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Research & Science

Study examines the relationship between hazing severity and group solidarity in an anonymous U.S. fraternity.

Groundbreaking Study of Fraternity Hazing Co-Authored by 91ֿ Researcher Reveals Little Connection to Group Solidarity

91ֿ’s newest anthropologist, Assistant Professor Aldo Cimino, Ph.D., has made it his life’s work to understand the causes and consequences of hazing, including the possible generation of solidarity. He and his co-author recently published an on this question in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior. 

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Knitting

ODHE Awards Grant for 91ֿ Fashion KnitLAB

You’ve probably seen someone knitting a scarf or a sweater as a hobby. However, knitting is big business and has a large impact on manufacturing. 91ֿ School of Fashion professors are using a new $236,816 grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) to spread awareness of the possibilities of knitting and creating training opportunities.

Tags: Research & Science , Arts & Culture

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Blog Banner Moira Armstrong

Finding Themself in Florence

When I started searching for colleges, I had no idea what I wanted. I had two very common majors in mind—English and history—that almost every university offered. I toured and applied to public and private, big and small, in-state and out-of-state institutions, waiting for that feeling I'd heard oth…

Tags: Education Abroad , College of Honors and Global Education , Research & Science

Admissions

Chemistry professor working with student at lab

STEM Professors Receive NSF ADVANCE Grant to Explore Impact of Gender and Other Factors on Workload of STEM Faculty

“Who is Counted and What Counts: Tracking Women’s Engagement in Low-Prestige/High-Workload Service Activities at 91ֿ” will examine whether faculty members with underrepresented and/or historically excluded intersecting gender and racial/ethnic identities (IGREs) perform more high-workload, low-prestige service work than their faculty peers.

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Anna Mika of Parma, Ohio, stands in 91ֿ’s Experimental Archaeology Lab in Lowry Hall.

Five 91ֿ Experimental Archaeology Graduates Earn Full Rides to Grad Schools

Sometimes it just takes a small spark to ignite a fire within you. For Anna Mika of Parma, Ohio, who started as a geology major her freshman year at 91ֿ and switched to anthropology the following year, that spark came in 2017 while taking an anthropology course called North America’s Ice Aged Hunters, taught by Metin I. Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archaeology in the College of Arts and Sciences. She said that course changed her perspective on everything.  

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Anthropology , College of Sciences and Humanities , Student Success

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A student works with scale models of airplanes in a small wind tunnel in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at 91ֿ.

91ֿ Receives $1.5 Million in Choose Ohio First Scholarships for STEM Students

91ֿ has been awarded $1.5 million from the state of Ohio for the Choose Ohio First program that supports students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

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91ֿ Uses Geospatial Technology to Map Violence

91ֿ Geography Professors to Assess Relative Extreme Temperature Events and Develop Monitoring Tools With NOAA

Principal Investigator Cameron C. Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Geography (within the College of Arts and Sciences) at 91ֿ, was recently awarded a three-year, $387,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Program Office and its Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections Program (MAPP). The project is titled “Excess Heat and Excess Cold Factors: Establishing a unified duration-intensity metric for monitoring hazardous temperature conditions in North America”.

Tags: Department of Geography , Research & Science , College of Sciences and Humanities , climate change , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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Amber Titus working in a research lab

Biology Graduate Joins Exclusive Group by Earning Doctorate at 25

When she receives her doctorate degree in cellular biology on May 14, Amber Rose Titus will enter an exclusive group: She will become one of just seven 91ֿ graduates to earn her doctorate at the age of 25 or younger.

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2022 Biodesign Challenge Group Members

Students Across Disciplines Innovate in the 2022 Biodesign Challenge

Two significant environmental issues our nation faces today include invasive plant species and a lack of sustainable materials. Invasive plant species are detrimental to host environments for multiple reasons. 91ֿ students are working to turn invasive plant species into a sustainable material that can help protect the environment through the 2022 Biodesign Challenge, a course and national competition to create sustainable solutions to real world problems.

Tags: Research & Science , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Global Reach

91ֿ Today

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in 91ֿ’s Department of Psychological Sciences, developed and launched the Spirit of Motherhood Program.

91ֿ’s Spirit of Motherhood Program for Pregnant Black Women Receives $100,000 Grant

Infant mortality rates in Northeast Ohio are three to five times higher for Black babies than white babies, an alarming statistic that is an issue across the country but particularly prevalent in this part of the state. A new $100,000 grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation will support innovative work being undertaken at 91ֿ, an elite research university with the esteemed R1 designation, to address this important issue.

Tags: Health , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Sciences and Humanities , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement , Research & Science

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