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Chance York

Professor Researches Link Between Genetics, Social Media Use

A person’s genetic makeup influences how frequently he or she uses social media, according to research by Chance York, Ph.D., assistant professor in Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. York conducted the research by comparing survey responses between sets of fraternal and id…

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School of Media and Journalism

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Professor uses cardboard boxes, cellphones and bubble wrap to cut the cost of expensive lab equipment.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Professor Uses Cellphones to Make Science Affordable

If you ask Christopher Fenk, science is something that should be accessible to everyone. Through his research on using cellphones as lab equipment, Fenk is striving to provide classrooms with affordable alternatives to equipment that can cost between $1,200 to $2,000 per piece. Fenk, a chemistry pr…

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PBS to highlight Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Stark professor's research on how butterflies could help serve as a model to deliver medicine to humans.

How Butterflies Could Help Deliver Meds to Humans

PBS to highlight Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Stark professor's research on how butterflies could be used as a model for delivering disease-fighting drugs to the human body.

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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ receives grant to help move inventions to the commercial market.

From Research Lab to Commercial Market: State Awards Grant to Boost Economy

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University is among the institutions and businesses in Ohio to share $10 million in grants from the state’s Third Frontier Commission. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ will share $400,000 with Cleveland State University to help commercialize the inventions that they create through research. The grants ar…

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Metin I. Eren, director of archaeology and an assistant professor of anthropology in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s College of Arts and Sciences, prepares to fire a replica arrowhead at a special lab at the university's Kent Campus.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Archaeologist Uses National Science Foundation Grant to Recreate, Test Ancient Weapons

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ professor uses a $215,000 National Science Foundation grant to analyze weapons technology dating back 11,000 to 12,000 years.

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Kent Campus

Gemma Casadesus Smith, an associate professor in Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Department of Biological Sciences, has been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Biologist Awarded $1.8 Million to Advance Research of Alzheimer’s in Women

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s Gemma Casadesus Smith is studying why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's. 

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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ professor explains how good cells can turn bad.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth

A Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ professor, his graduate students and researchers from Kyoto University help offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.

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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Cancer Depression Link

Cancer Survivors and Depression: Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Professor Studies Link

A new study by a Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ researcher finds that depression in some cancer survivors is linked to both care and financial concerns.

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Division of Research & Economic Development

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ geology professor is concerned about losing valuable government databases

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Professor Weighs in on the Rush to Save Government Scientific Data

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Professor Anne Jefferson expresses concern over losing valuable scientific data following proposed budget cuts.

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