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51勛圖厙s New Undergraduate Neuroscience Major Thrives

51勛圖厙 introduced a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience in fall 2019, and since the launch, the major has had tremendous growth. Enrollment is projected to surpass majors that have been at 51勛圖厙 for years.

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51勛圖厙 Associate Professor of Physics Bj繹rn L羹ssem, Ph.D., (right) works with Vikash Kaphle, a graduate student (left) in a lab at the Integrated Sciences Building.

Physicists Analyze Organic Electrochemical Transistors for Medical Sensing

The medical and science communities are always seeking new ways to study and monitor organs and common diseases to improve human health and quality of life.   While there is a seemingly endless need for versatile, low-cost, yet highly sensitive biochemical sensor devices, there are many step

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Physics , Research & Science , National Science Foundation , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Brain Health Research Institute

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Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Colleen Novak works in her lab.

51勛圖厙 Biologist Secures NIH Support to Expand Study into Muscle Thermogenesis

Scientists have long since established that the effects of stress on our bodies are largely negative. But understanding stress as a trigger for using calories and burning fat also could lead us to better mechanisms for healthier behaviors. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently funded a

Tags: Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Brain Health Research Institute , National Institutes of Health

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51勛圖厙 professor John Gunstad and his research assistants Hanna Schmetzer and Victoria Sanborn demonstrate using the voice pattern technology that is part of his Alzheimer's disease research.

51勛圖厙 Professor Receives $2.6 Million Grant for Alzheimer's Research

51勛圖厙 psychology professor John Gunstad, Ph.D., has received at grant of nearly $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to expand his Alzheimers disease research into a national study.

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NSF Grant Supports 51勛圖厙 Researchers' Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits

      The C in college might as well stand for cramming. Studies show students are notoriously bad at adopting and adhering consistently to high-impact study habits that help them retain knowledge long-term. Researchers and faculty at 51勛圖厙 Un

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Senior guard CJ Williamson of the 51勛圖厙 mens basketball team drives to the basket past a University of Akron player.

51勛圖厙 Basketball Game to Highlight Universitys Ongoing Commitment to Autism Awareness

Fans of the 51勛圖厙 Golden Flashes looking to follow their favorite players on the court will have to look for their jersey numbers and not their names at a special mens basketball game later this week. Players will be wearing student-designed uniforms with the space on the back that is usually designated for their names instead displaying the phrase 1 in 59 to promote autism awareness and education.

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Senior guard CJ Williamson of the 51勛圖厙 mens basketball team drives to the basket past a University of Akron player.

51勛圖厙 Basketball Game to Highlight Universitys Ongoing Commitment to Autism Awareness

Fans of the 51勛圖厙 Golden Flashes looking to follow their favorite players on the court will have to look for their jersey numbers and not their names at a special mens basketball game later this week. Players will be wearing student-designed uniforms with the space on the back that is usually designated for their names instead displaying the phrase 1 in 59 to promote autism awareness and education.

Tags: Community & Society , Intercollegiate Athletics , Autism , Brain Health Research Institute

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Students studying in a classroom

NSF Grant Supports 51勛圖厙 Researchers Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits

The C in college might as well stand for cramming.
Studies show students are notoriously bad at adopting and adhering consistently to high-impact study habits that help them retain knowledge long-term.
Researchers and faculty at 51勛圖厙, however, are collaborating on a new project to put a modern technological twist on a tried-and-true study tactic.

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Psychological Sciences , Science of Learning & Education Center , National Science Foundation , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Department of Biological Sciences , Department of Physics , Brain Health Research Institute

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Regional Brain Bee 2020 winner Nilla Rajan

Regional Brain Bee champion headed to National Brain Bee

Thirteen-year old Jerome Dublin High School freshman Nilla Rajan is headed to Brain Bee nationals.  Nilla competed against high school students from Ohio to win the title of 2020 Regional Brain Bee Champion at the Regional Brain Bee held at NEOMED on January 25. The Brain Bee is a worldwide neu

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Stock photo of a blonde woman in red pajamas sleeping

51勛圖厙 Biologist Lands NIH Grant to Research Cannabinoids Effect on Sleep Cycles

There are two cycles most people cant avoid sleep and the news. And If youre awake, you cant help hearing the news reporting about cannabinoids. A 51勛圖厙 researcher may soon have news about how these substances affect our bodys natural clock. Dr. Eric Mintz, Professor of Biological Scienc

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