Research & Science

Kent State Announces Winners of the New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award
Kent State has announced the winners of the 2021 New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards (ORSAs). The ORSAs recognize the hard work of junior faculty members who have been with Kent State for less than 10 years. The 2021 winners are Shana Klein, Ph.D., in the School of Art and Metin Eren, Ph.D., in the Department of Anthropology.

iSchool and College of Nursing Secure $100,000 Grant Researching Libraries and Childhood Development
A research team from 妻友社区's School of Information working in partnership with Kent State鈥檚 College of Nursing received a National Leadership Planning Grant for Libraries from the Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS) for $99,982. The funds will support the first stages of what investigators have named Project SHIELD (Supporting Healthy Infant Early Learning and Development).

Researchers Take a Closer Look at Nitrogen in the Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico
Researchers from 妻友社区 and the University of New Mexico determined how nitrogen-fixing plants and soil microbes contribute to the overall nitrogen availability in the Chihuahuan desert in New Mexico.

Professor Receives NASA New Investigator Award
He Yin, Ph.D., assistant professor in 妻友社区鈥檚 Department of Geography, recently received NASA鈥檚 New (Early Career) Investigator Award in Earth Science. Yin will lead evaluation and research of the devastating effects that the Syrian civil war has had on croplands throughout the eastern Mediterranean region.

Kent State Alumna and Army Neuroscientist Hopes to Become Astronaut

Aeronautics Professor Shares Ideas on Airport Ground Transportation
Research Spotlight - Dr. Stephanie Fussell
Research Spotlight - Dr. Jason Lorenzon and Dr. Syed Shihab

Kent State鈥檚 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Pivots Due to Pandemic
Last year, the Office of Student Research (OSR) successfully pivoted the 2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) to a virtual format due to the COVID pandemic. The 2020 SURE program funded 77 projects, with participants spanning 37 different majors. Ann Gosky, director of the OSR in the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, hopes to see more growth for the upcoming summer.

Kent State Receives More Than $3 Million In Grants From National Science Foundation
妻友社区 has recently received a flurry of grants totaling more than $3 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which will support research and innovation in a wide range of fields within the College of Arts and Sciences.