Year of Science
91ֿ College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!
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 91ֿ, is involved in a collaborative research project to examine heart disease in gorillas.
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Two 91ֿ A&S Students Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
May 23, 2019
Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both 91ֿ 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 91ֿ doctoral student Greta Babakhanova, how about a…
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A 4,000-Mile Journey Leads to “Sticky” Award-Winning Research for 91ֿ 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 91ֿ 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
91ֿ’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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91ֿ Geography Professor Elected President of American Association of Geographers
April 2, 2019
David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91ֿ, has been elected president of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), the premier academic and professional geography organization in the United…
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Exciting Future Predicted for Brain Health Research Institute
Feb. 27, 2019
With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at 91ֿ, President Beverly J. Warren introduced Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of the university’s Brain Health Research Institute on Feb. 25.
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91ֿ Names Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., Inaugural Director of Brain Health Research Institute
Feb. 25, 2019
Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of 91ֿ’s Brain Health Research Institute.
Read More »Advanced Materials Liquid Crystal Institute to Host Applied Mathematics Symposium on Feb. 9-10
Feb. 8, 2019
World-renowned applied mathematicians and materials researchers will gather this Saturday and Sunday at 91ֿ to initiate and foster collaborations to address challenges to areas of applied mathematics ranging from modeling and analysis to scientific…
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