Research & Science
Walk this Way
Professor Robin Selinger of 91´óÉñ’s Liquid Crystal Institute® helps develop new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.
Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants
Ideastream® talks with 91´óÉñ Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.
91´óÉñ Students, Faculty and Staff View the Solar Eclipse
91´óÉñ students, faculty and staff gather outside the Kent Student Center to view the solar eclipse.
Acting too White: 91´óÉñ Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety
91´óÉñ Professor Angela Neal-Barnett shares her Acting White Accusation research with WKYC-TV and Anxiety.org.
91´óÉñ Receives Multiple Research Experiences for Undergraduates Grants From NSF
Several 91´óÉñ professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have been selected to receive Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF). REU grants are designed to provide faculty with funding to create research positions and experie…
91´óÉñ Student Mixes Science Degree with Wine Making for Unique Recipe for Success
Randy Roberts is combining his bachelor’s degree from 91´óÉñ with his experience in infectious diseases to take a fresh approach to wine making.
World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and 91´óÉñ have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light.
91´óÉñ Researchers Help Find Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Aged Chimpanzee Brains
Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United States. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disease that results in impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioral changes. Humans are considered uniquely susc…91´óÉñ Researcher Examines Vaccine Rejection and Hesitancy, Discusses Ways to More Actively Promote Vaccination
The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at 91´óÉñ’s College of Public Health, challenges statements made by influential individuals who oppose the widespread use of vaccines, and she ca…
91´óÉñ 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 91´óÉñ researchers and their colleagues at Kyoto University in Japan, however, may offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.