Year of Science
º£½ÇÔ´´ College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!
º£½ÇÔ´´ Professor Emerita Elected as 2017 Fellow of Prestigious Scientific Society
Nov. 20, 2017
Marilyn Norconk, Ph.D., a Professor Emerita of Anthropology in º£½ÇÔ´´â€™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…
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º£½ÇÔ´´ 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…
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º£½ÇÔ´´ Geographers Receive Two Research Grants to Study Climate Change and Weather Patterns
Oct. 30, 2017
A pair of º£½ÇÔ´´ geographers have teamed up to secure two research grants totaling more than $550,000 for separate projects to study climate change and weather patterns.
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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.
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º£½ÇÔ´´ 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.
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When Caring for a Sick Pet Becomes Too Much
Sept. 18, 2017
Pet or person, caregiver’s burden is similar, º£½ÇÔ´´ 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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Mapping the Brain Activity of Buddhist Monks
Sept. 6, 2017
Electroencephalogram (EEG) caps are helping º£½ÇÔ´´ researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.
Read More »Distinguished Career Award to º£½ÇÔ´´ Professor Patrick G. Coy from the American Sociological Association
Sept. 1, 2017
The Peace, War and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA) presented Patrick G.
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º£½ÇÔ´´ Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity
Aug. 30, 2017
º£½ÇÔ´´ researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight.
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Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants
Aug. 23, 2017
Ideastream® talks with º£½ÇÔ´´ Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.
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