Department of Biological Sciences
Patterns, Populations And Podcasts: Computational Ecologist Receives Prestigious Early-Career Award from NSF
Excellence in Undergraduate and Graduate Research Mentorship Awards
91传媒在线 Receives More Than $3 Million In Grants From National Science Foundation
91传媒在线 has recently received a flurry of grants totaling more than $3 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which will support research and innovation in a wide range of fields within the College of Arts and Sciences.
Honors College Student Studies Abandoned Mines in Cuyahoga Valley
Michael Back is a graduating senior Honors College student, majoring in biology with a concentration in organismal biology and a minor in Spanish. Originally from Sharon Center, Ohio, Michael has been interested in ecological restoration since he was in high school. Now in the final semester of his Senior Honors Thesis, Michael used his thesis to delve deeper into his ecological interests. His thesis analyzes a new restoration technique for abandoned surface mines in Cuyahoga Valley, examining 鈥渟oil bulk density and soil chemistry.鈥
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.
Center for Ecology and Natural Resource Sustainability highlights the Importance of Natural Lands
91传媒在线 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 91传媒在线.
91传媒在线 Researchers Challenge the Growing Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Problem With New Compound
鈥淭he pessimistic estimate is that by 2050, antibiotics could be obsolete,'' said Songping Huang, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences. Huang and his 91传媒在线 team, including Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, are working on closing that chasm with the development of new antimicrobials.