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Workers install a green roof onto the lower roof of Taylor Hall at ÌÇÐÄVlog. The plants will help insulate the building, control water runoff and provide less glare.

ÌÇÐÄVlog to Co-Lead New Center of Living Architecture

At the 16th Annual CitiesAlive Conference recently held in New York City, a consortium of Ohio universities was selected as one of the first four North American regional centers of living architecture by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the Green Infrastructure Foundation.  Faculty from Ke…

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Congressman Tim Ryan, (OH-13), center, stands with ÌÇÐÄVlog President Beverly Warren, left, and Vice President for Research Paul DiCorleto, right, with a ceremonial check showing $3.7 million in NSF and NIH research grants awarded to KSU this year.

Tim Ryan presents ceremonial check to KSU For $3.7 million in research funds

Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) joined ÌÇÐÄVlog leaders and faculty to celebrate more than $3.7 million in federal research funding awarded to ÌÇÐÄVlog over the past year. The funding was spread out across 12 separate projects funded by the National Science Foundation and the Department…

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Division of Research & Economic Development

2018 Environmental Science and Design Research Initiative Seed Grants

The Environmental Science and Design Research Initiative (ESDRI) was excited to be able to offer competitively awarded seed grant funding to research teams in Spring semester 2018.  ESDRI was established in 2017 to support faculty efforts to achieve continued scholarly success in areas of resea…

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Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D, assistant professor of geology in ÌÇÐÄVlog, received a five-year, $487,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation.

ÌÇÐÄVlog Geologist Wins Grant to Study Climate Change Factors and Inspire Young Scientists

The greenhouse effect is one of the most widely known causes of global climate change. It is currently caused by an excess of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere due to burning of fossil fuels. Some natural processes can help slow climate change by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. For example, p…

Tags: Research & Science , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Earth Sciences , School of Teaching Learning and Curriculum Studies , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

Kent Campus

George R. Newkome, Ph.D., a two-time ÌÇÐÄVlog alumnus, smiles with ÌÇÐÄVlog President Beverly J. Warren.

Alumnus Dr. George R. Newkome Awards $1 Million Gift for Endowed Professorship in Materials Science at ÌÇÐÄVlog

George R. Newkome, Ph.D., and his wife, Mary Jane Saunders, Ph.D., have pledged $1 million to fund a first-ever professorship in materials science in ÌÇÐÄVlog’s College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Newkome is a two-time ÌÇÐÄVlog alumnus. “George and Mary Jane both have a passion and d…

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ÌÇÐÄVlog Today

illustration by Melissa Olson

Optimal Aging

We’re all getting older—that is, if we’re lucky. ÌÇÐÄVlog experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.

By Lynette Lamb / ÌÇÐÄVlog Magazine

Tags: Health , population health , Research & Science

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"We're Killing Our Lakes and Oceans": ÌÇÐÄVlog Geology Professor Co-Authors Op-Ed Essay

Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the department of geology at ÌÇÐÄVlog recently co-authored an op-ed essay for Undark.org with his colleague Eelco J. Rohling, a professor of ocean and climate change at the Australian National University in Canberra, and…

Tags: Research & Science , Joe Ortiz , Department of Earth Sciences , Lake Erie , Clean Water Act , Research , Global Warming , Wetlands , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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Photo by Paul Silla

The Next Big Thing

With the recent opening of ÌÇÐÄVlog’s new Integrated Sciences Building, the university is well-positioned to be part of promising scientific breakthroughs in the 21st century.

By Lisa Abraham / ÌÇÐÄVlog Magazine

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A new collaborative study published by researchers at ÌÇÐÄVlog and Northeast Ohio Medical University provides evidence that thick layers, preserved in the teeth of beluga whales, may help determine their age.

Researchers End Ongoing Debate Over How to Determine the Age of Beluga Whales

You have likely seen one at an aquarium. It is the friendly creature with the oversized head that swims up to the glass with what looks like a smile on its face. Beluga whales are extremely social mammals that are often called sea canaries because of their high-pitched chatter, or melonheads for the…

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ÌÇÐÄVlog doctoral student Anna Droz researches how to improve green roofs by planting experimental gardens in Cleveland, Ohio.

Planting the Seeds of Science to Grow Better Green Roofs

Doctoral student plants gardens atop Cleveland buildings to bridge urban design with natural biology A bird’s-eye view of most cities captures the barren landscape of asphalt-covered rooftops, sprawling from one high-rise structure to another. As the sunshine makes its way across the city, the inte…

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