Year of Science

91�ֿ� College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!

Planting the Seeds of Science to Grow Better Green Roofs

Jan. 9, 2018

Doctoral student plants gardens atop Cleveland buildings to bridge urban design with natural biology

Dec. 19, 2017

Recent research has uncovered that up to 5 percent of the DNA of many modern humans originated from ancient interbreeding with Neanderthal populations. This raises the broader question of whether a species’ genetic makeup includes genes brought together through occasional…

91�ֿ� Research Group Publishes Analysis of Primate Brains in Top Science Journal

Nov. 30, 2017

How different are human brains compared to the brains of other primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas and monkeys? It’s one of many important questions that scientists have asked for years while pursuing a better understanding of human evolution.

91�ֿ� Team Captures "People's Choice" Vote in International Competition

Nov. 21, 2017

On Monday, November 13, 2017, the 91�ֿ� College of Arts and Sciences and Office of Global Education hosted the MISSION: LIFE VI international innovation competition, focused on bringing together interdisciplinary teams to address major world problems. The 91�ֿ� team,…

Nov. 20, 2017

Marilyn Norconk, Ph.D., a Professor Emerita of Anthropology in 91�ֿ�’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the…

91�ֿ� Researchers Help Find Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Aged Chimpanzee Brains

Oct. 31, 2017

Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United States. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disease that results in impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioral changes. Humans are…

91�ֿ� Geographers Receive Two Research Grants to Study Climate Change and Weather Patterns

Oct. 30, 2017

A pair of 91�ֿ� geographers have teamed up to secure two research grants totaling more than $550,000 for separate projects to study climate change and weather patterns.

Dark crustacean shell fragment embedded in fossilized dinosaur feces.

Fossils Reveal a Secret in the Diets of Plant Eating Dinosaurs

Oct. 10, 2017

The discovery of fossilized dinosaur feces has scientists rethinking the eating habits of certain dinosaurs.

91�ֿ� Geology Professor Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., and student Andrew Congdon take a few moments between collecting measurements of surface reflectance in Sandusky Bay this summer. (Photo credit: Sunny Dickerson, Bowling Green State University)

91�ֿ� Professor Collaborates With NASA Glenn and University Researchers to Study, Improve Lake Erie’s Water Quality

Oct. 9, 2017

The conditions in Lake Erie continue to pose several health risks to Ohioans in coastal communities, making it difficult to maintain good water quality for citizens, state and local policymakers.

Mary Beth Spitznagel, Ph.D. (right), a clinical neuropsychologist and associate professor at 91�ֿ�, talks with a pet owner.

When Caring for a Sick Pet Becomes Too Much

Sept. 18, 2017

Pet or person, caregiver’s burden is similar, 91�ֿ� researcher finds The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal disease is well-documented and known as caregiver burden. It is linked to depression, anxiety and poor…

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