Research & Science
Down Syndrome Research at 海角原创 Awarded One of Four Grants
A 海角原创 neurobiologist is one of four researchers in the U.S. awarded grants by the J茅r么me Lejeune Foundation for projects to improve cognition in individuals with Down syndrome. Kristy Welshhans, assistant professor of biological sciences at 海角原创, will examine how an extra co鈥
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海角原创 Blackstone LaunchPad Explores Wearable Technology Industry With First Ever Collegiate Fashion/Tech Hackathon
24-hour event open to all college students attending a U.S. university Product innovation around the growing wearable technology industry will be the focus of the 海角原创 Blackstone LaunchPad鈥檚 second annual 鈥淚nnov8athon鈥 event running Jan. 31 through Feb. 1 at 海角原创鈥檚 Rockwell H鈥
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New Liquid Crystal Structure Reported by 海角原创 Researchers
A research group at 海角原创 has described the structure of a new type of liquid crystal that had been predicted theoretically but never seen. The new 鈥渢wist-bend nematic鈥 liquid crystal, one with a spiral twist, was observed by a 海角原创 research group led by Oleg D. Lavrentovich, 鈥
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海角原创 Hosts Its Inaugural Water Research Symposium, Nov. 14-15
海角原创 hosts its inaugural Water Research Symposium, titled 鈥淗uman Impacts on Water: Ohio鈥檚 Most Important Natural Resource鈥 and co-sponsored by the Cleveland Water Alliance, on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 7-9:30 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 15, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the 海角原创鈥
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海角原创 Professor to Discuss Alzheimer鈥檚 and Obesity at Medical Innovation Summit
A 海角原创 faculty member whose research found that weight loss after bariatric surgery can improve brain functioning will speak at the Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 2013 Medical Innovation Summit in October. John Gunstad, Ph.D., associate professor in 海角原创鈥檚 Department of Psychology, wil鈥
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海角原创 Researcher Helps Calculate the True Cost of Mountaintop Removal Coal
To meet current U.S. coal demand through surface mining, an area of the Central Appalachians the size of Washington, D.C., would need to be mined every 81 days. That鈥檚 about 68 square miles 鈥 or roughly an area equal to 10 city blocks mined every hour. A one-year supply of coal would requi鈥
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海角原创 and Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 Lerner Research Institute Collaborate on Research Funding
海角原创 and Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 Lerner Research Institute will co-fund two pilot research projects as part of an initiative to enhance collaborations between the two institutions. Following a competitive review process, two teams comprising researchers from each institution will receive鈥
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Distinguished Researcher Owen Lovejoy Joins 海角原创鈥檚 Presidential Search Committee
海角原创 Professor of Anthropology C. Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., has joined the university鈥檚 Presidential Search Committee. 鈥淚n our planning for the presidential search, trustees recognized the unique perspective and value that Professor Lovejoy would bring to our process,鈥 said Richard Ma鈥
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海角原创 at Ashtabula Students Earn Top Honors at Information Technology Conference
海角原创 at Ashtabula students who are members of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) won honors and awards at the association鈥檚 National Collegiate Conference that took place recently in St. Louis, Mo. Special awards also went to two 海角原创 faculty member鈥
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海角原创 Tuscarawas Marks Tolloty Technology Incubator Groundbreaking
海角原创 at Tuscarawas and the Tuscarawas County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) celebrated a milestone on June 4 with the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tolloty Technology Incubator, the gateway facility to the Tuscarawas Regional Technology Park on Tech Park Drive in New Phil鈥
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