Year of Science
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!
New Methodologies Developed in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Geology Professor's Lab Improve Monitoring of Lakes and Oceans
Aug. 9, 2019
After years of remote sensing work, Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, and his research team recently shared their development of new cost-efficient methodologies that may lead to much safer…
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NIH Funds ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Psychologist’s Project to Teach Children Food Allergy Safety Skills
Aug. 8, 2019
A ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University researcher with a background in safety training models — and a very personal motivation — has devised a method to help some children with food allergies stay safe, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) just granted him the funding to test it.
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NSF Awards ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Researchers $1.3 Million to Nourish Children’s Minds, Fill Their Bellies
Aug. 1, 2019
Science is complex, and it’s difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it’s even more difficult when they are hungry. Two ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation…
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Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì
July 25, 2019
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research…
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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Biological Sciences Researchers to Lead Study on the Effects of the Spreading Eastern Red Cedars
July 18, 2019
The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $914,000 grant to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University to lead a collaborative research project to study how and at what rate the geographically most widespread native conifer in the eastern United States, the Eastern Red Cedar tree…
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New Director Named for ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
July 16, 2019
Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., was named the new director of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, effective July 1, having been selected for his research accomplishments, entrepreneurial spirit and passion for social impact.
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Understanding What Makes Captive Gorilla Hearts Tick
June 27, 2019
Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., anthropology professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, is involved in a collaborative research project to examine heart disease in gorillas.
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Two ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì A&S Students Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
May 23, 2019
Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, considered the nation’s premier undergraduate award in the natural sciences, math and engineering. They were…
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Invitation to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Is ‘Icing on the Cake’ for Doctoral Student
May 16, 2019
As if graduating with your Ph.D., starting a National Research Council (NRC) postdoctoral fellowship, getting married in Nepal and organizing an international research seminar wasn’t already a full plate for ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University doctoral student Greta Babakhanova, how about a…
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