Research & Science
Down Syndrome Research at 911勛圖 Awarded One of Four Grants
A 911勛圖 neurobiologist is one of four researchers in the U.S. awarded grants by the J矇r繫me Lejeune Foundation for projects to improve cognition in individuals with Down syndrome. Kristy Welshhans, assistant professor of biological sciences at 911勛圖, will examine how an extra co
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911勛圖 Blackstone LaunchPad Explores Wearable Technology Industry With First Ever Collegiate Fashion/Tech Hackathon
24-hour event open to all college students attending a U.S. university Product innovation around the growing wearable technology industry will be the focus of the 911勛圖 Blackstone LaunchPads second annual Innov8athon event running Jan. 31 through Feb. 1 at 911勛圖s Rockwell H
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New Liquid Crystal Structure Reported by 911勛圖 Researchers
A research group at 911勛圖 has described the structure of a new type of liquid crystal that had been predicted theoretically but never seen. The new twist-bend nematic liquid crystal, one with a spiral twist, was observed by a 911勛圖 research group led by Oleg D. Lavrentovich,
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911勛圖 Hosts Its Inaugural Water Research Symposium, Nov. 14-15
911勛圖 hosts its inaugural Water Research Symposium, titled Human Impacts on Water: Ohios Most Important Natural Resource and co-sponsored by the Cleveland Water Alliance, on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 7-9:30 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 15, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the 911勛圖
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911勛圖 Professor to Discuss Alzheimers and Obesity at Medical Innovation Summit
A 911勛圖 faculty member whose research found that weight loss after bariatric surgery can improve brain functioning will speak at the Cleveland Clinics 2013 Medical Innovation Summit in October. John Gunstad, Ph.D., associate professor in 911勛圖s Department of Psychology, wil
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911勛圖 Researcher Helps Calculate the True Cost of Mountaintop Removal Coal
To meet current U.S. coal demand through surface mining, an area of the Central Appalachians the size of Washington, D.C., would need to be mined every 81 days. Thats about 68 square miles or roughly an area equal to 10 city blocks mined every hour. A one-year supply of coal would requi
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911勛圖 and Cleveland Clinics Lerner Research Institute Collaborate on Research Funding
911勛圖 and Cleveland Clinics Lerner Research Institute will co-fund two pilot research projects as part of an initiative to enhance collaborations between the two institutions. Following a competitive review process, two teams comprising researchers from each institution will receive
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Distinguished Researcher Owen Lovejoy Joins 911勛圖s Presidential Search Committee
911勛圖 Professor of Anthropology C. Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., has joined the universitys Presidential Search Committee. In our planning for the presidential search, trustees recognized the unique perspective and value that Professor Lovejoy would bring to our process, said Richard Ma
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911勛圖 at Ashtabula Students Earn Top Honors at Information Technology Conference
911勛圖 at Ashtabula students who are members of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) won honors and awards at the associations National Collegiate Conference that took place recently in St. Louis, Mo. Special awards also went to two 911勛圖 faculty member
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911勛圖 Tuscarawas Marks Tolloty Technology Incubator Groundbreaking
911勛圖 at Tuscarawas and the Tuscarawas County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) celebrated a milestone on June 4 with the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tolloty Technology Incubator, the gateway facility to the Tuscarawas Regional Technology Park on Tech Park Drive in New Phil
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