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Year of Science

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Hosts Innovative International Translation Boot Camp

Aug. 12, 2019

The Department of Modern and Classical Languages (MCLS), in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s College of Arts and Sciences, recently hosted the Second MEMENTO Boot Camp 2019 – a one-month research camp gathering 20 interdisciplinary researchers from 10 countries and regions, who worked…

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New Methodologies Developed in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Geology Professor's Lab Improve Monitoring of Lakes and Oceans

Aug. 9, 2019

After years of remote sensing work, Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University, and his research team recently shared their development of new cost-efficient methodologies that may lead to much safer…

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NIH Funds Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Psychologist’s Project to Teach Children Food Allergy Safety Skills

Aug. 8, 2019

A Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University researcher with a background in safety training models — and a very personal motivation — has devised a method to help some children with food allergies stay safe, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) just granted him the funding to test it.

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NSF Awards Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Researchers $1.3 Million to Nourish Children’s Minds, Fill Their Bellies

Aug. 1, 2019

Science is complex, and it’s difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it’s even more difficult when they are hungry. Two Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation…

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Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹

July 25, 2019

Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research…

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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Biological Sciences Researchers to Lead Study on the Effects of the Spreading Eastern Red Cedars

July 18, 2019

The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $914,000 grant to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University to lead a collaborative research project to study how and at what rate the geographically most widespread native conifer in the eastern United States, the Eastern Red Cedar tree…

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New Director Named for Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

July 16, 2019

Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., was named the new director of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, effective July 1, having been selected for his research accomplishments, entrepreneurial spirit and passion for social impact.

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Understanding What Makes Captive Gorilla Hearts Tick

June 27, 2019

Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., anthropology professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University, is involved in a collaborative research project to examine heart disease in gorillas.

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Two Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ A&S Students Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

May 23, 2019

Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, considered the nation’s premier undergraduate award in the natural sciences, math and engineering. They were…

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