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91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Classics Researcher Uncovers Ancient Burial Site in Italy
A routine research trip to Italy turned into the archaeological discovery of a lifetime for a 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Classics professor this summer. Sarah Harvey, Ph.D., Professor of Classics in the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies in 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß’s College of Arts and Sciences, sai…
91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Biology Lab Publishes Paper Describing Potential for New Male Contraceptives
The first rubber condoms were manufactured in 1838. Along with abstinence, they would remain the only effective and widely available means of male contraception until the vasectomy became a common procedure in the mid 20th century. Since then all contraceptives have focused on the female reproducti…
91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Researchers Find a Way to Potentially Conquer Cancer Drug Resistance
An article published by 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß researchers in a high-impact journal may help to develop more effective drug treatments for one type of invasive breast cancer. Breast cancer affects nearly 250,000 Americans every year, killing more than 41,000, according to the United States Centers f…
91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Education Researchers Receive Million-Dollar Grant for Cross-disciplinary Training in Early Childhood Professions
Ohio, like many states, suffers from a teacher shortage, especially in early childhood education and special education. The Buckeye State also is in need of more school psychologists, analysts say. It’s fortunate, then, that the United States Department of Education Office of Special Educ…
91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß and University of Akron Team Up to Develop Online Treatment for Neurological Condition
Researchers at 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß and the University of Akron have partnered to develop a new intervention program for a relatively common but largely unrecognized neurological condition. Dr. Doug Delahanty, Professor of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Associate V…
91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Healthcare Design Researcher Receives $2.47 Million to Design Safer and More Efficient Level I Trauma Rooms
Traumatic injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally and the first in Americans age 44 and younger, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Level I trauma rooms are intended to stabilize and save the lives of patients with the most severe traumatic injuries. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $2.47 million grant to Sara Bayramzadeh, a 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß researcher, to help create trauma rooms that support staff in saving patients’ lives.
Collaborative 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Team Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Develop and Implement Drug Prevention Infrastructure in Three Ohio Counties
91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß’s College of Public Health is teaming up with the Department of Computer Science to develop and implement drug prevention infrastructure in Portage, Geauga and Lake counties.
NIH Continues Support of 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Alzheimer’s Researcher With New Two-Year Grant
Once it begins, Alzheimer’s disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way – like 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß’s own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.
91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Researcher and Professor Elected to the European Academy of Sciences
One of 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß’s most prolific and renowned researchers has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences. Quan Li, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow in 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, joins the prestigious Brussels-based organization that has about 660 members from 45 nations, including 65 Nobel Prize and Fields Medal winners.
NSF Award Helps 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Anthropologists Expand International Partnership
The (NSF) recently awarded 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß a three-year, $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) grant that will allow graduate students to travel to in Japan to study primates and human evolution at the world-renowned .