Year of Science

91�ֿ� College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!

91�ֿ� researchers use EEG caps to study the brain activity of monks during a debate.

Mapping the Brain Activity of Buddhist Monks

Sept. 6, 2017

Electroencephalogram (EEG) caps are helping 91�ֿ� researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.

Sept. 1, 2017

The Peace, War and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA) presented Patrick G.

91�ֿ� researchers use indents and boarders on plates to study how optical illusions help people choose smaller portions.

91�ֿ� Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity

Aug. 30, 2017

91�ֿ� researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight.

Ideastream talks with 91�ֿ� Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress and infant mortality.

Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants

Aug. 23, 2017

Ideastream® talks with 91�ֿ� Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.

91�ֿ�’s Center for Applied Conflict Management is transforming into a new School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

91�ֿ� Establishes New School of Peace and Conflict Studies

Aug. 15, 2017

91�ֿ�’s Center for Applied Conflict Management is transforming into a new School of Peace and Conflict Studies this month.

Aug. 7, 2017

Several 91�ֿ� 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…

Aug. 1, 2017

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…

A 91�ֿ� entrepreneur creates a website and an upcoming app that connects renters to landlords.

The Missing Link Between College Renters and Landlords

July 28, 2017

A 91�ֿ� entrepreneur creates a website and an upcoming app that connects renters to landlords.

Matthew Minichillo runs 200 miles in the MS Run the US Relay.

Miles to Make a Difference

July 24, 2017

A 91�ֿ� assistant dean runs 200 miles for his daughter and all other families touched by multiple sclerosis.

91�ֿ� Professor Earns Main Street Kent's Volunteer of the Year Award

July 21, 2017

91�ֿ� Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., was honored with the Volunteer of the Year award by Main Street Kent during the organization’s annu

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