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A Cleveland-area researcher is calling for a rehabilitative approach, rather than a traditional medical approach, for the treatment of those with dementia. Cameron J. Camp, Ph.D., director of Research & Development at the Center for Applied Research in Dementia in Solon, Ohio, spoke Tuesday as part of the Kent State University...
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Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute recently helped sponsor and participated in the 4th World Conference on Kisspeptin, “Kisspeptin 2022”, which was held on August 5–6, 2022, in Glasgow, Scotland. Kisspeptin 2022 featured presentations of cutting-edge research from leading scientists in the field of neurosc...
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Thirteen Kent State Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) Undergraduate Fellows from seven different majors recently completed summer neuroscience research experiences with capstone presentations. Based on their outstanding scholarship and interest in working with BHRI faculty mentors, these students were selected at the beginni...
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The Brain Health Research Institute at Kent State is very pleased to announce two new additions to its leadership: Dr. Angela Ridgel has agreed to serve as BHRI Associate Director for a three-year term starting August 1, 2021, and Dr. Julia Jones Huyck will serve as Assistant Director for the new BHRI Neurocognitive Collaboratory for a two...
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The Kent State University Biology Graduate Student Council (BGSC), in collaboration with the Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI), celebrated World Brain Day 2021 by hosting the First Annual Kent Brain Day 5K. Over 40 runners/walkers across the United States participated in the asynchronous 5K which occurred during the week of ...
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The Brain Health Research Institute at Kent State University recently hosted the BHRI Neurodiversity Forum. During a panel discussion Zach Strickler, Neurodiversity Coordinator at Kent State Student Accessibility Services, Jessy Rice, undergraduate student in photography and studio art at Kent State, and Dani Jones, Ph.D. candidate in...
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Five Kent State University Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) faculty were recently featured on National Public Radio’s The Academic Minute radio program. The Academic Minute is a two-and-a-half-minute daily module which features researchers from colleges and universities around the world, keeping listeners abreast of w...
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Dr. Heather Caldwell and Dr. Jennifer McDonough each recently received the Excellence in Graduate Research Award at Kent State. Both are members of the Brain Health Research Institute at Kent State University. Dr. Heather K. Caldwell is a professor in the Biological Sciences Department. In the past, Caldwell has assisted students in gai...
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Dr. Mike Lehman, Director of the Brain Health Research Institute at Kent State, was recently elected to a four-year term as President of the Pan American Neuroendocrine Society (PANS). PANS was established in 2016 to bring together basic and clinician scientists interested in hormones and the brain. PANS’ mission is to advance excell...
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Dr. Lique Coolen, Brain Health Research Institute Executive Committee member, recently collaborated with Dr. Oswald Steward (University of California Irvine and Incoming President-Elect of the Society for Neuroscience) to create a new podcast, Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations, recently released by the Society for Ne...