BHRI and its members in the news
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Nov. 19, 2020
While it's no secret that many college students drink alcohol, how COVID-19 affected these behaviors and patterns is the focus of recent research published in the journal Addictive Behaviors by the collaboration of William Lechner from the Department of Psychological…
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Nov. 9, 2020
The 8th Annual Symposium of Neuroscience at ºÚÁÏÍø: A Celebration of Brain Health Research successfully showcased the depth and breadth of ongoing brain health research by Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) members. This first virtual symposium spanned two…
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Nov. 5, 2020
Julia Huyck, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Health Sciences at ºÚÁÏÍø, was granted $431,000 over three years by the National Institute of Health (NIH) to delve into the unknown science concerning…
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Oct. 18, 2020
Two Kent State sociology researchers are moving toward gaining insight into how people’s brains react in a variety of threatening situations using innovative virtual reality (VR) technology funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Army. Josh Pollock…
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Oct. 5, 2020
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has selected two ºÚÁÏÍø College of Arts and Sciences faculty members, along with two community clinicians, for , an initiative that will provide funding and…
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Sept. 25, 2020
The National Institute of Health granted additional funding to ºÚÁÏÍø researcher Karin Coifman, Ph.D., bringing her total award amount to more than $3 million to support her research on mental well-being and…
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Aug. 25, 2020
Ten undergraduate students from nine different majors had extraordinary research experiences as Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) Fellows during summer 2020.
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Aug. 10, 2020
ºÚÁÏÍø has conferred an honorary Doctor of Science degree on alumnus Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., a world-renowned neuroscientist.
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July 10, 2020
ºÚÁÏÍø introduced a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience in fall 2019, and since the launch, the major has had tremendous growth. Enrollment is projected to surpass majors that have been at Kent State for years.
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May 28, 2020
The medical and science communities are always seeking new ways to study and monitor organs and common diseases to improve human health and quality of life.
While there is a seemingly endless need for versatile, low-cost, yet highly sensitive biochemical sensor devices,…