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Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Brain Health Research Institute.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Names Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., Inaugural Director of Brain Health Research Institute

Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Brain Health Research Institute.

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Winter Scene at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State

Geography Professor Reveals Abnormal Weather Patterns

Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., professor and chairperson of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Department of Geography, recently conducted a study on abnormal weather patterns published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, a publication of the American Geophysical Union. 

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A ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï student multitasks by simultaneously using her desktop computer, laptop computer, smartphone and headphones.

Off Task During Online Learning: ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Study Finds Student Multitasking Increases in Online Courses Compared to Face-To-Face Courses

The phenomenon of multitasking across three or four internet-connected devices simultaneously is increasingly common. Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Aryn Karpinski, Ph.D., of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s College of Education, Health and Human Services were curious to know how often this happens during online education.

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ASM undergrad fellow Gerbig and Dr. Smith test for Staphylococcus in the lab

Research Fellowship Award to ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Undergrad Supports Summer Microbiology Research on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Found on Rats

City rats are unlikely to be on anyone's list of favorite animals, but researching exactly how they are problematic for public health provided a unique opportunity this past summer for Gracen Gerbig, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State junior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology.

Tags: Research & Science , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Public Health , Student Life

Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï researchers Elda and Torsten Hegmann pose with one of the sensors they created that detects toxic gases. The sensors can be made any shape or size and require no power to function.

NSF Award Funds Sensor Research at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s New Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Thanks to a rare Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï researchers in the new Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute will be able to work with partners at Merck Performance Materials to advance life-saving sensory technology.

Tags: Research & Science , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , National Science Foundation , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences

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Advanced Materials Liquid Crystal Institute to Host Applied Mathematics Symposium on Feb. 9-10

World-renowned applied mathematicians and materials researchers will gather this Saturday and Sunday at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï to initiate and foster collaborations to address challenges to areas of applied mathematics ranging from modeling and analysis to scientific computing and machine l…

Tags: Advanced Materials , Advanced Materials Liquid Crystal Institute , Mathematical Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Research , Research & Science

College of Arts & Sciences

Anne Jefferson, Ph.D. associate professor of geology at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, works with a group of middle school and high school teachers who are learning about streams. (Photo credit: Laura Sugano)

Professor Sheds Light on How the Government Shutdown Is Hurting the Field of Science

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Associate Professor of Geology Anne Jefferson, Ph.D., details her personal account of how the partial government shutdown is dramatically impacting her research and the research of others.

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Robotics Team Places Receives Third Place Award in NASA Robotics Mining Competition

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Robotics Team Places Third in NASA Robotics Mining Competition

From November 2017 to the day of the competition in May, the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Robotics team spent months preparing for the competition held at the Kennedy Space Center. The competition is designed to mimic the procedure of having a robot on Mars if sent there by NASA. Along with 44 other university teams, the team worked together to design and construct a robot that is fashioned to mine simulated Martian terrain along with the gravel below it.

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A member of the grounds crew plows snow from walkways on the Front Campus area of the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus during a winter snowstorm.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Biological Sciences Department Addresses Road Salt Concerns

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., confirmed the possibility that increasing amounts of road salt could potentially end up in Ohio’s water supply, but it is very unlikely.

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Dave Costello, Ph.D., (left), assistant professor in ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Devan Mathie (right), an undergraduate honors student, stand in Wahoo Ditch in Ravenna, Ohio.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Global Change

The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on river-based ecosystems. T…

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