Division of Research and Sponsored Programs
While the daily news is full of tumultuous conversations about Russia and China, Kent State University has been helping some area high school students learn to converse in Russian and Chinese to facilitate greater global understanding and a less contentious tomorrow.
Kent State University is pleased and proud to announce the return of 鈥We the People,鈥 a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity.
Science is complex, and it鈥檚 difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it鈥檚 even more difficult when they are hungry. Two Kent State University researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation just awarded them a three-year, $1.3 million grant to determine if their recipe works.
Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., a chemical physicist in Kent State University鈥檚 Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI), just received nearly $1 million between two grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for separate studies with potential applications in biomedical science, commercial electronics and beyond.
Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., was named the new director of Kent State University鈥檚 Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, effective July 1, having been selected for his research accomplishments, entrepreneurial spirit and passion for social impact.
State of Ohio officials have renewed a $600,000 technology commercialization partnership between Kent State University and Cleveland State University.