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Planting the Seeds of Science to Grow Better Green Roofs

Jan. 9, 2018

Doctoral student plants gardens atop Cleveland buildings to bridge urban design with natural biology

Dec. 19, 2017

Recent research has uncovered that up to 5 percent of the DNA of many modern humans originated from ancient interbreeding with Neanderthal populations. This raises the broader question of whether a species’ genetic makeup includes genes brought together through occasional…

Kent State Research Group Publishes Analysis of Primate Brains in Top Science Journal

Nov. 30, 2017

How different are human brains compared to the brains of other primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas and monkeys? It’s one of many important questions that scientists have asked for years while pursuing a better understanding of human evolution.

Nov. 20, 2017

Marilyn Norconk, Ph.D., a Professor Emerita of Anthropology in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the…

Dark crustacean shell fragment embedded in fossilized dinosaur feces.

Fossils Reveal a Secret in the Diets of Plant Eating Dinosaurs

Oct. 10, 2017

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

Kent State University 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

Oct. 9, 2017

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.

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

When Caring for a Sick Pet Becomes Too Much

Sept. 18, 2017

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…

Kent State researchers use EEG caps to study the brain activity of monks during a debate.

Mapping the Brain Activity of Buddhist Monks

Sept. 6, 2017

Electroencephalogram (EEG) caps are helping Kent State University researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.

Ideastream talks with Kent State University Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress and infant mortality.

Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants

Aug. 23, 2017

Ideastream® talks with Kent State University Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.

Kent State University’s Center for Applied Conflict Management is transforming into a new School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

Kent State Establishes New School of Peace and Conflict Studies

Aug. 15, 2017

Kent State University’s Center for Applied Conflict Management is transforming into a new School of Peace and Conflict Studies this month.