Research & Science
The Fight Against Toxic Algal Blooms Gets Help From the Sky
Researchers have a new tool to help study, and ultimately fight, toxic algal blooms on Lake Erie /
Scholar Navigates Complex Systems to Help Address and Improve Public Health Concerns
Scholar of the Month Brian Castellani Professor of Sociology ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University at Ashtabula 2002-present The Kent Campus is big, but still not big enough to fit all the great scholars who are part of the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University family. So much of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s great research is happening …
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Researchers Identify Ways to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie
The green and blue colored algae that grows out of control, and often washes up on the shoreline of Lake Erie, is not only unsightly but harmful to many species including humans. In Ohio, the western basin of Lake Erie has experienced some of the worst harmful algal blooms in recent years. The bloo…
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Researchers Launch Free Math Multiplication Learning App for Elementary Grades
Educators, researchers and computer scientists from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University have partnered to develop a math learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Graduate Students Win Prestigious Research Competition
Four ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference.
Geographer Examines Ties Between Violence and Landscapes
Scholar of the Month James Tyner Professor College of Arts and Sciences 1997-present Selecting a single renowned scholar from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s largest college is not an easy undertaking, but the work of Geography Professor James Tyner, Ph.D., over the past year made the decision a litt…
Researchers Find Bacterium on Ohio Beaches That Causes Staph Infections
If you go for a swim at some Ohio public beaches, you might want to rise off the lake water and sand before you leave. Researchers at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University found that almost half of the water and sand samples that they collected from along Lake Erie and some other inland lakes tested positive for St…
Use Your Head
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì researchers are studying how you can train and maintain a healthy brain. / ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Magazine
Scholar Studies Liquid Crystals
Scholar of the Month Michael Fisch Assistant Professor College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology 1999-present With faculty like Michael Fisch, Ph.D., on hand, it is no wonder that ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University identified materials science as an area of research focus. Nor is it ha…
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinson’s Patients
Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose…
