Research & Science

Fungal Furniture exhibit at the DI Hub Muselab

The Good Kind Of Fungus

A fungus that spent a week inside a grow tent has taken over the MuseLab.

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Brains on Tap will feature a discussion on the benefits of cycling exercise on Parkinson's disease.

Brains on Tap: Parkinson’s Talk is Available for Online Listening

Last month’s “Brains on Tap” discussion on Parkinson’s disease is now available to listen to on  

Brains on Tap is a quarterly series of public discussions, held at a brewery or bar, on topics of research being conducted by members of ’s Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) and other Northeast Ohio neuroscientists.

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Kent State Researchers Help Find Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer's Disease In Aged Chimpanzee Brains

Pathology Research Seeking to Unlock Mysteries of the Brain

Since completion of her Ph.D. in 2016, Assistant Professor Melissa Edler and her colleagues have secured more than $2 million in research funding for examining aging and neurodegenerative diseases.

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Photo of Karl Kosko wearing goggles

The Virtual Future of Educating Teachers

Three Kent State professors are developing a solution to a teacher training issue through the use of extended reality (XR) technology and 360 video. 

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Student working on clothes mannequin

Seeking Fashion Sustainability With Cotton in the Curriculum

As of 2021, the fashion industry was responsible for 10% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, according to research done by the .

Tags: Community & Society, Research & Science, Organizational Sustainability

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Image of DNA strands by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Analyzing Cancer Migration So We Can Stop It

Hanbin Mao and Yaorong Zheng, both professors of chemistry and biochemistry, are conducting research on the mechanical modulation of cell migrations using DNA nanoassemblies to stop cancer migration.

Tags: Research & Science, Health, Nationally Distinctive

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Pitcher Plants inside the Herrick Conservatory

IN A FLASH: Predatory Plants

Some plants on campus are hungry for more than just water and sunlight. 

Tags: Department of Biological Sciences, Research & Science, Nationally Distinctive

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