Research & Science
¾ÛÉ«¸ó Research Review 2019: Finding New Methods to Lose Weight
Senior biology and pre-medicine major Jacob Wagner conducted research on new methods to lose weight involving the relationship between endocannabinoid receptors and muscle thermogenesis, both properties that regulate bodily functions and processes, such as appetite and burning calories.
¾ÛÉ«¸ó Research Review: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Custodial grandparents and their grandchildren are a unique and little-understood population as are the physical and social health challenges they face. Gregory Smith, EdD, professor and director of the Human Development Center in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences in ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, has designed a program that could help assess the well-being of such families and provide resources to help them thrive.
¾ÛÉ«¸ó Research Review: Partners by Design
¾ÛÉ«¸ó broke ground in April on the Design Innovation Hub, a $44.5-million renovation of the former Art Building on the Kent Campus. J.R. Campbell, MFA, appointed last year as the inaugural director of the Design Innovation (DI) Initiative, recently discussed how it fits into ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s broader research and innovation goals.
Collaboration Between ¾ÛÉ«¸ó and Cleveland Aids in City Development
Terry Schwarz, director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC), home to ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s urban design graduate program, as well as public service activities of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, was recently featured on News 5 Cleveland.
¾ÛÉ«¸ó Research Review: Dynamic Duo
Two nationally known neuroscience researchers have joined ¾ÛÉ«¸ó to continue their quest to uncover the brain’s complex functions—and to collaborate with researchers from a wide range of disciplines at the university and across the region to advance our knowledge of the human brain and translate those discoveries into new treatments and care for brain and nervous system diseases.
Researchers Discuss Drug Prevention Infrastructure for Three Ohio Counties
Researchers at ¾ÛÉ«¸ó were featured on Spectrum News 1 discussing the development and implementation of their drug prevention infrastructure for three Ohio counties.
¾ÛÉ«¸ó Healthcare Design Researcher Receives $2.47 Million to Design Safer and More Efficient Level I Trauma Rooms
Traumatic injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally and the first in Americans age 44 and younger, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Level I trauma rooms are intended to stabilize and save the lives of patients with the most severe traumatic injuries. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $2.47 million grant to Sara Bayramzadeh, a ¾ÛÉ«¸ó researcher, to help create trauma rooms that support staff in saving patients’ lives.
Collaborative ¾ÛÉ«¸ó Team Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Develop and Implement Drug Prevention Infrastructure in Three Ohio Counties
¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s College of Public Health is teaming up with the Department of Computer Science to develop and implement drug prevention infrastructure in Portage, Geauga and Lake counties.
College Students to Compete in SkyHack Design Challenge at ¾ÛÉ«¸ó
¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s aviation design challenge, SkyHack, will take place Nov. 1-3. The event draws college students from around the nation, attracting 120 students from 14 universities in four states in its 2017 inaugural debut. ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering will serve as home base for this year’s event, which will span across other Kent Campus buildings.
NIH Continues Support of ¾ÛÉ«¸ó Alzheimer’s Researcher With New Two-Year Grant
Once it begins, Alzheimer’s disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way – like ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.