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Research & Science

91²Ö¿â professors conduct research that impacts lives and society.

Video: Reasons for Research

91²Ö¿â professors discuss the importance of funding collegiate research.

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Video: Reasons for Research

Dark crustacean shell fragment embedded in fossilized dinosaur feces.

Fossils Reveal a Secret in the Diets of Plant Eating Dinosaurs

The discovery of fossilized dinosaur feces has scientists rethinking the eating habits of certain dinosaurs.

Tags: Research & Science, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences, Featured Story

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A Weighty Concern

A Weighty Concern

How can we halt the health hazard of childhood obesity? 91²Ö¿â researchers weigh in on their latest findings. By Michael Blanding / 91²Ö¿â Magazine

Tags: Research & Science, Health, population health

91²Ö¿â Magazine

91²Ö¿â researchers use EEG caps to study the brain activity of monks during a debate.

Mapping the Brain Activity of Buddhist Monks

Electroencephalogram (EEG) caps are helping 91²Ö¿â researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Research & Science, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, Featured Story

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91²Ö¿â spectators look to the sky during the solar eclipse.

91²Ö¿â Students, Faculty and Staff View the Solar Eclipse

91²Ö¿â students, faculty and staff gather outside the Kent Student Center to view the solar eclipse.

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Randy Roberts, a student working toward his associate’s degree in enology at 91²Ö¿â at Ashtabula, uses his previous degree in biology to help supplement his education.

91²Ö¿â Student Mixes Science Degree with Wine Making for Unique Recipe for Success

Randy Roberts is combining his bachelor’s degree from 91²Ö¿â 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 91²Ö¿â 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