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51³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers use EEG caps to study the brain activity of monks during a debate.

Mapping the Brain Activity of Buddhist Monks

Electroencephalogram (EEG) caps are helping 51³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Research & Science , Featured Story

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers use indents and boarders on plates to study how optical illusions help people choose smaller portions.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity

51³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight. 

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Health , Featured Story , Research & Science

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Liquid Crystals Professor Robin Selinger examines new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.

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Liquid Crystals Professor Robin Selinger helps develop new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Success Story , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Research & Science

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Eindhoven University of Technology researcher Anne Hélène Gélébart shows the walking device. This small device is the world’s first machine to convert light directly into walking, simply using one fixed light source. (Photo credit: Bart van Overbeeke)

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Professor Robin Selinger of 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Liquid Crystal Institute® helps develop new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Research & Science

Kent Campus

Ideastream talks with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress and infant mortality.

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

Ideastream® talks with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Health , Featured Story , Faculty Research , Department of Psychological Sciences , Research & Science

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø spectators look to the sky during the solar eclipse.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Students, Faculty and Staff View the Solar Eclipse

51³Ô¹ÏÍø students, faculty and staff gather outside the Kent Student Center to view the solar eclipse.

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WKYC-TV talks with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers about the Acting White Accusation.

Acting too White: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Professor Angela Neal-Barnett shares her Acting White Accusation research with WKYC-TV and Anxiety.org.

 

Tags: Health , College of Arts and Sciences , Featured Story , Department of Psychological Sciences , Research & Science

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Receives Multiple Research Experiences for Undergraduates Grants From NSF

Several 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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…

Tags: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Department of Mathematical Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , National Science Foundation , Grants , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Department of Biological Sciences , Research & Science

Kent Campus

Randy Roberts, a student working toward his associate’s degree in enology at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø at Ashtabula, uses his previous degree in biology to help supplement his education.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Student Mixes Science Degree with Wine Making for Unique Recipe for Success

Randy Roberts is combining his bachelor’s degree from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø with his experience in infectious diseases to take a fresh approach to wine making.

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Kent Campus

Eindhoven University of Technology researcher Anne Hélène Gélébart shows the walking device. This small device is the world’s first machine to convert light directly into walking, simply using one fixed light source. (Photo credit: Bart van Overbeeke)

World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated

Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light.

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World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated