Research
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska
Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, two ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï professors are researching climate change in Alaska. Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professors from ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s College of Arts and Sciences, spent a week in Fairbanks…
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Scholar Navigates Complex Systems to Help Address and Improve Public Health Concerns
Scholar of the Month Brian Castellani Professor of Sociology ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï at Ashtabula 2002-present The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus is big, but still not big enough to fit all the great scholars who are part of the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï family. So much of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s great research is happening …
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Geographer Examines Ties Between Violence and Landscapes
Scholar of the Month James Tyner Professor College of Arts and Sciences 1997-present Selecting a single renowned scholar from ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s largest college is not an easy undertaking, but the work of Geography Professor James Tyner, Ph.D., over the past year made the decision a litt…
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Scholar Studies Liquid Crystals
Scholar of the Month Michael Fisch Assistant Professor College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology 1999-present With faculty like Michael Fisch, Ph.D., on hand, it is no wonder that ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï identified materials science as an area of research focus. Nor is it ha…
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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinson’s Patients
Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose…
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park Partners With ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï and Cleveland Metroparks to Launch Science Learning App
Educators, scientists and technologists from Cuyahoga Valley National Park, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. The app, called ParkApps, features a number of different resources aimed at educati…
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Magnetic Field Affects Liquid Crystals in Unexpected Ways
A group of researchers in ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï's College of Arts and Sciences have published a breakthrough article on new properties of liquid crystals in the May 27 issue of Physical Review Letters. The article, which describes some recent surprising results involving nematic liquid crystals…
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The Glove That Gives Sign Language a Spoken Voice
At first glance, it looks like an ordinary black glove with a white palm. But if you take a closer look, you will see it is equipped with sensors and a speaker. The glove is in the early stages of helping those who use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate with those who do not. In his seni…
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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Biology Professor Looks to Stop Alzheimer’s Before It Starts
For decades, biologists researching a cure for Alzheimer’s disease have remained in the dark almost as much as the ailment’s victims. A ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï professor, however, is looking to stop the disease before it starts. Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., an associate biology professor in the…
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The Future of Fuel Cells
The basic concept of a fuel cell is simple – it converts chemical energy into electricity. To hear ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Assistant Professor Yanhai Du, Ph.D., in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology tell it, however, the impact of modern and emerging fuel cell technol…
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