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The Fight Against Toxic Algal Blooms Gets Help From the Sky

Researchers have a new tool to help study, and ultimately fight, toxic algal blooms on Lake Erie /

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Dr. Brian Castellani

Scholar Navigates Complex Systems to Help Address and Improve Public Health Concerns

Scholar of the Month Brian Castellani Professor of Sociology Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Ashtabula 2002-present The Kent Campus is big, but still not big enough to fit all the great scholars who are part of the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University family. So much of Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s great research is happening …

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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Researchers Identify Ways to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie

The green and blue colored algae that grows out of control, and often washes up on the shoreline of Lake Erie, is not only unsightly but harmful to many species including humans. In Ohio, the western basin of Lake Erie has experienced some of the worst harmful algal blooms in recent years. The bloo…

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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Researchers Launch Free Math Multiplication Learning App for Elementary Grades

Educators, researchers and computer scientists from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University have partnered to develop a math learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. 

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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ graduate students (left to right) Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca, Liz Baker and Logan Stigall won the prestigious Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference. (Photo credit: Ida Cellitti)

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Graduate Students Win Prestigious Research Competition

Four Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference.

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James Tyner, Ph.D., professor in Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Department of Geography, discusses his research in his office.

Geographer Examines Ties Between Violence and Landscapes

Scholar of the Month James Tyner Professor College of Arts and Sciences 1997-present Selecting a single renowned scholar from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s largest college is not an easy undertaking, but the work of Geography Professor James Tyner, Ph.D., over the past year made the decision a litt…

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Researchers Find Bacterium on Ohio Beaches That Causes Staph Infections

If you go for a swim at some Ohio public beaches, you might want to rise off the lake water and sand before you leave. Researchers at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University found that almost half of the water and sand samples that they collected from along Lake Erie and some other inland lakes tested positive for St…

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Use Your Head

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ researchers are studying how you can train and maintain a healthy brain. / Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Magazine

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Michael Fisch (center), assistant professor in Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, works with students in an X-ray lab in the Science Research Building.

Scholar Studies Liquid Crystals

Scholar of the Month Michael Fisch Assistant Professor College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology 1999-present With faculty like Michael Fisch, Ph.D., on hand, it is no wonder that Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University identified materials science as an area of research focus. Nor is it ha…

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Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., an associate professor of exercise science at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University and an avid cyclist, has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinson’s patients.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinson’s Patients

Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose…

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