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JMC Grad Participates in Forward-Thinking Research

Imagine a future where a consumer scans an item through a window display and purchases it without entering the store. Groceries are ordered at a kiosk for delivery within the hour. Human voice assistance is a standard part of the online shopping experience. Predictive analytics help retailers antici…

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Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month D. Blake Stringer Assistant Professor College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology 2013-present D. Blake Stringer is an assistant professor of aeronautics in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology. His research focuses on u…

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Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? 


For ӰƵ Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream.  
  So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to the…

Tags: College of Sciences and Humanities , Department of Earth Sciences , Research & Science

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Pictured from left to right is Yonathan Admassu, assistant professor at James Madison University and a ӰƵ alumnus; Lindsay Poluga, geology master’s student at ӰƵ; and Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., ӰƵ professor and principal Inve

Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? ӰƵ Researchers Study the Stability of National Monument

For ӰƵ Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream.     So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to the …

Tags: College of Sciences and Humanities , Department of Earth Sciences , Research & Science

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Woodgett to present "Genetic analysis of an over-achieving protein kinase (GSK-3) and what it reveals about cellular communication"

On Friday, October 17 (at 12 noon) Dr. James Woodgett, Director of Research & Senior Investigator at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, will present, "Genetic analysis of an over-achieving protein kinase (GSK-3) and what it reveals about cellular communic…

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ӰƵ’s “Formula to Finish” Timely Graduation Initiative Saves Students Time and Money

ӰƵ is embarking on a campaign to motivate and assist students toward timely graduation. The university’s “Formula to Finish” initiative encourages students to register for and pass at least 15 credit hours per semester in order to graduate in two years to get their associate degre…

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ӰƵ Vice President for Research to Return to Faculty Position

Grant McGimpsey, Ph.D., has chosen to return to a faculty position, after having served successfully as vice president of research and sponsored programs at ӰƵ for the past three years. He has agreed to remain in the position until a successor is in place. “We are fortunate to ha…

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ӰƵ Spinoff Company Markets Flexible Electronics

A new company formed by a ӰƵ researcher and inventor will market a technological innovation – flexible, electrically conductive transparent films – that can be used in electronic devices, including smart phones and touchscreens, and in windows that switch from transparent to opaqu…

Tags: Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Research & Science

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Scholar Offers Relief With Pain Management Knowledge

Scholar of the Month Wendy Umberger Professor College of Nursing 2002-present Wendy Umberger is a professor in the College of Nursing. Her program of research centers on the treatment and care of people experiencing chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP), psychological factors related to the pain exp…

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National Science Foundation Awards Nearly $2.5 Million to ӰƵ Researchers

ӰƵ faculty members have been awarded nearly $2.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for research over the next three years in biology, physics and the science of liquid crystals. The awards will fund basic research on: How plants respond to environmen…

Tags: National Science Foundation , Grants , Department of Biological Sciences , Chemical Physics , Department of Physics , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Research & Science

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