Research & Science
NIH Continues Support of Ģý 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 Ģý’s own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.
Ģý Researcher and Professor Elected to the European Academy of Sciences
One of Ģý’s most prolific and renowned researchers has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences. Quan Li, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow in Ģý’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, joins the prestigious Brussels-based organization that has about 660 members from 45 nations, including 65 Nobel Prize and Fields Medal winners.
Model Ģý Language Academy Continues With 12th Year of Federal Funding
While the daily news is full of tumultuous conversations about Russia and China, Ģý has been helping some area high school students learn to converse in Russian and Chinese to facilitate greater global understanding and a less contentious tomorrow.
NSF Award Helps Ģý Anthropologists Expand International Partnership
The (NSF) recently awarded Ģý a three-year, $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) grant that will allow graduate students to travel to in Japan to study primates and human evolution at the world-renowned .
NSF Supports Inter-institutional Project to Develop Chemical Sensor Technology
Toxic air pollutants such as chlorine and ozone are hazards for civilian workers and public service employees like firefighters, police and military personnel. Some airborne chemicals can be difficult to detect at low levels with high specificity, though, and relevant technologies like wearable sens…
Ģý Magazine: Brainstorming
Cross-departmental collaborations are what Michael Lehman, the inaugural director of Ģý’s Brain Health Research Institute, envisions for the future. His goal is to unite researchers from a wide range of disciplines at Ģý and throughout Northeast Ohio to explore, expand and advance our knowledge of the human brain and how it functions.
Ģý Joins Lieutenant Governor’s Collaboration to Foster Innovation and Drive Economic Growth
Ģý, in collaboration with Ohio’s public universities, has pledged support for Lt. Gov. Jon Husted’s “Ohio Intellectual Property (IP) Promise,” a collaborative effort to strengthen Ohio’s innovation economy, attract innovative researchers and serve as a magnet for investors and ent…
Acclaimed Photography Exhibition Returns to Kent Campus
Ģý is pleased and proud to announce the return of “We the People,” a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity.
Ģý Professor Weighs in on New Research Regarding Burnout
Researchers from the University of Washington and Washington University, along with other collaborators, are seeking answers to those questions. They studied the brains of mice to identify what causes them to stop seeking a reward — in essence, what makes them burn out.
NSF Awards Ģý Researcher Nearly $1 Million for Separate Liquid Crystal Studies
Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., a chemical physicist in Ģý’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI), just received nearly $1 million between two grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for separate studies with potential applications in biomedical science, commercial electronics and beyond.