Research & Science
17cҳ’s “Formula to Finish” Timely Graduation Initiative Saves Students Time and Money
17cҳ is embarking on a campaign to motivate and assist students toward timely graduation. The university’s “Formula to Finish” initiative encourages students to register for and pass at least 15 credit hours per semester in order to graduate in two years to get their associate degre…
Kent Campus
17cҳ Hosts Global Adolescence Research Summer School
17cҳ will host the annual 2013 European Society for Research on Adolescence (EARA)/Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Summer School from June 16-22. The summer school brings together established researchers, who are recognized for their expertise and teaching abilities, and d…
College of Arts & Sciences
17cҳ Vice President for Research to Return to Faculty Position
Grant McGimpsey, Ph.D., has chosen to return to a faculty position, after having served successfully as vice president of research and sponsored programs at 17cҳ for the past three years. He has agreed to remain in the position until a successor is in place. “We are fortunate to ha…
Kent Campus
17cҳ Research Finds Meditation Effective in Reducing Blood Pressure
Two researchers at 17cҳ Universities have found that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) can reduce high blood pressure, which affects nearly 60 million adults in the United States. MBSR, which involves the practice of meditation, body awareness and some gentle yoga, has been shown to…
College of Arts & Sciences
17cҳ Spinoff Company Markets Flexible Electronics
A new company formed by a 17cҳ researcher and inventor will market a technological innovation – flexible, electrically conductive transparent films – that can be used in electronic devices, including smart phones and touchscreens, and in windows that switch from transparent to opaqu…
Kent Campus
17cҳ Awarded Grant for Trauma Research
17cҳ has been awarded a grant for $81,445 from the Ohio Department of Public Safety for research on the impact of traumatic injury on child patients and their families. The Ohio Division of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the State EMS Board created grants from fines collected …
College of Arts & Sciences
Scholar Offers Relief With Pain Management Knowledge
Scholar of the Month Wendy Umberger Professor College of Nursing 2002-present Wendy Umberger is a professor in the College of Nursing. Her program of research centers on the treatment and care of people experiencing chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP), psychological factors related to the pain exp…
Kent Campus
National Science Foundation Awards Nearly $2.5 Million to 17cҳ Researchers
17cҳ 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
Scholar Helps Fight Crime With Violence Prevention Research
Scholar of the Month Eric Jefferis Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences College of Public Health 2004-present Eric Jefferis is an associate professor of social and behavioral sciences in the College of Public Health. His research focuses on intentional injury, violence preven…
Kent Campus
Scholar Helps Fight Crime With Violence Prevention Research
Scholar of the Month Eric Jefferis Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences College of Public Health 2004-present Eric Jefferis is an associate professor of social and behavioral sciences in the College of Public Health. His research focuses on intentional injury, violence preven…
Kent Campus