Research & Science
Collaborative 91ֿ Team Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Develop and Implement Drug Prevention Infrastructure in Three Ohio Counties
91ֿ’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 91ֿ
91ֿ’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. 91ֿ’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 91ֿ 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 91ֿ’s own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.
91ֿ Researcher and Professor Elected to the European Academy of Sciences
One of 91ֿ’s most prolific and renowned researchers has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences. Quan Li, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow in 91ֿ’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, joins the prestigious Brussels-based organization that has about 660 members from 45 nations, including 65 Nobel Prize and Fields Medal winners.
Model 91ֿ Language Academy Continues With 12th Year of Federal Funding
While the daily news is full of tumultuous conversations about Russia and China, 91ֿ 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.
NSF Award Helps 91ֿ Anthropologists Expand International Partnership
The (NSF) recently awarded 91ֿ a three-year, $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) grant that will allow graduate students to travel to in Japan to study primates and human evolution at the world-renowned .
NSF Supports Inter-institutional Project to Develop Chemical Sensor Technology
Toxic air pollutants such as chlorine and ozone are hazards for civilian workers and public service employees like firefighters, police and military personnel. Some airborne chemicals can be difficult to detect at low levels with high specificity, though, and relevant technologies like wearable sens…
91ֿ Magazine: Brainstorming
Cross-departmental collaborations are what Michael Lehman, the inaugural director of 91ֿ’s Brain Health Research Institute, envisions for the future. His goal is to unite researchers from a wide range of disciplines at 91ֿ and throughout Northeast Ohio to explore, expand and advance our knowledge of the human brain and how it functions.
91ֿ Joins Lieutenant Governor’s Collaboration to Foster Innovation and Drive Economic Growth
91ֿ, in collaboration with Ohio’s public universities, has pledged support for Lt. Gov. Jon Husted’s “Ohio Intellectual Property (IP) Promise,” a collaborative effort to strengthen Ohio’s innovation economy, attract innovative researchers and serve as a magnet for investors and ent…
Acclaimed Photography Exhibition Returns to Kent Campus
91ֿ is pleased and proud to announce the return of “We the People,” a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity.