Research & Science
‘Reverse Career Fair’ Turns the Tables in Connecting Area Employers to Student Researchers
A "Reverse Career Fair" at the Undergraduate Research Symposium connected research students with potential employers.
IN A FLASH: It's Undergraduate Research Week
April 17-21 is National Undergraduate Research Week
What Determines Your Social Behavior as You Develop Into an Adult?
For two decades, Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kent State University, has been studying what happens within the brain that potentially modulates social behavior such as aggression, social memory and maternal care.
“This is, by far, my favorite event of anything we do here.”
Kent State's annual Undergraduate Research Symposium is one of the university's biggest research events of the year.
New Research Funding Plan ‘Changes the Game’
Following Kent State’s designation as an R1 research institution, the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs set its sights on investments to maintain this designation, including increasing the amount of grant dollars spent over the next three years.
Environmental Justice, Ecology and Race
Issues concerning environmentalism and race will be explored at the 2023 ESDRI Symposium, April 13-14, at Kent State University
The Virtual Future Of Educating Teachers
Most teacher training programs today utilize classroom videos to train future teachers. Many of these videos are recorded from a single focus set at the back of a classroom. This form of video often makes it hard for viewers to interpret students' reactions or understanding of a subject matter. Three professors are developing a solution to this issue through the use of extended reality (XR) technology and 360 video.
Breaking Barriers for Parenting Students Is Goal of Professor’s Research
Being a college student is tough enough for most, but for those who are also parenting young children or caring for loved ones – in addition to other responsibilities like work, managing a household, and appointments – going to class and succeeding can seem like a daunting task.
What's the Big Idea: Citizen Science with Dr. Lydia Rose
In the latest edition of "What's the Big Idea?" Kent State President Todd Diacon visits the East Liverpool Campus to meet with Associate Professor of Sociology Lydia Rose, whose research focuses on improving community health and well-being through citizen science.
IN A FLASH: A National Call For Unity And Action
Five days after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, an important message was sent to the nation's Urban Leagues.