Research & Science
Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants
Ideastream® talks with 91¿´Æ¬Íø 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 91¿´Æ¬Íø Students, Faculty and Staff View the Solar Eclipse
91¿´Æ¬Íø students, faculty and staff gather outside the Kent Student Center to view the solar eclipse.
Acting too White: Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Professor Angela Neal-Barnett shares her Acting White Accusation research with WKYC-TV and Anxiety.org.
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Receives Multiple Research Experiences for Undergraduates Grants From NSF
Several 91¿´Æ¬Íø professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have been selected to receive Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF). REU grants are designed to provide faculty with funding to create research positions and experie…
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Student Mixes Science Degree with Wine Making for Unique Recipe for Success
Randy Roberts is combining his bachelor’s degree from Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø with his experience in infectious diseases to take a fresh approach to wine making.
World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and 91¿´Æ¬Íø have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light.
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Researchers Help Find Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Aged Chimpanzee Brains
Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United 91¿´Æ¬Íøs. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disease that results in impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioral changes. Humans are considered uniquely susc…
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Researcher Examines Vaccine Rejection and Hesitancy, Discusses Ways to More Actively Promote Vaccination
The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s College of Public Health, challenges statements made by influential individuals who oppose the widespread use of vaccines, and she ca…
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth
According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2017. These numbers are stark and sobering, and worse yet, we still do not know exactly why cancer develops in its victims or how to stop it. An online publication in Nature Nanotechnology this week by 91¿´Æ¬Íø researchers and their colleagues at Kyoto University in Japan, however, may offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.
Students Break Down Barriers for Women Entering STEM Fields
It all started with an idea that is now blossoming into a business, even before three 91¿´Æ¬Íø students graduate. Kourtney Arnold, from Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, and Asia Frazier and Tiffany Coleman, from Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s College of Communication and Info…
