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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 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)

Walk this Way

Professor Robin Selinger of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s 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 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 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 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 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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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ spectators look to the sky during the solar eclipse.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Students, Faculty and Staff View the Solar Eclipse

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students, faculty and staff gather outside the Kent Student Center to view the solar eclipse.

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WKYC-TV talks with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ researchers about the Acting White Accusation.

Acting too White: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 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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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Receives Multiple Research Experiences for Undergraduates Grants From NSF

Several ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 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

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

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Student Mixes Science Degree with Wine Making for Unique Recipe for Success

Randy Roberts is combining his bachelor’s degree from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ with his experience in infectious diseases to take a fresh approach to wine making.

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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)

World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated

Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 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

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Researchers Help Find Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Aged Chimpanzee Brains

Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United States. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disease that results in impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioral changes. Humans are considered uniquely susc…

Tags: Department of Anthropology , College of Arts and Sciences , Research & Science

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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Researcher Examines Vaccine Rejection and Hesitancy, Discusses Ways to More Actively Promote Vaccination

The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s College of Public Health, challenges statements made by influential individuals who oppose the widespread use of vaccines, and she ca…

Tags: College of Public Health , Research & Science

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