Research & Science
New Liquid Crystal Structure Reported by Kent State Researchers
A research group at Kent State University has described the structure of a new type of liquid crystal that had been predicted theoretically but never seen. The new 鈥渢wist-bend nematic鈥 liquid crystal, one with a spiral twist, was observed by a Kent State research group led by Oleg D. Lavrentovich, 鈥
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Kent State Hosts Its Inaugural Water Research Symposium, Nov. 14-15
Kent State University hosts its inaugural Water Research Symposium, titled 鈥淗uman Impacts on Water: Ohio鈥檚 Most Important Natural Resource鈥 and co-sponsored by the Cleveland Water Alliance, on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 7-9:30 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 15, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Kent State University鈥
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Kent State Professor to Discuss Alzheimer鈥檚 and Obesity at Medical Innovation Summit
A Kent State University faculty member whose research found that weight loss after bariatric surgery can improve brain functioning will speak at the Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 2013 Medical Innovation Summit in October. John Gunstad, Ph.D., associate professor in Kent State鈥檚 Department of Psychology, wil鈥
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Kent State Researcher Helps Calculate the True Cost of Mountaintop Removal Coal
To meet current U.S. coal demand through surface mining, an area of the Central Appalachians the size of Washington, D.C., would need to be mined every 81 days. That鈥檚 about 68 square miles 鈥 or roughly an area equal to 10 city blocks mined every hour. A one-year supply of coal would requi鈥
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Kent State University and Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 Lerner Research Institute Collaborate on Research Funding
Kent State University and Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 Lerner Research Institute will co-fund two pilot research projects as part of an initiative to enhance collaborations between the two institutions. Following a competitive review process, two teams comprising researchers from each institution will receive鈥
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Distinguished Researcher Owen Lovejoy Joins Kent State鈥檚 Presidential Search Committee
Kent State University Professor of Anthropology C. Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., has joined the university鈥檚 Presidential Search Committee. 鈥淚n our planning for the presidential search, trustees recognized the unique perspective and value that Professor Lovejoy would bring to our process,鈥 said Richard Ma鈥
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Kent State University at Ashtabula Students Earn Top Honors at Information Technology Conference
Kent State University at Ashtabula students who are members of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) won honors and awards at the association鈥檚 National Collegiate Conference that took place recently in St. Louis, Mo. Special awards also went to two Kent State faculty member鈥
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Kent State Tuscarawas Marks Tolloty Technology Incubator Groundbreaking
Kent State University at Tuscarawas and the Tuscarawas County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) celebrated a milestone on June 4 with the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tolloty Technology Incubator, the gateway facility to the Tuscarawas Regional Technology Park on Tech Park Drive in New Phil鈥
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Kent State and Holden Arboretum Study the Effects of Urban Development on the Environment
Kent State University and the Holden Arboretum will use a recently awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the impact people have on vital organisms living in places where water and land meet in Northeast Ohio. The NSF has awarded Kent State a grant for $345,000 for a p鈥
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Anthropology Grad Students Present Research at 2013 KSU Graduate Research Symposium
Graduate student Amy Dupper won an award for outstanding poster presentation at Kent State's 2013 Graduate Research Symposium. Congratulations to Amy! Anthropology graduate students presented their research at the 2013 KSU Graduate Research Symposium. Pictured from left to right are Amy鈥
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