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Marilyn Norconk, Ph.D., a Professor Emerita of Anthropology in ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the…
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![Researchers have found the first signs of Alzheimer's in chimpanzees](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/15117673210_befc102546_b.jpg?VersionId=3gyRPlz7DAXazh2H.MI3jJLE8cK5UV5G)
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…
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![Cameron Lee, Ph.D., (left) and Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., (right) from ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Department of Geography have teamed up to secure two research grants to study climate change and weather patterns. Cameron Lee, Ph.D., (left) and Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., (right) from ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Department of Geography have teamed up to secure two research grants to study climate change and weather patterns.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/10.30.17%20Photo%20of%20Cameron%20Lee%20and%20Scott%20Sheridan.jpg?VersionId=C.uuWNsJ1.2Esem76ApjMeb0vGx6EVrr)
A pair of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ geographers have teamed up to secure two research grants totaling more than $550,000 for separate projects to study climate change and weather patterns.
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![Dark crustacean shell fragment embedded in fossilized dinosaur feces. Dark crustacean shell fragment embedded in fossilized dinosaur feces.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/dinosaur_feces.jpg?VersionId=CJkWeOUblIxWtM3BPvWhttYY7lKWpzfL)
The discovery of fossilized dinosaur feces has scientists rethinking the eating habits of certain dinosaurs.
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![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Geology Professor Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., and student Andrew Congdon take a few moments between collecting measurements of surface reflectance in Sandusky Bay this summer. (Photo credit: Sunny Dickerson, Bowling Green State University) ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Geology Professor Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., and student Andrew Congdon take a few moments between collecting measurements of surface reflectance in Sandusky Bay this summer. (Photo credit: Sunny Dickerson, Bowling Green State University)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/10.09.17%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20Professor%20Joseph%20Ortiz%20and%20student%20Andrew%20Congdon.jpg?VersionId=5.gi.nIEj8aD4i3ktCMloLkiWwINpvpZ)
The conditions in Lake Erie continue to pose several health risks to Ohioans in coastal communities, making it difficult to maintain good water quality for citizens, state and local policymakers.
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![Mary Beth Spitznagel, Ph.D. (right), a clinical neuropsychologist and associate professor at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, talks with a pet owner. Mary Beth Spitznagel, Ph.D. (right), a clinical neuropsychologist and associate professor at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, talks with a pet owner.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/09.18.17%20Photo%20of%20Mary%20Beth%20Spitznagel%20with%20pet%20owner.jpg?VersionId=oUnseuSNSLLFXpV7aX6FqKn1NCjKXgBf)
Pet or person, caregiver’s burden is similar, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ researcher finds
The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal disease is well-documented and known as caregiver burden. It is linked to depression, anxiety and poor…
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![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ researchers use EEG caps to study the brain activity of monks during a debate. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ researchers use EEG caps to study the brain activity of monks during a debate.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/monkstudy2_0.jpeg?VersionId=nFK4nzPRSLk0FYGhremfRY57_0dIQoBA)
Electroencephalogram (EEG) caps are helping ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.
The Peace, War and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA) presented Patrick G.
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![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ researchers use indents and boarders on plates to study how optical illusions help people choose smaller portions. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ researchers use indents and boarders on plates to study how optical illusions help people choose smaller portions.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Portion%20Image%202.jpg?VersionId=zaRn5S2kPx9.xrywZ1SgVIq.AJvZDcqg)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight.
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![Ideastream talks with ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress and infant mortality. Ideastream talks with ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress and infant mortality.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Angela%20Neal%20Barnett.png?VersionId=A0vcCa_xv7.2YbRzip3CGzuZ2iQlNcPh)
Ideastream® talks with ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.