
![Two students greet each other during the 44th annual New Student Reception and Cookout hosted by the Department of Pan-African Studies held behind Ritchie Hall.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/B0B_6197%20-%20USE%20ON%20HOME%20PAGE_0.jpg?VersionId=uZxqJJWh70E9O8.SMs95EnZKJzqbbG6f)
Welcome Weekend, Kent State University’s four-day new student orientation, will take place from Aug. 24-27. Students can select from approximately 50 different events from Thursday to Sunday. The weekend event helps students transition into the university community and learn…
Welcome Weekend Sets New Students on Path to Success
Welcome Weekend, Kent State University’s four-day new student orientation, will take place from Aug. 24-27. Students can select from approximately 50 different events from Thursday to Sunday. The weekend event helps students transition into the university community and learn…Image
![Kent State students move clothing into Olsen Hall during freshman move-in day.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/B0B_2023--USE%20ON%20HOMEPAGE.jpg?VersionId=.4.Y2OGBNXpkprxIIcNT7sJEkAZvZ4TY)
At the beginning of each school year, Kent State University faculty, staff and students volunteer to help incoming freshmen move into the university’s residence halls. The annual service program, called Movers and Groovers, is coordinated by Kent Interhall Council, the student…
Movers and Groovers Assists New Students Moving Into Residence Halls
At the beginning of each school year, Kent State University faculty, staff and students volunteer to help incoming freshmen move into the university’s residence halls. The annual service program, called Movers and Groovers, is coordinated by Kent Interhall Council, the student…Image
![Kent State University volunteers help move freshman into their new residence halls during the annual service program, called Movers and Groovers.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/MoveIn.jpg?VersionId=Cu.DwyJzRlPapC4lQ7PFQ4Cr0pohLNvI)
At the beginning of each school year, Kent State University faculty, staff and students volunteer to help incoming freshmen move into the university’s residence halls. The annual service program, called Movers and Groovers, is coordinated by Kent Interhall Council, the student…