BHRI and its members in the news
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Feb. 4, 2021
The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Brain Health Research Institute is pleased to announce the following Pilot Grant 2020 award winners:
Blue Awards ($20,000)
Jianxin Bao, Ph.D. (Anatomy and Neurobiology, NEOMED) and Tsung-Heng Tsai, Ph.D. (Mathematical Sciences, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ…
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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Researchers Challenge the Growing Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Problem With New Compound
Jan. 29, 2021
“The pessimistic estimate is that by 2050, antibiotics could be obsolete,'' said Songping Huang, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences. Huang and his ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ team, including Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., associate professor…
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Jan. 8, 2021
Dr. Mike Lehman, Director of the Brain Health Research Institute at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, recently had the opportunity to provide biomedical science policy insights and guidance recommendations to the transition team working with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-…
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Nov. 30, 2020
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has announced the recipients of the New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award. These awards recognize the hard work and dedication of faculty who have been at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ for 10 years or less and are sponsored by the University Research Council.
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Nov. 19, 2020
While it's no secret that many college students drink alcohol, how COVID-19 affected these behaviors and patterns is the focus of recent research published in the journal Addictive Behaviors by the collaboration of William Lechner from the Department of Psychological…
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Nov. 9, 2020
The 8th Annual Symposium of Neuroscience at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ: A Celebration of Brain Health Research successfully showcased the depth and breadth of ongoing brain health research by Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) members. This first virtual symposium spanned two…
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Nov. 5, 2020
Julia Huyck, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Health Sciences at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, was granted $431,000 over three years by the National Institute of Health (NIH) to delve into the unknown science concerning…
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Oct. 18, 2020
Two ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ sociology researchers are moving toward gaining insight into how people’s brains react in a variety of threatening situations using innovative virtual reality (VR) technology funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Army. Josh Pollock…
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Oct. 5, 2020
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has selected two ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ College of Arts and Sciences faculty members, along with two community clinicians, for , an initiative that will provide funding and…
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Sept. 25, 2020
The National Institute of Health granted additional funding to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ researcher Karin Coifman, Ph.D., bringing her total award amount to more than $3 million to support her research on mental well-being and…