Research & Science
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Research Review 2019: Finding New Methods to Lose Weight
Senior biology and pre-medicine major Jacob Wagner conducted research on new methods to lose weight involving the relationship between endocannabinoid receptors and muscle thermogenesis, both properties that regulate bodily functions and processes, such as appetite and burning calories.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Research Review: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Custodial grandparents and their grandchildren are a unique and little-understood population as are the physical and social health challenges they face. Gregory Smith, EdD, professor and director of the Human Development Center in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, has designed a program that could help assess the well-being of such families and provide resources to help them thrive.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Research Review: Partners by Design
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì broke ground in April on the Design Innovation Hub, a $44.5-million renovation of the former Art Building on the Kent Campus. J.R. Campbell, MFA, appointed last year as the inaugural director of the Design Innovation (DI) Initiative, recently discussed how it fits into ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s broader research and innovation goals.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Materials Scientist Again Named Among Most Highly Cited Scholars
It’s starting to look a lot like an annual tradition to see a certain ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University professor named on Clarivate Analytics’ list of Highly Cited Researchers in the world. Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and a member of the Advanced …
Collaboration Between ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì and Cleveland Aids in City Development
Terry Schwarz, director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC), home to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s urban design graduate program, as well as public service activities of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, was recently featured on News 5 Cleveland.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Research Review: Dynamic Duo
Two nationally known neuroscience researchers have joined ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì to continue their quest to uncover the brain’s complex functions—and to collaborate with researchers from a wide range of disciplines at the university and across the region to advance our knowledge of the human brain and translate those discoveries into new treatments and care for brain and nervous system diseases.
Researchers Discuss Drug Prevention Infrastructure for Three Ohio Counties
Researchers at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University were featured on Spectrum News 1 discussing the development and implementation of their drug prevention infrastructure for three Ohio counties.
Collaborative ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Team Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Develop and Implement Drug Prevention Infrastructure in Three Ohio Counties
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s College of Public Health is teaming up with the Department of Computer Science to develop and implement drug prevention infrastructure in Portage, Geauga and Lake counties.
College Students to Compete in SkyHack Design Challenge at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s aviation design challenge, SkyHack, will take place Nov. 1-3. The event draws college students from around the nation, attracting 120 students from 14 universities in four states in its 2017 inaugural debut. ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering will serve as home base for this year’s event, which will span across other Kent Campus buildings.
NIH Continues Support of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Alzheimer’s Researcher With New Two-Year Grant
Once it begins, Alzheimer’s disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way – like ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.
