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Two professors from Utah State University will give a guest lecture about parent-child relationships.

Researchers Focus on Parent-Child Relationships in Upcoming Lecture on Family Communication

The 海角原创 School of Communication Studies will host a research colloquium on Monday, Feb. 26 titled, 鈥淒ifficult Communication and Communicating Difficulty: A Multi-Paradigmatic Approach to Studying Family Relationships.鈥 In Rm. 241 MACC Annex, the hour-long colloquium will feat鈥

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海角原创 to Host Brain Health Summit

With stress levels on the rise and mental health being one of the most crucial issues in public health today, 海角原创 is hosting the Brain Health Summit on Wednesday, Feb. 21, to share the importance of a healthy brain. The event is presented by 海角原创鈥檚 Division for Research and S鈥

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Optimal Aging

We鈥檙e all getting older鈥攖hat is, if we鈥檙e lucky. 海角原创 experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.

By Lynette Lamb / 海角原创 Magazine

Tags: Health , population health , Research & Science

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"We're Killing Our Lakes and Oceans": 海角原创 Geology Professor Co-Authors Op-Ed Essay

Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the department of geology at 海角原创 recently co-authored an op-ed essay for Undark.org with his colleague Eelco J. Rohling, a professor of ocean and climate change at the Australian National University in Canberra, and鈥

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Earth Sciences , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , climate change

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The Next Big Thing

With the recent opening of 海角原创鈥檚 new Integrated Sciences Building, the university is well-positioned to be part of promising scientific breakthroughs in the 21st century.

By Lisa Abraham / 海角原创 Magazine

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A new collaborative study published by researchers at 海角原创 and Northeast Ohio Medical University provides evidence that thick layers, preserved in the teeth of beluga whales, may help determine their age.

Researchers End Ongoing Debate Over How to Determine the Age of Beluga Whales

You have likely seen one at an aquarium. It is the friendly creature with the oversized head that swims up to the glass with what looks like a smile on its face. Beluga whales are extremely social mammals that are often called sea canaries because of their high-pitched chatter, or melonheads for the鈥

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Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., compared neurochemical profiles in the striatum, a brain region that modulates social behavior, among humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and monkeys and found a unique profile in humans.

Dramatic Change in Brain Chemistry May Have Initiated Human Evolution

Biological anthropology researchers in 海角原创鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences have again shed new light on the very old topic of human origins. In two new journal articles appearing this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers report likely expla鈥

Tags: Success Story , Department of Anthropology , Brain Health Research Institute , College of Sciences and Humanities , Research & Science

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海角原创 doctoral student Anna Droz researches how to improve green roofs by planting experimental gardens in Cleveland, Ohio.

Planting the Seeds of Science to Grow Better Green Roofs

Doctoral student plants gardens atop Cleveland buildings to bridge urban design with natural biology A bird鈥檚-eye view of most cities captures the barren landscape of asphalt-covered rooftops, sprawling from one high-rise structure to another. As the sunshine makes its way across the city, the inte鈥

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NSF Grant Funds 海角原创 Anthropology Professor鈥檚 Study of Primate Evolution

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鈥 genetic makeup includes genes brought together through occasional episodes of hybridization. 鈥

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

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海角原创 researchers are awarded a patent for the next generation of the therapy cycle known as the SMART Cycle, for Speed Manipulated Adaptive Rehabilitation Therapy.

海角原创 Professor Receives Patent for New Cycle to Help Parkinson鈥檚 Sufferers

Anne Heller鈥檚 face was getting red as she pedaled the stationary bike. The 59-year-old Cuyahoga Falls resident had agreed to take part in experiments at 海角原创 using a bike developed by researcher Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., in 海角原创's College of Education, Health and Human Services, 鈥

Tags: College of Education and Human Services , Exercise Science , Research & Science

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