Research & Science
Acting too White: ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Professor Angela Neal-Barnett shares her Acting White Accusation research with WKYC-TV and Anxiety.org.
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Receives Multiple Research Experiences for Undergraduates Grants From NSF
Several ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have been selected to receive Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF). REU grants are designed to provide faculty with funding to create research positions and experie…
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Student Mixes Science Degree with Wine Making for Unique Recipe for Success
Randy Roberts is combining his bachelor’s degree from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ with his experience in infectious diseases to take a fresh approach to wine making.
World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light.
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Researchers Help Find Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Aged Chimpanzee Brains
Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵs. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disease that results in impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioral changes. Humans are considered uniquely susc…ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Researcher Examines Vaccine Rejection and Hesitancy, Discusses Ways to More Actively Promote Vaccination
The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s College of Public Health, challenges statements made by influential individuals who oppose the widespread use of vaccines, and she ca…
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth
According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2017. These numbers are stark and sobering, and worse yet, we still do not know exactly why cancer develops in its victims or how to stop it. An online publication in Nature Nanotechnology this week by ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ researchers and their colleagues at Kyoto University in Japan, however, may offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.
Students Break Down Barriers for Women Entering STEM Fields
It all started with an idea that is now blossoming into a business, even before three ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ students graduate. Kourtney Arnold, from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, and Asia Frazier and Tiffany Coleman, from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s College of Communication and Info…
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Researchers Study Link Between Viral Mobile App and a Healthier Lifestyle
Pokémon GO’s worldwide release one year ago sent crowds hiking through parks, meandering into streets and walking for miles in search of Pokémon, those cute little digital characters that appear in real locations on your smartphone. Capturing the little monsters isn’t just fun for the players, it m…
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Student’s Biology Degree and Experience With Infectious Diseases Helps Him Succeed in Wine Program
Randy Roberts, a student working toward his associate’s degree in enology at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ at Ashtabula, uses his previous degree in biology to help supplement his education.