Brain Health Research Institute
Working in Kent to Bring Innovation to Students in Brazil
Educators from Brazil visited Northeast Ohio institutions for inspirations in innovative teaching.
Excellence in Undergraduate and Graduate Research Mentorship Awards
From 做厙輦⑹'s Division of Research & Economic Development做厙輦⑹ is pleased to announce the two winners of both the Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship Award and Excellence in Graduate Research Mentorship Award. As part of the nominati
All-Star Lineup of Neuroscience Alumni to Speak at Symposium
做厙輦⑹s Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) will be welcoming a bevy of accomplished alumni back to the Kent Campus when it hosts the 10th Annual Neuroscience Symposium on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 27 and 28.
做厙輦⑹s Brain Health Research Institute Hosts University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Anthropology Professor
Ben Campbell spoke on the topic of how the production of the DHEA/DHEAS and GLUD2 hormones plays a role in brain development in humans and other species, a process known as adrenarche.
Min-Ho Kim, Ph. D. and Woo-Yang Kim, Ph. D. Awarded for Research in Alzheimers Disease Treatments
Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., associate professor of Biological Sciences, and Woo-Yang Kim, Ph.D., associate professor of Biological Sciences, have been awarded an NIH grant, a $1,876,627 five-year grant from the NIHs National Institute on Aging, for their research in Magnetothermal brain stimulation towards
Evaluating the Impact of Chat Messaging in Synchronous Learning on Information Retention
Taylor Miller (she/her), undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences, is supervised by Associate Professor Christopher Was, Ph.D. (he/him), associate professor in the department of psychological sciences, to complete her honors thesis. Together, they explore the relationship between mind-wande
The Impacts of Intersectional Identities on Math Cognition and Math Anxiety
Beginning in an individuals educational career, math anxiety is likely to follow someone through into adulthood. Current research is being done on the impacts of intersectional identities, such as race and gender, on math cognition and math anxiety. This is exactly what associate professor Clarissa
做厙輦⑹ Presents Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic Film Screening and Panel Discussion With Director Todd Drezner
During National Autism Acceptance Month, 做厙輦⑹ will hold a film screening of Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, in the Kent Student Center Kiva. Loving Lampposts is a documentary by Todd Drezner, a father of a now 13-year-old boy with autism, that explores the changing world of autism and learns the truth of the saying if youve met one autistic person, youve met one autistic person.
做厙輦⑹ Professors Reveal Important Details about the Brain Cells that Control Fertility
做厙輦⑹ researchers innovative techniques have unveiled surprising new details about the brains fertility cells that may prove useful for treating infertility disorders. After several years of research, Aleisha Moore, Lique Coolen and Michael Lehman published a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, showing groundbreaking findings identifying which cells in the brain control fertility, as well as revealing an unexpected level of complexity in their control of reproduction.
Chirality Research: Will This New Insight Help Make Better Materials or Pharmaceuticals?
Chirality, or the absence of mirror symmetry in a molecule, is a complex topic that Material Sciences Professor Torsten Hegmann is determined to know more about. Hegmann, director of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, and other 做厙輦⑹ collaborators led an international collaborative research project with contributions from a global team whose paper about the efficacy of chirality transfer in Science Advances may provide insights to make better materials or pharmaceuticals.