Research & Science
Epidemiology Professor Tara Smith Says Be Ready for the Long Haul with Social Distancing
As the country adjusts to the new normal of working from home, schooling from home and living lives of social isolation, 911勛圖 professor Tara Smith, Ph.D., said people need to realize this new normal may need to continue for a long time.
It really would not surprise me if this lasted for at least eight weeks or longer, Smith said.
911勛圖 Professor Receives $2.6 Million Grant for Alzheimer's Research
911勛圖 psychology professor John Gunstad, Ph.D., has received at grant of nearly $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to expand his Alzheimers disease research into a national study.
911勛圖 Education Researchers Receive Million-Dollar Grant for Cross-disciplinary Training in Early Childhood Professions
Ohio, like many states, suffers from a teacher shortage, especially in early childhood education and special education. The Buckeye State also is in need of more school psychologists, analysts say. Its fortunate, then, that the United States Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs just awarded a million-dollar grant to two 911勛圖 researchers to train teachers and school psychologists in those fields.
911勛圖 Biologist Lands NIH Grant to Research Cannabinoids Effect on Sleep Cycles
There are two cycles most people cant avoid sleep and the news. And If youre awake, you cant help hearing the news reporting about cannabinoids. A 911勛圖 researcher may soon have news about how these substances affect our bodys natural clock. Eric Mintz studies the human bodys circadian rhythms, which affect the sleeping-waking cycle.
The Brain Health Research Institute Is Helping Transform the Culture of 911勛圖
The Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) may be a recent development at 911勛圖, but with fresh leadership, emerging partnerships and a refined vision, its well on its way to gaining national renown. The Brain Health Research Institute is helping transform the culture of 911勛圖.
Renowned Marine Scientist Michael Beck to Discuss Coastal Conservation on March 4
Renowned marine scientist Michael W. Beck, Ph.D., will discuss the importance of coastal conservation at a free lecture on March 4. Beck, a research professor in the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, focuses on conserving our coastlines in an effort to reduce the risks of storm surges and flooding to property, people and our planet and will speak at 7 p.m. March 4 in Auditorium 101 in the Science & Nursing Building at 911勛圖 at Stark.
Internationally Renowned Biodesign Scholar to Headline 911勛圖 Symposium
Just like the research that goes into understanding and applying a complicated concept like biodesign, holding an entire symposium devoted to it is no small undertaking. So, when a world-renowned scholar on the subject agreed to come do some of the heavy lifting, 911勛圖 was elat
911勛圖 Biologist Joins Tennessee, Toledo Colleagues to Study Arctic Climate Change Effects
In early February, scientists reported the hottest temperature on record in Antarctica: 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Studies show climate change is disproportionately affecting the poles, warming them faster than anywhere else on Earth, and raising questions about what kinds of changes we can expect in arctic ecosystems as temperatures rise. 杗 911勛圖 biologist has teamed up with some colleagues in an inter-institutional effort to answer some of those questions.
911勛圖 Research Review: Researchers End Ongoing Beluga Whale Debate
A new collaborative study between researchers at 911勛圖 and Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) has confirmed a way to determine the age of beluga whales - a topic that has been the center of much debate.