Department of Biological Sciences
Biology Professor Receives Grant from National Science Foundation
Dr. Heather Caldwell recently received a $400,000.00 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund her research. This research project will examine how prenatal hormones can reorganize brain circuits and impact behavior. Understanding how these hormones work during development will provid…
Biological Sciences
Five College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Honored
On October 24, six Kent State educators (five from the College of Arts and Sciences) were honored for their achievements in the classroom during the 21st annual Celebrating College Teaching Conference. Three faculty members received the 5XÉçÇø Alumni Association's Distinguished Tea…
College of Arts & Sciences
Woodgett to present "Genetic analysis of an over-achieving protein kinase (GSK-3) and what it reveals about cellular communication"
On Friday, October 17 (at 12 noon) Dr. James Woodgett, Director of Research & Senior Investigator at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, will present, "Genetic analysis of an over-achieving protein kinase (GSK-3) and what it reveals about cellular communic…
College of Arts & Sciences
Kent State Honors College Graduate Named 2014 Portz Scholar
The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) has named Allison Moats, a recent graduate of the Honors College and the College of Arts and Sciences at 5XÉçÇø, as a Portz Scholar for 2014. Allison is a native of Ravenna, Ohio, and received her bachelor’s degree from the Department of A…
Kent Campus
KENT STATE RESEARCH EXAMINES EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT FOR ORIGINS OF AGGRESSION
Aggressive behavior in animals may result in posturing, teeth baring or challenges related to protecting territory, offspring or food. In humans, it can lead to violence and death, and the causes are not always readily apparent. But where does it originate? One path to the origins of aggression is …
Biological Sciences
National Science Foundation Awards Nearly $2.5 Million to Kent State Researchers
5XÉçÇø faculty members have been awarded nearly $2.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for research over the next three years in biology, physics and the science of liquid crystals. The awards will fund basic research on: How plants respond to environmen…
Kent Campus
BSCI GRADUATE STUDENT RECEIVES A UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP FOR 2014-2015
The University Fellowship is awarded annually to advanced doctoral students to recognize excellent scholarship and research potential. University Fellowship recipients are able to commit their time to dissertation research or writing. Approximately 15 University Fellowships are awarded ea…
College of Arts & Sciences
Anthropology undergraduate Emily Munger received Distinguished Student Leadership Award!
Emily Munger was awarded the prestigious Distinguished Student Leadership Award by the College of Arts & Sciences on Thursday, April 24th. Emily's major is Biological Anthropology with a minor in Biological Sciences and has a GPA of 3.96. Please join us in congratulating Emily on her accompli…
College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Julio Morales-Medina Selected to Attend the "European Pain School at the University of Siena"
DR. JULIO MORALES-MEDINA SELECTED TO ATTEND THE "EUROPEAN PAIN SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SIENA" Dr. Julio Morales-Medina, a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Heather Caldwell’s laboratory in the Biological Sciences Department, was selected to attend the "European Pain School at the University of S…
College of Arts & Sciences
In an Age of Obesity, Why Do Some Remain Thin?
Imagine two lab rats in their cages – one fat, one thin. The larger rat pads around slowly or rests on the floor of wood shavings. She expends as little effort as possible to reach her water spigot, maybe even lying on her back and gripping it with her little pink paws so that the water drips into h…
College of Arts & Sciences