Institutes and Initiatives
New Funding Leads to New Full-Body Virtual Reality Lab
Two ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State sociology researchers are moving toward gaining insight into how people’s brains react in a variety of threatening situations using innovative virtual reality (VR) technology funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Army. Josh Pollock and William Kalkhoff, both in the Department of Sociology & Criminology, are leading the research projects, which will benefit the Army, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students and others.
Things Are Heating Up in Climate Change Research
Climate change can now be measured on a global scale using multiple weather variables, according to new research published by Cameron C. Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Geography at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State.
Stream Ecologist receives $718,000 NSF CAREER Award to Study Trace Metals in Stream Algae
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s David Costello is passionate about identifying what trace metals lie within Northeast Ohio’s streams and what the effects of these metals are on the surrounding environment. Costello, an associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, received a $718,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study these important trace metals. The grant is awarded as part of the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program.