Research & Science
Researchers Reveal How Loss of South African Grasslands to Shrubs Could Affect the Soil and Atmosphere
Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. What happens when these changes interact? That was the topic of a recent paper published by Dr. David Ward and international colleagues and graduate students in the journal Scientific Reports. Although climate β¦
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ΠΤΈ£ΞεΤΒΜμ Biologist Wins Grant to Study Neurological Roots of Chronic Stress and Fear
People who suffer trauma will, with few exceptions, never forget what happened to them, but a ΠΤΈ£ΞεΤΒΜμ University researcher may be able to offer them the hope of living without constant fear and anxiety. John D. Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences in ΠΤΈ£ΞεΤΒΜμβs Collegeβ¦
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Army Funds ΠΤΈ£ΞεΤΒΜμ Aeronautics Professor to Research Drone Technology
A grant from the Army Research Laboratory has a ΠΤΈ£ΞεΤΒΜμ University researcher flying high. The grant provides more than $130,000 for Blake Stringer, Ph.D., assistant professor of aerospace engineering in ΠΤΈ£ΞεΤΒΜμβs College of Aeronautics and Engineering, to study propulsion systems for a newβ¦
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ΠΤΈ£ΞεΤΒΜμ Psychologist Leads NIH-Funded Study to Identify Children at Risk for Persistent Distress After a Traumatic Injury
The way in which a parent responds to a childβs injury often impacts how upset the little one becomes. A panicked parent often means a crying, hysterical child. A calm kiss on the boo-boo and a quick return to regular business, though, and the child is likely to forget about the incident. This ageβ¦
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ΠΤΈ£ΞεΤΒΜμ psychologist leads NIH-funded study to identify children at risk for persistent distress after a traumatic injury
Several factors β including, age, gender, and medical history β determine how a child processes a trauma and what treatments may be most effective at preventing long-term psychological distress. But what role do parents play?
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Chemistry Professor Named Associate Editor of Science Advances
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of ΠΤΈ£ΞεΤΒΜμ Universityβs College of Arts and Sciences, was appointed to the editorial board of the journal Science Advances.
Chemistry Professor Named Associate Editor of Science Advances
New Study by ΠΤΈ£ΞεΤΒΜμ Researcher to Examine Role of Oxytocin in the Developing Brain
Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., a professor in ΠΤΈ£ΞεΤΒΜμ Universityβs Department of Biological Sciences, recently received a $450,000 grant to study the role that oxytocin plays in the developing brain. Labeled by some as βthe bonding hormone,β oxytocin is well known for helping pregnant mothers with uβ¦
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ΠΤΈ£ΞεΤΒΜμ 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 Keβ¦
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Tim Ryan presents ceremonial check to KSU For $3.7 million in research funds
Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) joined ΠΤΈ£ΞεΤΒΜμ University leaders and faculty to celebrate more than $3.7 million in federal research funding awarded to ΠΤΈ£ΞεΤΒΜμ over the past year. The funding was spread out across 12 separate projects funded by the National Science Foundation and the Departmentβ¦
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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 reseaβ¦
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