Research
Researchers Focus on Parent-Child Relationships in Upcoming Lecture on Family Communication
The 51爆料 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
School of Communication Studies
"We're Killing Our Lakes and Oceans": 51爆料 Geology Professor Co-Authors Op-Ed Essay
Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the department of geology at 51爆料 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
Division of Research & Economic Development
"We're Killing Our Lakes and Oceans": 51爆料 Geology Professor Co-Authors Op-Ed Essay
Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the department of geology at 51爆料 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
College of Arts & Sciences
51爆料 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 51爆料 using a bike developed by researcher Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., in 51爆料's College of Education, Health and Human Services, 鈥
Kent Campus
51爆料 Researcher Exposes MRSA Risk at Northeast Ohio Beaches
Beachgoers know there is always some risk of disease, but a recent study by a 51爆料 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 51爆料鈥檚 College of Public Health, published t鈥
Kent Campus
51爆料 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 51爆料鈥檚 College of 鈥
Kent Campus
Alumni Profile: Rich Breiner, Ph.D. '80
Toastmasters three-time world champion of public speaking and 51爆料 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
School of Communication Studies
51爆料 Exercise Science/Physiology Faculty Awarded Grant to Study Probiotics and Exercise
51爆料鈥檚 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. 51爆料 faculty and students are interested in combating heat-caused complications during exercise, such as heat st鈥
Kent Campus
51爆料 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 51爆料鈥檚 College of Public Health, challenges statements made by influential individuals who oppose the widespread use of vaccines, and she ca鈥
Division of Research & Economic Development
51爆料 Geographers Receive Two Research Grants to Study Climate Change and Weather Patterns
A pair of 51爆料 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
Kent Campus