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Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All 91²Ö¿â
July 25, 2019
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research…
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91²Ö¿â Biological Sciences Researchers to Lead Study on the Effects of the Spreading Eastern Red Cedars
July 18, 2019
The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $914,000 grant to 91²Ö¿â to lead a collaborative research project to study how and at what rate the geographically most widespread native conifer in the eastern United States, the Eastern Red Cedar tree…
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New Director Named for 91²Ö¿â’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
July 16, 2019
Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., was named the new director of 91²Ö¿â’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, effective July 1, having been selected for his research accomplishments, entrepreneurial spirit and passion for social impact.
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Understanding What Makes Captive Gorilla Hearts Tick
June 27, 2019
Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., anthropology professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91²Ö¿â, is involved in a collaborative research project to examine heart disease in gorillas.
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Two 91²Ö¿â A&S Students Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
May 23, 2019
Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both 91²Ö¿â 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…
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Invitation to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Is ‘Icing on the Cake’ for Doctoral Student
May 16, 2019
As if graduating with your Ph.D., starting a National Research Council (NRC) postdoctoral fellowship, getting married in Nepal and organizing an international research seminar wasn’t already a full plate for 91²Ö¿â doctoral student Greta Babakhanova, how about a…
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A 4,000-Mile Journey Leads to “Sticky†Award-Winning Research for 91²Ö¿â Graduate Student
May 6, 2019
Though she had an interest in science at an early age, Raissa Mendonca had no idea she would end up over 4,000 miles away from her hometown of Recife, Brazil studying and doing award-winning ecological research in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91²Ö¿â in Kent…
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Research Into “Little Things†Leads to Big Experience for Local High School Student
April 24, 2019
Imagine being a 17-year-old high school student, and in your first semester of a geology research internship, your professor asks you to identify an extinct 300-million-year-old, tiny and unknown crustacean specimen. Megan Schinker, then an ambitious Stow-Munroe Falls High…
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Neil Cooper: Study of Peace and Conflict Builds More Secure World
April 9, 2019
91²Ö¿â’s inaugural director of the new School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Neil Cooper, Ph.D., said as the university builds toward the 50th commemoration of May 4, 1970, and the 50th anniversary of the school, he is looking forward to working with colleagues on…
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