Research & Science
Form and Function Merge in Creating Wearable Technology
Creating e-textiles – electronic textiles that can be used to integrate wearable technology into clothing that is comfortable and practical – is the topic of a hands-on, maker workshop and a lecture in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s School of Fashion.
Poetry in Motion: Performance Links Movement, Creativity and Verse
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s School of Theatre and Dance, Wick Poetry Center and Brain Health Research Institute joined forces for an Oct. 1 dance performance that set poetry to motion.
IN A FLASH: Doing It For The Ducks
The wetlands near 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Kent Campus are a great location for studying wildlife. Researchers visited recently to install nesting boxes for ducks.
Brain Food: October Ushers in a Month of Brain Health Research Institute Events
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) and Wick Poetry Center are joining forces with the School of Theatre and Dance for a performance of poetry that will celebrate the potential of human creativity.
Faculty Fellow Develops Digital Twin Technology
David E. Silva participated in The John and Fonda Elliot Design Innovation Faculty Fellows Program, a six-week intensive fellowship with the Design Innovation Initiative that ran through July 11th. The program embodies DI's core mission of fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, connecting design, innovation and technology while serving as an incubator for cross-university projects.
Stark Faculty Member Recognized for AI, Computer Science Research
Deepshikha Bhati has reached several milestones in her short career as an educator and researcher, all of which highlights her dedication and passion for sharing her expertise with others. She is a computer science lecturer on the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Stark campus, with a keen interest in artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Making Self-Driving Cars Easier to Trust
When School of Visual Communication Design professor Hadi Rahmati met Computer Science assistant professor Raiful Hasan at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's new faculty orientation in 2023, their conversation about their respective research interests led to an important project. They're working together to solve a big problem: how can self-driving cars communicate better with pedestrians?
51³Ô¹ÏÍø and University of Cincinnati Receive Nearly $3 Million NSF Grant to Strengthen Regional Research Capacity
51³Ô¹ÏÍø and the University of Cincinnati have been awarded a nearly $3 million grant to transform how research institutions across the region collaborate, share expertise and develop the next generation of research leaders.
Making Waves in the World of Nuclear Physics
Brookhaven National Lab in New York is home to some of the most exciting work in nuclear physics today. Two rising stars from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, doctoral student Maci Kesler and research scientist Sooraj Radhakrishnan, are on the cutting edge of high-profile scientific research collaborations through Brookhaven that advance our understanding of the universe’s early moments.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Wetlands Are the Training Grounds for the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
Senior Nick Brocato and sophomore Tamera Owens were among the 172 undergraduate 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students who participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) during the summer of 2025. They conducted research projects under the direction of Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and members of her lab.