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![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« geology undergraduate student Nicolle Di Domenico positions an ASD Field Spec HH2Pro spectroradiometer over the side of the commercial fishing vessel Reel Deal, the research platform at the Toledo Harbor Lighthouse. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« geology undergraduate student Nicolle Di Domenico positions an ASD Field Spec HH2Pro spectroradiometer over the side of the commercial fishing vessel Reel Deal, the research platform at the Toledo Harbor Lighthouse.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/EBZJJ3fXUAEd6RS.jpg?VersionId=5AGmFPQ8pkya0Bn6COyHdSIbLYWsZD_T)
After years of remote sensing work, Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University, and his research team recently shared their development of new cost-efficient methodologies that may lead to much safer…
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A Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University researcher with a background in safety training models — and a very personal motivation — has devised a method to help some children with food allergies stay safe, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) just granted him the funding to test it.
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Science is complex, and it’s difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it’s even more difficult when they are hungry. Two Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation…
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Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research…
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The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $914,000 grant to Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University to lead a collaborative research project to study how and at what rate the geographically most widespread native conifer in the eastern United States, the Eastern Red Cedar tree…
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![Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., talks to the crowd about some of the things he would like to accomplish as director of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s Advance Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/LCI2_0.jpg?VersionId=akW62hTJnETKCaLWU5TNguH6iprhkQT9)
Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., was named the new director of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, effective July 1, having been selected for his research accomplishments, entrepreneurial spirit and passion for social impact.
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Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., anthropology professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University, is involved in a collaborative research project to examine heart disease in gorillas.
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![Gracen Gerbig (left) and Hayley Shasteen (right), both Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Gracen Gerbig (left) and Hayley Shasteen (right), both Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Gerbig_Shasteen_1500w.jpg?VersionId=C3AGcQ5tUV9Dp3cgTgFZBXZHC7Jyz_Sq)
Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, considered the nation’s premier undergraduate award in the natural sciences, math and engineering. They were…
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As if graduating with your Ph.D., starting a National Research Council (NRC) postdoctoral fellowship, getting married in Nepal and organizing an international research seminar wasn’t already a full plate for Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University doctoral student Greta Babakhanova, how about a…