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How Can We Best Support Mothers Experiencing Homelessness?

One ӰƵ researcher is working to understand how support services and housing can keep groups like single mothers out of vulnerable situations.

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Gus Holman

A Growing Desire To Learn

Gus Holman knows a thing or two about mushrooms.

First, he knows that morel mushrooms are prized finds by those who hunt and gather them. Secondly, he knows that these mushrooms are expensive for others to purchase. And, he knows that morels are not easy to grow outside of their natural environment.

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Mashika Gallo

Healthcare Design Student Impacts Lives of Senior Living Residents

“Healthcare is a human right,” graduate student Mashika Gallo said, explaining why she pursued a degree in the healthcare design master’s program at ӰƵ. The results of this philosophy for Gallo include a clear focus and research that has won numerous scholarships.

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A student wears a ӰƵ mask during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researcher Studies Impact of COVID-19 on College Student Performance

Research conducted by ӰƵ and Illinois ӰƵ faculty found that a COVID-19 diagnosis lowered same-semester GPA for students at a state university.

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ӰƵ doctoral student in neuroscience Thywill Ettey is studying spinal cord injuries.

Expert Advice: ӰƵ Alumni to Serve on Brain Health Advisory Board

Some of ӰƵ’s most prestigious alumni in the field of neuroscience have agreed to serve on the Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) Advisory Board, which will host its inaugural meeting today. 

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Alicia Costello out in the field doing research

ESDRI Fellow Racks Up the Miles, All in the Name of Research

Alicia Costello is making the rounds of northeast Ohio.  As an upperclassman who was born in the Sandy Valley area, she now resides in Canton, and commutes to the KSU Salem and Stark campuses regularly to attend class.

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A collection of electric vehicles, parked outside the MACC.

IN A FLASH: Electric Rides

Electric vehicles parked outside of the MACC on Friday helped a ӰƵ professor drive home a message about sustainability.

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Cameron Camp, Ph.D., was a featured speaker at the Brain Health Research Institute's Seminar Series

Brain Health Speaker Calls for Revolution in Treatment of Dementia Patients

A Cleveland-area researcher is calling for a rehabilitative approach, rather than a traditional medical approach, for the treatment of those with dementia. 

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Physics professor receives a DOE topical collaboration grant to study heavy-quark physics

Dr. Michael Strickland's group will participate in a new Topical Theory Collaboration funded by DOE’s Office of Nuclear Physics to explore the behavior of heavy flavor particles. The collaboration will receive $2.5 Million from the DOE Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics, over five years. That funding will provide partial support for six graduate students and three postdoctoral fellows at 10 institutions, as well as a senior staff position at one of the national laboratories. It will also establish a bridge junior faculty position at ӰƵ.

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