Research & Science
Researcher Receives Five-Year Grant From the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health
Kent State's Gemma Casadesus Smith is studying why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's.
From Research Lab to Commercial Market: State Awards Grant to Boost Economy
Kent State University is among the institutions and businesses in Ohio to share $10 million in grants from the state’s Third Frontier Commission. Kent State will share $400,000 with Cleveland State University to help commercialize the inventions that they create through research. The grants ar…
Kent State Archaeologist Uses National Science Foundation Grant to Recreate, Test Ancient Weapons
Kent State professor uses a $215,000 National Science Foundation grant to analyze weapons technology dating back 11,000 to 12,000 years.
Kent State Biologist Awarded $1.8 Million to Advance Research of Alzheimer’s in Women
Kent State's Gemma Casadesus Smith is studying why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's.
Kent State Geographers Make Maps to Help Study Youth Violence
Kent State University researchers use geospatial technology to study youth violence in Akron, Ohio.
Kent State Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth
A Kent State professor, his graduate students and researchers from Kyoto University help offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.
Kent State Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth
According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2017.
These numbers are stark and sobering, and worse yet, we still do not know exactly why cancer develops in its victims or how to stop it.
An online publication in Nature Nanotechnology this week by Kent State University researchers and their colleagues at Kyoto University in Japan, however, may offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.
Cancer Survivors and Depression: Kent State Professor Studies Link
A new study by a Kent State researcher finds that depression in some cancer survivors is linked to both care and financial concerns.
Kent State Professor Weighs in on the Rush to Save Government Scientific Data
Kent State Professor Anne Jefferson expresses concern over losing valuable scientific data following proposed budget cuts.
Kent State Students to Collaborate With Kyoto University Researchers
Kent State University students will travel to Japan for collaborative research with the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University, studying evolutionary genetic analysis, Alzheimer’s disease and aggressive behavior.