Research & Science
MEDIA ADVISORY: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ to Introduce the New Director of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
WHAT: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ President Todd Diacon will introduce the new director of the university’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute on Tuesday, July 16. The birthplace of liquid crystal displays, the institute embraces all materials research on campus with an initial emphasis on m…
Understanding What Makes Captive Gorilla Hearts Tick
Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., anthropology professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, is involved in a collaborative research project to examine heart disease in gorillas.
Annual Twinsburg Twins Days Festival Injects Millions Into Local Economy, According to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Researcher
According to an economic impact study on the 2018 event conducted by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ College of Business Administration Associate Professor of Economics Shawn Rohlin, Ph.D., the annual Twins Days Festival provides a substantive positive economic impact to the city of Twinsburg and surrounding areas.
It Takes Two to Tango: Professors Work Together on Parkinson’s Study
A ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ professor is conducting a collaborative research project to study how ballroom dance can help to manage the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
From Kent to Cambridge: Alumna Ya'el Courtney to Study Neuroscience at Harvard University
Throughout her time at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, Ya'el Courtney completed a Senior Honors Thesis/Project, authored several published peer-reviewed journal articles and presented at several national and international conferences. As she continues her education at Harvard University, she intends to conduct a significant amount of research focusing on psychiatric diseases.
From Comfort Zone to Rain Forest: Studying Ecology in Costa Rica
Emmaleigh Given recently spent three summers and two winters in a remote biological reserve in the middle of the rainforest in the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica, where she has and will spend several months conducting research on community ecology, and she has one more trip planned. Being hunted by unseen predators isn’t the way most researchers conduct their work. But for some, it’s just part of the day.
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Invited to Join AIA-ACSA Design & Health Research Consortium
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) created the AIA-ACSA Design & Health Research Consortium to advance university research that ties together building design and health concerns.
State Approves Round 2 of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ-Cleveland State Innovation Partnership
State of Ohio officials have renewed a $600,000 technology commercialization partnership between ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and Cleveland State University.
Two ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ A&S Students Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, considered the nation’s premier undergraduate award in the natural sciences, math and engineering. They were recognized by President Beverly Warren at the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Board of Trustees meeting on May 9.
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Undergraduates Named Prestigious 2019 Goldwater Scholars for Science Research
Two ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ undergraduate students have been awarded prestigious 2019 Goldwater Scholarships from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The foundation awards the scholarships annually to students studying mathematics, natural science or engineering.