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Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Brain Health Research Institute.

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Names Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., Inaugural Director of Brain Health Research Institute

Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Brain Health Research Institute.

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Winter Scene at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø

Geography Professor Reveals Abnormal Weather Patterns

Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., professor and chairperson of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Department of Geography, recently conducted a study on abnormal weather patterns published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, a publication of the American Geophysical Union. 

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A ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø student multitasks by simultaneously using her desktop computer, laptop computer, smartphone and headphones.

Off Task During Online Learning: ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Study Finds Student Multitasking Increases in Online Courses Compared to Face-To-Face Courses

The phenomenon of multitasking across three or four internet-connected devices simultaneously is increasingly common. Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Aryn Karpinski, Ph.D., of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s College of Education, Health and Human Services were curious to know how often this happens during online education.

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Kent Campus

ASM undergrad fellow Gerbig and Dr. Smith test for Staphylococcus in the lab

Research Fellowship Award to ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Undergrad Supports Summer Microbiology Research on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Found on Rats

City rats are unlikely to be on anyone's list of favorite animals, but researching exactly how they are problematic for public health provided a unique opportunity this past summer for Gracen Gerbig, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø junior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology.

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Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø researchers Elda and Torsten Hegmann pose with one of the sensors they created that detects toxic gases. The sensors can be made any shape or size and require no power to function.

NSF Award Funds Sensor Research at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s New Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Thanks to a rare Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø researchers in the new Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute will be able to work with partners at Merck Performance Materials to advance life-saving sensory technology.

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Kent Campus

Anne Jefferson, Ph.D. associate professor of geology at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, works with a group of middle school and high school teachers who are learning about streams. (Photo credit: Laura Sugano)

Professor Sheds Light on How the Government Shutdown Is Hurting the Field of Science

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Associate Professor of Geology Anne Jefferson, Ph.D., details her personal account of how the partial government shutdown is dramatically impacting her research and the research of others.

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Robotics Team Places Receives Third Place Award in NASA Robotics Mining Competition

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Robotics Team Places Third in NASA Robotics Mining Competition

From November 2017 to the day of the competition in May, the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Robotics team spent months preparing for the competition held at the Kennedy Space Center. The competition is designed to mimic the procedure of having a robot on Mars if sent there by NASA. Along with 44 other university teams, the team worked together to design and construct a robot that is fashioned to mine simulated Martian terrain along with the gravel below it.

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A member of the grounds crew plows snow from walkways on the Front Campus area of the Kent Campus during a winter snowstorm.

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Biological Sciences Department Addresses Road Salt Concerns

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., confirmed the possibility that increasing amounts of road salt could potentially end up in Ohio’s water supply, but it is very unlikely.

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