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Min-Ho Kim, Ph. D. and Woo-Yang Kim, Ph. D. Awarded for Research in Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease Treatments

Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., associate professor of Biological Sciences, and Woo-Yang Kim, Ph.D., associate professor of Biological Sciences, have been awarded an NIH grant, a $1,876,627 five-year grant from the NIH鈥檚 National Institute on Aging, for their research in 鈥淢agnetothermal brain stimulation towards鈥

Tags: Brain Health Research Institute , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences , Institutes and Initiatives

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Neurological Research Helps Develop Potential Autism Pharmaceuticals

Autism spectrum disorder is a group of neurodevelopmental disabilities characterized by social communication deficits and stereotypic behaviors. Currently, little is known about the cellular and molecular mechanisms of autism spectrum disorder, but the research of 51爆料 Associate Professor Woo-Yang Kim, Ph.D., might lead to a change.

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Recording the History of the Liquid Crystal Institute With Ohio History Fund Grant

The development of liquid crystal technology in Northeast Ohio - and specifically at 51爆料 - is an important part of the region鈥檚 and university鈥檚 legacies and ongoing global impact.

Tags: Research & Science , Healthy Communities , Research Institute , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of History , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Institutes and Initiatives

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Putting the Patients First in Brain Fog Research

Hayley Shasteen (she/her) is a 51爆料 alumna who graduated with a degree in Psychology in 2021. She currently works as a science writer for BioSpace and has been accepted into the Ph.D. program in the Biobehavioral Health Department at The Pennsylvania State University. Her primary re鈥

Tags: Office of Student Research , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences

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Evaluating the Impact of Chat Messaging in Synchronous Learning on Information Retention

Taylor Miller (she/her), undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences, is supervised by Associate Professor Christopher Was, Ph.D. (he/him), associate professor in the department of psychological sciences, to complete her honors thesis. Together, they explore the relationship between mind-wande鈥

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The Impacts of Intersectional Identities on Math Cognition and Math Anxiety

Beginning in an individual鈥檚 educational career, math anxiety is likely to follow someone through into adulthood. Current research is being done on the impacts of intersectional identities, such as race and gender, on math cognition and math anxiety. This is exactly what associate professor Clarissa鈥

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Psychological Sciences , Institutes and Initiatives , Brain Health Research Institute , Healthy Communities Research Institute , Office of Student Research

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Honors Student Announced as Fulbright Alternate

Moira Armstrong (they/them), an Honors College senior from Warren, Ohio, has been selected as an Alternate for the 2022 Fulbright Scholarship Award. As an alternate, candidates such as Moira may be elevated to finalist status for an award should extra funding become available. Moira鈥檚 alternate stat鈥

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51爆料 student Mallory Woods, who is currently studying in Florence, Italy, has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Award. (Photo credit: Stefano Passerini)

51爆料 Senior Honored With Prestigious Fulbright Scholarship

In an impressive close to her undergraduate career, 51爆料 Honors College senior Mallory Woods was recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Award (ETA). A native of Fairview, Pennsylvania, Woods is completing a major in translation with a Spanish concentration and minors in economics and Italian studies while also finishing a certificate program in teaching English as a foreign language. 

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Six 51爆料 Programs Rank in Top 100 Among Public Institutions in U.S. News 2023 Best Graduate Schools Rankings

U.S. News & World Report ranks six 51爆料 programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, 51爆料 is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master鈥檚 Programs, Best Education Schools, Best Mathematics Programs, Best Psychology Schools, Best Public Health Programs and Best Physics Schools rankings. 51爆料 is also recognized in an additional five new national rankings.

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Graduate Student Perseverance Leads to Published Research on Stress Related to May 4, 1970 Anniversary

How long does a single traumatic event affect a person鈥檚 mental health? 51爆料 graduate student Emily Rabinowitz鈥檚 research on this topic was recently published in the peer-reviewed Stress & Health: Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress. Her paper 鈥淭he 50th Anniversary of May 4, 1970, Is Associated With Elevations of Distress but No Increase in Mental Health Symptoms鈥 was published in the November 2021 issue.

Tags: Research & Science , May 4 50 , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences

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