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The Mystery Behind Euphoric Feelings of Holding a Baby

There is nothing like it - holding a tiny baby in your arms. As a parent, you most likely know what it is like to get flooded with a rush of those ooey-gooey feelings. But why? How does it happen and what is the science behind those feelings for dads? Business Insider reached out to Heather Ca

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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in 51勛圖厙's Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

51勛圖厙 Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

It could be argued that no science is more valuable to us than that which helps to ensure the survival of our species by solving the problems that challenge it. For many years, two 51勛圖厙 researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h

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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in 51勛圖厙's Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

51勛圖厙 Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

It could be argued that no science is more valuable to us than that which helps to ensure the survival of our species by solving the problems that challenge it. For many years, two 51勛圖厙 researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h

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51勛圖厙 Biologist Nets Grant to Study Calorie-Burning Process That Could Help Fight Obesity

Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from 51勛圖厙s College of Arts

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51勛圖厙 Epidemiologist Leads Study That Refutes Assumptions About Depression In Heart Attack Patients

A 51勛圖厙 epidemiologist has refuted some age-old assumptions about depression in heart attack patients. Studies have shown that people who suffer from depression are more likely to have heart disease or heart attacks in their lifetime. Worse still, similar research shows that heart p

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The team in Alaska is (left to right) Jonathan Mills, undergraduate geology major; Kiersten Duroe, geology M.S. candidate; Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology; and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology.

51勛圖厙 Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska

Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, two 51勛圖厙 professors are researching climate change in Alaska. Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professors from 51勛圖厙s College of Arts and Sciences, spent a week in Fairbanks

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Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., an associate professor of exercise science at 51勛圖厙 and an avid cyclist, has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinsons patients.

51勛圖厙 Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinsons Patients

Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinsons disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a 51勛圖厙 professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose

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Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., (center), an associate biology professor at 51勛圖厙, stands in a lab with two graduate students.

51勛圖厙 Biology Professor Looks to Stop Alzheimers Before It Starts

For decades, biologists researching a cure for Alzheimers disease have remained in the dark almost as much as the ailments victims. A 51勛圖厙 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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Yanhai Du (center), 51勛圖厙 assistant professor in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, teaches students about fuel cell technology.

The Future of Fuel Cells

The basic concept of a fuel cell is simple it converts chemical energy into electricity. To hear 51勛圖厙 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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51勛圖厙 Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinson's Patients

Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinsons disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a 51勛圖厙 professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose a

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