Research & Science
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Biologist Nets Grant to Study Calorie-Burning Process That Could Help Fight Obesity
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ biology professor is studying how the body allocates energy and burns fat.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Fourth Annual Water and Land Symposium Focuses on Sustainability and Resilience on the Land-Water Continuum
Keynote speaker extends an invitation to rethink our relationship with water.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska
Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ professors are researching climate change in Alaska.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Researchers Develop City Planning Software
Three Kent Researchers Land Grant to Develop City Planning Software
As the City of Kent continues its renaissance, and nearby cities like Akron and Youngstown continue to refine their plans to revitalize, an understanding of how people use a city and move through it could be vital to development plans.
A grant from the National Science Foundation could put some ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ researchers in a position to help such cities find and use that data.
The two-year $100,000 grant will contribute to the work of Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Ye Zhao, Assistant Professor of Geography, Dr. Xinyue Ye, Professor of Geography, Dr. Andrew Curtis, and their colleague, Computer Science Professor, Dr. Jing Yang of UNC-Charlotte.
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The Fight Against Toxic Algal Blooms Gets Help From the Sky
Researchers have a new tool to help study, and ultimately fight, toxic algal blooms on Lake Erie /
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Researchers Identify Ways to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie
The green and blue colored algae that grows out of control, and often washes up on the shoreline of Lake Erie, is not only unsightly but harmful to many species including humans. In Ohio, the western basin of Lake Erie has experienced some of the worst harmful algal blooms in recent years. The bloo…
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Researchers Launch Free Math Multiplication Learning App for Elementary Grades
Educators, researchers and computer scientists from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ have partnered to develop a math learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Graduate Students Win Prestigious Research Competition
Four ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference.
Researchers Find Bacterium on Ohio Beaches That Causes Staph Infections
If you go for a swim at some Ohio public beaches, you might want to rise off the lake water and sand before you leave. Researchers at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ found that almost half of the water and sand samples that they collected from along Lake Erie and some other inland lakes tested positive for St…
Use Your Head
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ researchers are studying how you can train and maintain a healthy brain. / ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Magazine