Department of Biological Sciences
91²Ö¿â Student and Professor Find Effective Alternatives to Current Antibiotic Therapy of Skin Infection
91²Ö¿â undergraduate student Jean Wilson Mutambuze and Jean Engohang-Ndong, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences at 91²Ö¿â at Tuscarawas, are conducting a research project that has found a promising new alternative to manage a skin disease called …
College of Arts & Sciences
BSCI Graduate Student selected to participate in the 64th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
The scientific review panel of the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings has selected Jennifer Remus from 91²Ö¿â's Biological Sciences Department's graduate program to participate in the 64th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, to be held from 29 June to 4 July 2014, in Lindau, Ge…
College of Arts & Sciences
KENT STATE STUDENTS EXPLORE INSECT DIVERSITY AT THE STARK CAMPUS BIOPOND
The term “biopond†stems from the employment of a pond as a teaching tool for biodiversity, evolution and ecology. The main purpose of this study is to record the effect of urbanization, or the building of a new science building, on the diversity of the moth and caddisfly populations at the biopond.…
College of Arts & Sciences
Biological Sciences Department's Bi-Annual Pre-Med Information Night
Interested in going to medical school but have all kinds of questions regarding how best to prepare and apply? We have the answers for you! Come hear Dr. John Johnson, associate professor in BSCI and the pre-med coordinator along with Gail Spalsbury, Academic Advisor for the BSCI department, discuss…
College of Arts & Sciences
2nd Annual Neuroscience Symposium
91²Ö¿â has considerable strength in a broad range of neurosciences from molecular biology to behavior and addresses through its research a wide variety of neurological diseases and illnesses. The purpose of the symposium is to provide an opportunity for scholarly interacti…
College of Arts & Sciences
Urban Forestry Class helps KSU retain Tree Campus USA
The excitement of receiving this honor has not diminished for Heather White, grounds manager of University Facilities Management at 91²Ö¿â. “It means a lot, especially since we’re able to be successful year after year,†White said. “It shows our commitment to the campus green infrastru…
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91²Ö¿â Awarded Two Grants from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
91²Ö¿â has been awarded two grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. One grant, for research on physical activity levels and obesity, totaled $384,192, and the second grant, for stress-induced noradrenergic modulation of neuroinflammation research, totaled $441,60…
College of Arts & Sciences
91²Ö¿â and Holden Arboretum Study the Effects of Urban Development on the Environment
91²Ö¿â and the Holden Arboretum will use a recently awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the impact people have on vital organisms living in places where water and land meet in Northeast Ohio. The NSF has awarded 91²Ö¿â a grant for $345,000 for a p…
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