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91ֿ Student and Professor Find Effective Alternatives to Current Antibiotic Therapy of Skin Infection
March 17, 2014
91ֿ undergraduate student Jean Wilson Mutambuze and Jean Engohang-Ndong, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences at 91ֿ at Tuscarawas, are conducting a research project that has found a promising new alternative to manage a…
Read More »91ֿ Holds Symposium on “The Neuroscience of Obesity”
March 13, 2014
Researchers will present findings on the prevention and treatment of obesity and the brain’s role in food intake and physical activity 91ֿ’s second annual neuroscience symposium will cover the latest research findings on “The Neuroscience of Obesity” on April…
Read More »91ֿ Researchers Map How Place and Space Shape Urban Crime
March 10, 2014
Researchers at 91ֿ will investigate urban neighborhood crime hotspots in Northeast Ohio over the next two-and-a-half years, funded by a $474,000 Department of Justice grant.
Read More »BSCI Graduate Student selected to participate in the 64th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
March 9, 2014
The scientific review panel of the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings has selected Jennifer Remus from 91ֿ's Biological Sciences Department's graduate program to participate in the 64th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, to be held from 29 June to 4…
Read More »Down Syndrome Research at 91ֿ Awarded One of Four Grants
March 7, 2014
A 91ֿ neurobiologist is one of four researchers in the U.S. awarded grants by the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation for projects to improve cognition in individuals with Down syndrome.
Read More »KENT STATE STUDENTS EXPLORE INSECT DIVERSITY AT THE STARK CAMPUS BIOPOND
Feb. 25, 2014
The term “biopond” stems from the employment of a pond as a teaching tool for biodiversity, evolution and ecology. The main purpose of this study is to record the effect of urbanization, or the building of a new science building, on the diversity of the moth and caddisfly…
Read More »Undergraduates From Across Region to Share Findings at Social Science Conference
Feb. 20, 2014
Undergraduate students and their faculty mentors, representing more than 25 colleges from across the region, will meet March 1 at the first Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Sociology Symposium in the 91ֿ Student Center.
Read More »2nd Annual Neuroscience Symposium
Feb. 14, 2014
91ֿ has considerable strength in a broad range of neurosciences from molecular biology to behavior and addresses through its research a wide variety of neurological diseases and illnesses. The purpose of the symposium is to provide an opportunity…
Read More »Biological Sciences Department's Bi-Annual Pre-Med Information Night
Feb. 14, 2014
Interested in going to medical school but have all kinds of questions regarding how best to prepare and apply? We have the answers for you! Come hear Dr. John Johnson, associate professor in BSCI and the pre-med coordinator along with Gail Spalsbury, Academic Advisor for the…
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