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Cover Image of Blinking Out? Data Study of Fireflies (and screenshot of webinar) created by E. Schultheis

Lighting a fire(fly): Biological Sciences Researcher Helps Teachers Get Messy with Data

Julia Perrone, research technician and lab manager of the Bahlai computational ecology lab in the 51Թ Department of Biological Sciences, wants teachers and students to get a chance to understand ecology and data science from a hands-on perspective. Perrone, a recent graduate of 51Թ’s M…

Tags: Julia Perrone , Christie Bahlai , Fireflies , Department of Biological Sciences , data science , Research and Science , Ecology , Insects , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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A gold–gold collision recorded by the Heavy Flavor Tracker (HFT) component of the STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). (Image courtesy of STAR Collaboration)

Nuclear Physicist Tracks Rare Collided Particles to Better Understand Big Bang

Congratulations are in order for Sooraj Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the 51Թ College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Physics who performs research in experimental nuclear physics. His data analysis of some rare particles called “charm quarks” that may have existed in the first microsecond of the Big Bang, the emerging point of our universe, was highlighted in a recent issue of the .

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Physics , College of Arts and Sciences , Sooraj Radhakrishnan , Center for Nuclear Research , Brookhaven National Laboratory , Spyridon Margetis , Declan Keane , Research and Science , Space , STAR , RHIC

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Cat in a car carrier at a veterinary clinic

Two 51Թ Psychology Faculty Selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership Program

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has selected two 51Թ College of Arts and Sciences faculty members, along with two community clinicians, for , an initiative that will provide funding and leadership training to the four team members. Their plan is to implement a project that will help veterinary professionals in Northeast Ohio address mental health stigmas they experience in their lives and provide usable techniques that can be incorporated into their veterinary practices.

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Psychological Sciences , Mary Beth Spitznagel , Alanna Updegraff , Brain Health Research Institute , College of Arts and Sciences , mental health , Veterinarian , Robert Wood Johnson Foundation , Clinical Scholars , Pets , Research and Science

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Chelsea Smith (left) and Jordyn Stoll (right) were selected for a Department of Energy Graduate Student Research Program

Department of Energy Selects Two 51Թ Biology Ph.D. Students for Prestigious Research Program

Two 51Թ students, in the College of Arts and Sciences, were among 62 students from 50 different U.S. universities recently selected for funding by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences , Chelsea Smith , Jordyn Stoll , Dave Costello , Lauren Kinsman-Costello , Ecology , climate change , Water , Research and Science , Department of Energy , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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51Թ Associate Professor of Physics Björn Lüssem, 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 and Science , National Science Foundation , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Medical Sensors , Organic Electrochemical Transistors , Devices , Innovation , Brain Health Research Institute

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car glass

Graduate Student Creates Smart Glass for Privacy and Heat Applications

Yingfei Jiang, a College of Arts and Science graduate student in the Chemical Physics program and the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute at 51Թ, and his advisor Deng-Ke Yang, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Physics, have invented the first ever dual-mode smart glass technology that can control both radiant energy flow (heat) and privacy through a tinted material.

Tags: Research & Science , College of Arts and Sciences , Chemical Physics , Department of Physics , AMLCI , Advance Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Yingfei Jiang , Deng-Ke Yang , Research and Science , Switchable Windows , Liquid Crystals , Smart Glass

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Tsunami wave hitting Ao Nang in Krabi Province, Thailand. Photo by David Rydevik (email: david.rydevikgmail.com), Stockholm, Sweden, December 26, 2004.

Study of a 1,000-Year-Old Tsunami in Indian Ocean Reveals Previously Unknown Hazards for East Africa

Dr. Joseph D. Ortiz, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Geology at 51Թ, was part of an international team of researchers that co-authored an article about a deadly tsunami that occurred about 1,000 years ago in Tanzania. The study suggests that the tsunami risk in East Africa could be higher than previously thought.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Earth Sciences , Joseph Ortiz , Research and Science , Tsunami , Indian Ocean , East Africa , Tanzania , Sediment , Environmental Science & Design

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Tsunami wave hitting Ao Nang in Krabi Province, Thailand. Photo by David Rydevik (email: david.rydevikgmail.com), Stockholm, Sweden, December 26, 2004.

Study of a 1,000-Year-Old Tsunami in Indian Ocean Reveals Previously Unknown Hazards for East Africa

Dr. Joseph D. Ortiz, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Geology at 51Թ, was part of an international team of researchers that co-authored an article about a deadly tsunami that occurred about 1,000 years ago in Tanzania. The study suggests that the tsunami risk in East Africa could be higher than previously thought.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Earth Sciences , Joseph Ortiz , Research and Science , Tsunami , Indian Ocean , East Africa , Tanzania , Sediment , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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Harmful algal bloom in Lake Erie, Sept. 4, 2009. NOAA/Flickr

Is our drinking water quality threatened here in the Great Lakes region?

Have you ever seen the “nasty green slime” – properly known as a harmful algal bloom, or HAB in Lake Erie? Remember the July 31, 2014 “Do Not Drink/Do Not Boil” public health warning messages in Toledo? Tests revealed that the algae was producing microcystin, a sometimes deadly liver toxin and suspe…

Tags: Department of Earth Sciences , Joseph Ortiz , Research and Science , Lake Erie , climate change , Water pollution , Nutrient pollution , Stormwater , Clean Water Act , Great Lakes , Toxic algae , Drinking water , Green roofs , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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A bonobo stares back at the camera while another walks away

NSF Award Helps 51Թ Anthropologists Expand International Partnership

A new federal grant will help 51Թ expand an international relationship and provide invaluable opportunities for some graduate students. The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded 51Թ a three-year $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) gra…

Tags: Department of Anthropology , College of Arts and Sciences , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , Research and Science , National Science Foundation , Graduate Education , Primates , Center for International and Intercultural Education

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