Research & Science

ARCC King Medal Winner Valid Koliyaee joined by Professor Rui Liu and Professor Adil Sharag-Eldin

MSAED Student Vahid Koliyaee Awarded 2023 ARCC King Student Medal for Excellence

  Named in honor of the late Jonathan King, co-founder, and first president of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC), this award is given to one student per ARCC member college, school, institute, or unit. Selection of recipients is at the discretion of the individual member…

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College of Architecture & Environmental Design

Student working with the laser cutter in the DI Hub Reactor

IN A FLASH: Creating with Lasers!

On three days this week, participants can create desk organizers using the laser cutters in DI Hub Reactor.

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , DI Hub , Research & Science , Student Life , In a Flash

Kent State Today

Delonte Goodman participated in the SURE program under the direction of mentor Tony Jakli, Ph.D.

SURE Program Gave McNair Scholar New Challenge in Working with Liquid Crystals

Senior Delonte Goodman spent the summer working under the direction of mentor Tony Jakli, Ph.D., professor at the Liquid Crystal Institute and graduate student Alex Adaka conducting dielectric measurements for ferronematic liquid crystals.

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Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Student researchers at work in a laboratory at .

New Vice President for Research Looks to Expand Opportunities With Business and Industry

With more than six months at the helm of ’s research division, Vice President Douglas Delahanty, Ph.D., has been hard at work making sure the university is sharply focused on its collaborations with business and industry and maintaining its R1 research status. He recently sat down with Kent State Today to talk about his first year and changes in the division.

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Researchers throwing javelins

Weapon Use Equalized Division Of Labor While Hunting: Archaeology Professors Led Experimental Study

A new study led by Archaeologist Michelle Bebber, Ph.D., an assistant professor in ’s Department of Anthropology, has demonstrated that the atlatl (i.e. spear thrower) functions as an “equalizer”, a finding which supports women’s potential active role as prehistoric hunters.

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Kent State Today

Engineers from Leica install the new NLO microscope in the Integrated Sciences Building on the Kent Campus in June 2023.

Laser-Focused: New Microscope to Benefit Kent State Researchers

researchers are beginning to use a new high-tech microscope that will allow them to view the structure of cell tissue on a more intense level. 

Tags: Research & Science , Brain Health Research Institute , Nationally Distinctive , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

The Henry and Louise Timken Atrium in the CAE Expansion.

New Classrooms and Facilities Welcome Future Pilots, Engineers and Others

The College of Aeronautics and Engineering is growing and its building's new, state-of-the-art expansion is welcoming students for Fall Semester classes.

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , University Culinary Services , Research & Science , University News , Organizational Sustainability , College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Kent State Today

Kent State researchers are kicking off the Student Life Study, an ambitious project that seeks to follow 10,000 students throughout their lifetime to offer help in real time and create a data pool to help inform educational policy.

Studying the Students: New Research Project Hopes to Follow 10,000 Golden Flashes

Kent State researchers are looking for 10,000 students to participate in an ambitious Student Life Study launching this semester. 

Tags: Student Life , University News , Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences

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child doing homework

Kent State Professors Develop Machine Learning Tool to Assess Children’s Math Proficiency

Three Kent State Professors have been awarded a $101,929 grant to develop a machine learning tool to evaluate and support children's understanding of fraction arithmetic.

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Kent State Professors Develop Machine Learning Tool to Assess Children’s Math Proficiency

Delonte Goodman participated in the SURE program under the direction of mentor Tony Jakli, Ph.D.

SURE Program Gave McNair Scholar New Challenge in Working with Liquid Crystals

Senior Delonte Goodman spent the summer working under the direction of mentor Tony Jakli, Ph.D., professor at the Liquid Crystal Institute and graduate student Alex Adaka conducting dielectric measurements for ferronematic liquid crystals.

Tags: University News , Research & Science , Student Life

Kent State Today