Research & Science
91²Ö¿â Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth
According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2017.
These numbers are stark and sobering, and worse yet, we still do not know exactly why cancer develops in its victims or how to stop it.
An online publication in Nature Nanotechnology this week by 91²Ö¿â researchers and their colleagues at Kyoto University in Japan, however, may offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.
91²Ö¿â Professor Weighs in on the Rush to Save Government Scientific Data
91²Ö¿â Professor Anne Jefferson expresses concern over losing valuable scientific data following proposed budget cuts.
91²Ö¿â Epidemiologist Studies Best Practices for Helping Cardiac and Respiratory Patients Heal
91²Ö¿â scholar Melissa Zullo, Ph.D., is all heart, an academic who lives and breathes research, almost literally. Zullo, an associate professor of epidemiology in 91²Ö¿â’s College of Public Health, has spent a significant portion of her professional and academic career studying th…
Cancer Survivors and Depression: 91²Ö¿â Professor Studies Link
A new study by a 91²Ö¿â researcher finds that depression in some cancer survivors is linked to both care and financial concerns.
91²Ö¿â Researchers to Study the Effects of Probiotics on Brain Health
University partners with i-Health and Stow-Glen Retirement Village 91²Ö¿â, in partnership with the Stow-Glen Retirement Village in Stow, Ohio, recently received an industry-funded grant of $430,000 from i-Health Inc., a subsidiary of DSM Nutritional Products, to examine whether takin…
91²Ö¿â Students to Collaborate With Kyoto University Researchers
91²Ö¿â students will travel to Japan for collaborative research with the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University, studying evolutionary genetic analysis, Alzheimer’s disease and aggressive behavior.
Scholar Gets Students, 91²Ö¿â on the Move
91²Ö¿â’s Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in 91²Ö¿â’s College of Education, Health and Human Services. During hi…
Hillary Clinton Campaign Inspires College Course
Hillary Clinton is the subject of a special topics course at 91²Ö¿â.
91²Ö¿â Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91²Ö¿â, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements. The prestigious medal is…
