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51±¬ÁÏ Biologist Lands NIH Grant to Research Cannabinoids’ Effect on Sleep Cycles

There are two cycles most people can’t avoid — sleep and the news. And If you’re awake, you can’t help hearing the news reporting about cannabinoids. A 51±¬ÁÏ researcher may soon have news about how these substances affect our body’s natural clock. Dr. Eric Mintz, Professor of Biological Scienc…

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Psychological Sciences , Brain Health Research Institute , National Institutes of Health

Division of Research & Economic Development

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51±¬ÁÏ and University of Akron Team Up to Develop Online Treatment for Neurological Condition

Researchers at 51±¬ÁÏ and the University of Akron have partnered to develop a new intervention program for a relatively common but largely unrecognized neurological condition. Dr. Doug Delahanty, Professor of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Associate V…

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Brain Health Research Institute , Health , Healthy Communities Research Institute , Research & Science

Division of Research & Economic Development

Sara Bayramzadeh, Ph.D., serves as coordinator and Elliot Professor in the Healthcare Design Program in 51±¬ÁÏ's College of Architecture and Environmental Design.

51±¬ÁÏ Healthcare Design Researcher Receives $2.47 Million to Design Safer and More Efficient Level I Trauma Rooms

Traumatic injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally and the first in Americans age 44 and younger, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Level I trauma rooms are intended to stabilize and save the lives of patients with the most severe traumatic injuries. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $2.47 million grant to Sara Bayramzadeh, a 51±¬ÁÏ researcher, to help create trauma rooms that support staff in saving patients’ lives.

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Division of Research & Economic Development

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Collaborative 51±¬ÁÏ Team Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Develop and Implement Drug Prevention Infrastructure in Three Ohio Counties

51±¬ÁÏ’s College of Public Health is teaming up with the Department of Computer Science to develop and implement drug prevention infrastructure in Portage, Geauga and Lake counties.

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Kent Campus

Dr. Quan Li, Senior Research Fellow in the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

51±¬ÁÏ Researcher and Professor Elected to the European Academy of Sciences

One of 51±¬ÁÏ’s most prolific and renowned researchers has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences. Quan Li, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow in the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, joins the prestigious Brussels-based organization that includes about 660 member…

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Materials Science Graduate Program: Graduate Education on Soft Matter Science

Interdisciplinary Student Team To Travel to International Competition in Brazil

Thirteen cross-disciplinary teams presented in the 51±¬ÁÏ competition for Mission:Life on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. The winning team, Virtual Harmony, will be presenting their concept in the international competition at the PUCPR University in Brazil on November 11. Virtual Harmony is a novel …

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Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D. (right), professor of biological sciences at 51±¬ÁÏ, works with a student in her lab.

NIH Continues Support of 51±¬ÁÏ Alzheimer’s Researcher With New Two-Year Grant

Once it begins, Alzheimer’s disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way – like 51±¬ÁÏ’s own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.

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Kent Campus

Celebrating Our Own & Open Mic

The Wick Poetry Center held the Celebrating Our Own Poetry Reading and Open Mic on Thursday, Oct. 3. The reading started at 7:30 p.m. in the Wick Poetry Corner on the 2nd floor of 51±¬ÁÏ’s University Library. The event was held to celebrate the 2019 Undergraduate Poetry Scholarship winners, who…

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Wick Poetry Center

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NSF Award Helps 51±¬ÁÏ Anthropologists Expand International Partnership

The (NSF) recently awarded 51±¬ÁÏ a three-year, $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) grant that will allow graduate students to travel to in Japan to study primates and human evolution at the world-renowned .

Tags: Department of Anthropology , College of Arts and Sciences , National Science Foundation , Research & Science

Kent Campus

Sonia Sanchez and students

Sonia Sanchez Talks Poetry with Wick Students

The Wick Poetry Center welcomed poet, playwright and activist Sonia Sanchez to the May Prentice House for a meet and greet with students on Sept. 18. She met with them in the afternoon before giving a lecture in the Kiva in the evening. The 51±¬ÁÏ Honors College, the Cleveland Foundation an…

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Wick Poetry Center