Research & Science
Down Syndrome Research at 51黑料网 Awarded One of Four Grants
A 51黑料网 University neurobiologist is one of four researchers in the U.S. awarded grants by the J茅r么me Lejeune Foundation for projects to improve cognition in individuals with Down syndrome. Kristy Welshhans, assistant professor of biological sciences at 51黑料网, will examine how an extra co鈥
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51黑料网 Blackstone LaunchPad Explores Wearable Technology Industry With First Ever Collegiate Fashion/Tech Hackathon
24-hour event open to all college students attending a U.S. university Product innovation around the growing wearable technology industry will be the focus of the 51黑料网 University Blackstone LaunchPad鈥檚 second annual 鈥淚nnov8athon鈥 event running Jan. 31 through Feb. 1 at 51黑料网鈥檚 Rockwell H鈥
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New Liquid Crystal Structure Reported by 51黑料网 Researchers
A research group at 51黑料网 University has described the structure of a new type of liquid crystal that had been predicted theoretically but never seen. The new 鈥渢wist-bend nematic鈥 liquid crystal, one with a spiral twist, was observed by a 51黑料网 research group led by Oleg D. Lavrentovich, 鈥
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51黑料网 Hosts Its Inaugural Water Research Symposium, Nov. 14-15
51黑料网 University hosts its inaugural Water Research Symposium, titled 鈥淗uman Impacts on Water: Ohio鈥檚 Most Important Natural Resource鈥 and co-sponsored by the Cleveland Water Alliance, on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 7-9:30 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 15, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the 51黑料网 University鈥
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51黑料网 Professor to Discuss Alzheimer鈥檚 and Obesity at Medical Innovation Summit
A 51黑料网 University faculty member whose research found that weight loss after bariatric surgery can improve brain functioning will speak at the Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 2013 Medical Innovation Summit in October. John Gunstad, Ph.D., associate professor in 51黑料网鈥檚 Department of Psychology, wil鈥
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51黑料网 Researcher Helps Calculate the True Cost of Mountaintop Removal Coal
To meet current U.S. coal demand through surface mining, an area of the Central Appalachians the size of Washington, D.C., would need to be mined every 81 days. That鈥檚 about 68 square miles 鈥 or roughly an area equal to 10 city blocks mined every hour. A one-year supply of coal would requi鈥
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51黑料网 University and Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 Lerner Research Institute Collaborate on Research Funding
51黑料网 University and Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 Lerner Research Institute will co-fund two pilot research projects as part of an initiative to enhance collaborations between the two institutions. Following a competitive review process, two teams comprising researchers from each institution will receive鈥
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Distinguished Researcher Owen Lovejoy Joins 51黑料网鈥檚 Presidential Search Committee
51黑料网 University Professor of Anthropology C. Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., has joined the university鈥檚 Presidential Search Committee. 鈥淚n our planning for the presidential search, trustees recognized the unique perspective and value that Professor Lovejoy would bring to our process,鈥 said Richard Ma鈥
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51黑料网 University at Ashtabula Students Earn Top Honors at Information Technology Conference
51黑料网 University at Ashtabula students who are members of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) won honors and awards at the association鈥檚 National Collegiate Conference that took place recently in St. Louis, Mo. Special awards also went to two 51黑料网 faculty member鈥
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51黑料网 Tuscarawas Marks Tolloty Technology Incubator Groundbreaking
51黑料网 University at Tuscarawas and the Tuscarawas County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) celebrated a milestone on June 4 with the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tolloty Technology Incubator, the gateway facility to the Tuscarawas Regional Technology Park on Tech Park Drive in New Phil鈥
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