Research & Science
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Ye Zhao Associate Professor of Computer Science College of Arts and Sciences 2006-present Ye Zhao is associate professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on physically based simulation and visualization, natural phenomena model…
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ӰƵ’s Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate “50 Years of Innovation”
The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute® and the College of Arts and Sciences at ӰƵ hosted a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event kicked off a yearlong celebration that will culminate w…
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WKYC TV Gets a Bird’s-Eye View of Drone Technology at ӰƵ
What started as a hobby a decade ago has turned into a promising future for ӰƵ senior Alex Flock. WKYC TV featured Flock for a story on the growing interest in drones and ӰƵ’s minor in unmanned aircraft systems. Along with Blake Stringer, Ph.D., assistant professor in Ken…
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Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Thomas Long Assistant Professor College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology 2014-present Thomas D. Long is assistant professor and lead faculty member in Aeronautics-Aviation Management at the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology…
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Scholar of the Month David Hacker Associate Professor of Geology College of Arts and Sciences ӰƵ at Trumbull 2000-present David Hacker is associate professor of geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at ӰƵ at Trumbull. His research in structural geo…
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Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Andrew Shahriari Associate Professor of Music College of the Arts 2008-present Andrew Shahriari has been recently promoted to associate professor for the 2015-2016 academic year. He also serves as coordinator of online classes for music in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Mu…
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Paul DiCorleto Named New Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs at ӰƵ
Following a national search, ӰƵ has selected Paul E. DiCorleto, Ph.D., as its new vice president for research and sponsored programs. DiCorleto comes to ӰƵ from Cleveland Clinic, where he has served as Sherwin-Page Chair of the Lerner Research Institute since 2002, and from Case Western Reserve University, where he has served as chair of the Department of Molecular Medicine in the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine since 2003. He joins ӰƵ on Aug. 17.
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ӰƵ Professors Use Satellite Imagery to Better Understand the Landscape of the Cambodian Genocide
ӰƵ recently received a $330,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to use historical satellite imagery and archival research to study landscapes of mass violence in Cambodia during and after the regime of the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. The collaborative project, led b…
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Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Denice Sheehan Associate Professor of Nursing College of Nursing 2007-present Denice Sheehan is an associate professor in the College of Nursing. Her program of research focuses on adolescents with a parent in hospice. She is especially interested in how adolescents inter…
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ӰƵ Biological Sciences Researcher Receives $1.8 Million NIH Grant for Chronic Wound Healing
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded ӰƵ’s Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, a $1,842,350 five-year grant. The grant from the NIH’s National Institute of Nursing Research is to develop “nanobombs,” a na…
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