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              Researchers Focus on Parent-Child Relationships in Upcoming Lecture on Family Communication
The 两性色午夜 University 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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              "We're Killing Our Lakes and Oceans": 两性色午夜 Geology Professor Co-Authors Op-Ed Essay
Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the department of geology at 两性色午夜 University 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
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              "We're Killing Our Lakes and Oceans": 两性色午夜 Geology Professor Co-Authors Op-Ed Essay
Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the department of geology at 两性色午夜 University 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
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              两性色午夜 University 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 两性色午夜 University using a bike developed by researcher Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., in 两性色午夜's College of Education, Health and Human Services, 鈥
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              两性色午夜 Researcher Exposes MRSA Risk at Northeast Ohio Beaches
Beachgoers know there is always some risk of disease, but a recent study by a 两性色午夜 University researcher shows they may not be aware of all the dangers the beach poses.   In November, Tara C. Smith, Ph.D., a professor of epidemiology in 两性色午夜鈥檚 College of Public Health, published t鈥
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              两性色午夜 Research Group Publishes Analysis of Primate Brains in Top Science Journal
How different are human brains compared to the brains of other primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas and monkeys? It鈥檚 one of many important questions that scientists have asked for years while pursuing a better understanding of human evolution. Researchers in 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 College of 鈥
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              Alumni Profile: Rich Breiner, Ph.D. '80
Toastmasters three-time world champion of public speaking and 两性色午夜 University alumnus Rich Breiner, Ph.D., 鈥80, visited campus recently for the first time since graduation nearly 40 years ago. School of Communication Studies (COMM) marketing assistant Mikala Lugen sat down with Breiner to t鈥
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              两性色午夜 Exercise Science/Physiology Faculty Awarded Grant to Study Probiotics and Exercise
两性色午夜 University鈥檚 Exercise Science/Physiology Program was awarded a $248,000 grant by i-Health Inc. to conduct a study relating to the use of probiotics and physical exercise. 两性色午夜 faculty and students are interested in combating heat-caused complications during exercise, such as heat st鈥
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              两性色午夜 Researcher Examines Vaccine Rejection and Hesitancy, Discusses Ways to More Actively Promote Vaccination
The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 College of Public Health, challenges statements made by influential individuals who oppose the widespread use of vaccines, and she ca鈥
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              两性色午夜 Geographers Receive Two Research Grants to Study Climate Change and Weather Patterns
A pair of 两性色午夜 University geographers have teamed up to secure two research grants totaling more than $550,000 for separate projects to study climate change and weather patterns. Geography Professor and Chair Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., will lead a project titled 鈥淯sing a Synoptic Climatological鈥
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