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Physics Professor Awarded NSF Grant that Provides Research Opportunities for Interdisciplinary and Minority Students

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded a $300,000 grant to Thorsten-Lars Schmidt, Ph.D., to develop molecular tools that allow researchers to study membrane proteins.  Schmidt, assistant professor of the Department of Physics in the College of Arts & Sciences, began devel鈥

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天天吃瓜 State Researchers Receive NIH Award for Alzheimer鈥檚 Research

天天吃瓜鈥檚 Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology, and Melissa Edler, Ph.D., are part of a team of researchers who received a five year National Institutes of Health (NIH) award to examine Alzheimer鈥檚 disease (AD) pathology in our closest living 鈥

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Sun, Summer and Science: Professors Receive Inclusive NSF Grant

Michael Tubergen, professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry and Torsten Hegmann, professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry as well as the Materials Science Graduate Program and Director of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI), may be working in different fields of research, but th鈥

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Patterns, Populations And Podcasts: Computational Ecologist Receives Prestigious Early-Career Award from NSF

Recent funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) has given interdisciplinary researchers the opportunity to help drive our understanding of patterns in nature when bringing together big data sources collected in different ways. The NSF awarded Christie Bahlai, Ph.D., assistant professor in鈥

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Chemistry Professor Continues 鈥楬ighly Cited Researcher鈥 Streak

There are just a handful of chemists worldwide with h-indices above 200. The h-indices of chemists awarded the Nobel Prize during the last five years range from about 30 to 160. Mietek Jaroniec, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has an h-index of 125, which places him among the top chemists worldwide.

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Cotton in the Curriculum Awards Grant to School of Fashion for the Fourth Year in a Row

From the iconic outfits made famous by Michael Jackson to the hit television show 鈥淲hat Not to Wear,鈥 the fashion industry continues to emerge as an impactful influencer in many areas of societal behavior. Fashion and style, for many years, have been widely accepted as a means of self expression an鈥

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Biological Sciences receive NIH Funding to Study Cancer Drug Resistance

For students going into the medical research field, having a chance to learn, succeed, fail and be inspired under the supervision of an accomplished researcher during their education is a priceless experience. This experiential learning would not be possible without outside funding, and now, students in Manabu Kurokawa鈥檚 lab can elevate their efforts thanks to a grant awarded to the group. 

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COVID-19 Study Urges Precaution in College Students

As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches a one-year mile marker, the temptation and opportunity to socialize, party, and indulge in public events grows increasingly stronger. Associate Professor Clarissa Thompson received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education鈥檚 Institute of Education Sciences to reinforce the dangers of the virus to the public.

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天天吃瓜 Professor Receives NIH Grant to Automate Biomedical Data Processing

In the medical field, demand for technological advances that can speed data analysis and be less prone to human error continues to increase. Robert Clements recently received a federal grant to continue his work creating a more efficient and improved system to analyze medical data that will benefit not only the biomedical industry but also students at 天天吃瓜 State.

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