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The New Immersive Computing (IC) for Touch Lab

New Lab Combines Mixed, Virtual and Haptic Technologies To Provide Realistic Simulations for Students or Patients

Kent State has opened its newest research center, the IC Touch Lab, that will revolutionize the way medical students practice and patients rehabilitate. Headed by Kwangtaek Kim, assistant professor of Computer Science, the lab conducts various research projects involving haptic technology to expand the possibilities of medical and rehabilitation practices. 

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Kent State Today

Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., gives the keynote presentation at the grand opening celebration of ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø’s Brain Health Research Institute held Nov. 5, 2021.

Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., and Marlene M. Wicherski Pledge $2 Million to Support Brain Health Research at Kent State

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø alumnus Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., and his wife, Marlene M. Wicherski, have pledged $2 million to support research programs and students in Kent State’s Brain Health Research Institute. The Brain Health Research Institute is a recently established, cross-disciplinary institute that focuses on research and education of brain health across the lifespan.

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Lauren Petrick in the lab

Student Researcher Identifies Potential Alternative to Antibiotics

During a summer research project at Kent State Geauga, nursing student Lauren Petrick succeeded in isolating a bacterial virus that shows promise as an alternative to antibiotics in fighting off intestinal bacterial infections such as urinary tract infections, GI tract infections and even pneumonia. By teaming up with Kent State Geauga Associate Professor Sanhita Gupta, Petrick tackled this problem through ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) last summer.

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Kent State Geauga

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Health and Well-Being of Students, Faculty and Staff Brought to Light by Healing Stanzas

Students across the nation were challenged as the pandemic swept the world. Healing Stanzas, a collaboration between the Wick Poetry Center, the Healthy Communities Research Institute and the Brain Health Research Institute, seeks to combine the science of brain health and public health with the creative energy of the humanities to provide Kent State students, staff and faculty with an opportunity to improve wellness through reflective poetry.

Tags: Health, Research & Science, Student Life, Brain Health Research Institute, Healthy Communities Research Institute, Wick Poetry Center, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Institutes and Initiatives

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Kent State Graduate and Undergraduate Research Mentorship Awards Announced

Intentionality to build successful academic mentoring relationships with students is what sets professors apart at Kent State, and each year two professors at the graduate and undergraduate level receive a student-nominated award for their ability to do so. The intent of the award is to recognize those professors exceeding in mentoring students in how to perform research in any field.  

Tags: Student Life, Research & Science, Brain Health Research Institute, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Healthy Communities Research Institute, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Institutes and Initiatives

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Biophysics Professor Becomes the First Recipient at Kent State of an R35 Grant from the National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $1.86 million grant to Thorsten-Lars Schmidt to develop molecular tools that help researchers to understand membrane proteins. This is the first time a professor at Kent State has been awarded an R35, which provides promising researchers with a five-year funding for a broader research program, rather than funding a specific project. This gives investigators a lot of freedom to develop new research directions as opportunities arise, rather than being bound to specific aims of a more narrow study.

Tags: Research & Science, Brain Health Research Institute, Department of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences, Institutes and Initiatives

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A ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø faculty researcher (right) in the Department of Anthropology works with a student (left) in a laboratory in Lowry Hall.

Kent State Awarded the Highest Recognition for Research Universities, the Prestigious R1 Carnegie Classification

The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø the esteemed R1 status for research, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. The prestigious designation affirms Kent State’s place as an elite research institution and puts the university in the company of universities such as Yale, Harvard and the University of California-Berkeley. 

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Education For All: Williams Receives Education Opportunity Centers Grant

Whether or not to pursue higher education after high school is one of the first big decisions young people get to make. Unfortunately, however, financial stipulations and other outside factors may inhibit one’s ability to access postsecondary education. 

Tags: Community & Society, Research & Science, Office of University Outreach and Engagement

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A ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø faculty researcher (right) in the Department of Anthropology works with a student (left) in a laboratory in Lowry Hall.

Kent State Awarded the Highest Recognition for Research Universities, the Prestigious R1 Carnegie Classification

The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø the esteemed R1 status for research, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. The prestigious designation affirms Kent State’s place as an elite research institution and puts the university in the company of universities such as Yale, Harvard and the University of California-Berkeley. 

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$850,000 in Funding Awarded for New Nursing School Technology from National Science Foundation

Intravenous (IV) needle insertion is a practice that many medical professionals learn and need to master. A new cross-departmental Kent State project in the works will help nursing students improve their skills with cutting-edge technology. 

Tags: Health, Research & Science, Department of Computer Science, College of Nursing, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychological Sciences, Brain Health Research Institute, Healthy Communities Research Institute, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Institutes and Initiatives

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