Research & Science
Kent State Awarded the Highest Recognition for Research Universities, the Prestigious R1 Carnegie Classification
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded 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.
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.
Kent State Awarded the Highest Recognition for Research Universities, the Prestigious R1 Carnegie Classification
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded 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.
Hegmann Group Leads International Collaboration and Publishes Work on Chirality Transfer in Science Advances
Congratulations to Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., and his research group for leading an international collaboration and publishing their work in Science Advances! Their article, titled “Effects of shape and solute-solvent compatibility on the efficacy of chirality transfer: Nanoshapes in nematics” was featured on the Science Advances website.
Geography Professor Selected for AGU’s National Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership Academy
Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Geography, in the College of Arts and Sciences at , was recently selected to become an inaugural American Geophysical Union (AGU) LANDInG (Leadership Academy and Network for Diversity and Inclusion in the Geosciences) Academy Fellow.
$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.
Climate Scientist Publishes Trends in ‘Weather Whiplash’ Events
Many wonder if climate change is the reason we’ve had 'weather whiplash' or day-to-day dramatic changes from hot to cold or cold to hot. As a climate scientist, Cameron Lee, assistant professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State, gets asked this question a lot. Looking beyond just the average temperatures and statistical means, he decided to take a more analytical look at weather whiplash and add to a growing body of climate change literature examining temperature variability trends.
Will This New Superpower Molecule Revolutionize Science?
In a new study, Kent State Professor Hanbin Mao and other researchers report the creation of an artificial molecule with superpowers. It has the potential to revolutionize nanotechnology – and it also explains one of nature’s intriguing enigmas: Why do we have a right hand and a left hand?
Swallowing Physiology and Rehabilitation Research
My name is Lauren Falter, and I am a graduate student at Kent State studying Speech-Language Pathology. I recently earned my undergraduate degree from Kent State with a major in Speech Pathology and Audiology and two minors in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Special Education. I reflect positivel…
Associate Professor of Sociology is Awarded NSF Grant to Broaden Participation in Computing
Of the 33,984 awarded computer science (CS) bachelor’s degrees in 2020, only 21% of CS graduates identified as women, 3% as Black, and 8.5% as Hispanic (Zweben & Bizot, 2021). Susan Fisk, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, is using her expertise in social-psychology to change that and improve the field of computing. Fisk was awarded her third National Science Foundation grant to continue her work on broadening participation in computing and improving undergraduate STEM education.