Some researchers almost make the funding process look easy, and one of Kent State University’s most prolific and consistently funded scientists is at it again.   Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., a chemical physicist in Kent State’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. “While it is uncommon to see researchers receive such sizable grants in su...

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.   Bradley Morris, Ph.D., associate professor of educational psychology in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, and John Dunlosky, Ph.D., professor of psychological sciences in the College of Arts and S...

When residents of the Chandler's Lane Condominium complex in Olmstead Falls, Ohio, lost their homes to a fire in September 2018, many were faced with the startling realization that their insurance was not enough to cover their losses. Properly insuring a condominium can be tricky and depends on the terms set out by the condo developer, explains Charla Martin-Bloodsaw, director of Kent State University's Insurance Studies program at the Salem Campus.  Martin-Bloodsaw was featured on a recent report aired on WEWS Channel 5 in Cleveland, which examined the issue of the Chandler's Lane ...

The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $914,000 grant to Kent State University to lead a collaborative research project to study how and at what rate the geographically most widespread native conifer in the eastern United States, the Eastern Red Cedar tree species (Juniperus virginiana), spreads across the landscape. Originating in the Eastern U.S., the species has dispersed as far as the 100th meridian and into the Great Plains states, including Nebraska and South Dakota. “The Eastern Red Cedar has negative impacts on species diversity of co-occurring native plants and so...

Kent, Ohio – The Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University is pleased to announce alumna Dr. Kate Ferguson as the Interim Director of Athletic Bands and Associate Director of Bands effective this month. A native of Ohio, Dr. Ferguson most recently served as the Director of Bands at the Akron School for the Arts, housed at Firestone High School. At Kent State, she will provide musical and administrative leadership for the Marching Golden Flashes and Flasher Brass.  “Dr. Ferguson brings with her 22 years of experience in music education,” said Dr. Kent McWilliams, Director...

Studies suggest that the most effective way to demonstrate the value of science is putting it to work in local communities in a way that has an immediate and obvious impact. Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a ...