BHRI and its members in the news
BHRI Research Interest Groups Starting Up
Nov. 25, 2019
Five new BHRI Research Interest Groups (RIGs) have been created, with the purpose of facilitating collaborations among BHRI members which will hopefully lead to new externally-funded grants. The organizational meetings for these RIGs will be in December, with plans to continue…
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Brain Health Research Institute Hosts First Town Hall Meeting
Oct. 11, 2019
The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Brain Health Research Institute hosted the first Town Hall Meeting at the on Friday, September 27, 2019. The meeting focused on four DataBlitz! sessions, series…
Read More »¹ú²úÂ×Àí Researchers Earn Brain Health Research Institute Pilot Grant Awards
Oct. 9, 2019
The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Brain Health Research Institute announces the following Pilot Grant 2019 award winners: John Gunstad (KSU Psychol), Lindsay Scott (UH), Rachel Ostrand (IBM) Using automated speech analysis to predict cognitive decline and future Alzheimer’s disease…
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Dr. John Gunstad wins CBHI Scholars Award
Sept. 3, 2019
Dr. John Gunstad, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Professor of Psychological Sciences and Brain Health Research Institute member, won a Scholars Award at the Cleveland Brain Health Initiative Retreat on August 26, 2019, for his work, "Using automated speech analysis to predict cognitive…
Read More »Brain Health Research Institute now on Twitter
June 25, 2019
The Brain Health Research Institute is now on Twitter! Follow us @KSUBrainHealth
Read More »Integrated Sciences Building to be renovated with new collaborative laboratory
June 19, 2019
The Integrated Sciences Building (ISB) is set to receive a collaborative laboratory next fall courtesy of the Brain Health Research Institute.
Read More »Kent researchers examine ballroom dance's effect on Parkinson's
June 18, 2019
Two ¹ú²úÂ×Àí professors are identifying the elements of ballroom dance to eventually develop an exercise intervention program that would help manage Parkinson's disease symptoms. Dr. Angela Ridgel, an associate professor of exercise science and physiology, and Joan Meggitt,…
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Exciting Future Predicted for Brain Health Research Institute
Feb. 27, 2019
With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, President Beverly J. Warren introduced Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of the university’s Brain Health Research Institute on Feb. 25.
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Seventh Annual Neuroscience Symposium
Jan. 2, 2019
This symposium features internationally renowned neuroscientists presenting leading-edge research on mechanisms underlying an addicted brain. Neuroscience research at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí is supported by over 35 faculty from numerous departments and disciplines. This event is…
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