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Kent State and the Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic to Open Wound Care Center

Researchers to use cutting-edge therapies including amniotic tissue grafts and specialized casts The ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø College of Podiatric Medicine is teaming up with the Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic to help reach a segment of the population that may not otherwise receive care for wounds …

Tags: Research & Science , College of Pediatric Medicine , Clinical Research , Newsletter

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ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø professors conduct research that impacts lives and society.

Video: Reasons for Research

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø professors discuss the importance of funding collegiate research.

Tags: e2-101617 , e3 , Research & Science

Video: Reasons for Research

Dark crustacean shell fragment embedded in fossilized dinosaur feces.

Fossils Reveal a Secret in the Diets of Plant Eating Dinosaurs

The discovery of fossilized dinosaur feces has scientists rethinking the eating habits of certain dinosaurs.

Tags: Research & Science , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Earth Sciences , Featured Story

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ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø Geology Professor Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., and student Andrew Congdon take a few moments between collecting measurements of surface reflectance in Sandusky Bay this summer. (Photo credit: Sunny Dickerson, Bowling Green State University)

Kent State Professor Collaborates With NASA Glenn and University Researchers to Study, Improve Lake Erie’s Water Quality

The conditions in Lake Erie continue to pose several health risks to Ohioans in coastal communities, making it difficult to maintain good water quality for citizens, state and local policymakers. A recent publication in Frontiers in Marine Science shows how researchers in the Great Lakes region are…

Tags: Department of Earth Sciences , NASA , College of Arts and Sciences , Research , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , Research & Science

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Mary Beth Spitznagel, Ph.D. (right), a clinical neuropsychologist and associate professor at ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø, talks with a pet owner.

When Caring for a Sick Pet Becomes Too Much

Pet or person, caregiver’s burden is similar, Kent State researcher finds The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal disease is well-documented and known as caregiver burden. It is linked to depression, anxiety and poor quality of life. The…

Tags: Research & Science , Featured Story

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A Weighty Concern

A Weighty Concern

How can we halt the health hazard of childhood obesity? Kent State researchers weigh in on their latest findings. By Michael Blanding / Kent State Magazine

Tags: Research & Science , Health , population health

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Kent State spectators look to the sky during the solar eclipse.

Kent State Students, Faculty and Staff View the Solar Eclipse

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø students, faculty and staff gather outside the Kent Student Center to view the solar eclipse.

Tags: Research & Science , Featured Story

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Randy Roberts, a student working toward his associate’s degree in enology at ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø at Ashtabula, uses his previous degree in biology to help supplement his education.

Kent State Student Mixes Science Degree with Wine Making for Unique Recipe for Success

Randy Roberts is combining his bachelor’s degree from Kent State with his experience in infectious diseases to take a fresh approach to wine making.

Tags: e2-071017 , e2 , Research & Science

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Eindhoven University of Technology researcher Anne Hélène Gélébart shows the walking device. This small device is the world’s first machine to convert light directly into walking, simply using one fixed light source. (Photo credit: Bart van Overbeeke)

World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated

Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light.

Tags: e1-080717 , e2 , Research & Science

World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated