Research & Science
51勛圖厙 Researchers to Study the Effects of Probiotics on Brain Health
University partners with i-Health and Stow-Glen Retirement Village 51勛圖厙, in partnership with the Stow-Glen Retirement Village in Stow, Ohio, recently received an industry-funded grant of $430,000 from i-Health Inc., a subsidiary of DSM Nutritional Products, to examine whether takin
51勛圖厙 Students to Collaborate With Kyoto University Researchers
51勛圖厙 students will travel to Japan for collaborative research with the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University, studying evolutionary genetic analysis, Alzheimers disease and aggressive behavior.
Scholar Gets Students, 51勛圖厙 on the Move
51勛圖厙s Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in 51勛圖厙s College of Education, Health and Human Services. During hi
Hillary Clinton Campaign Inspires College Course
Hillary Clinton is the subject of a special topics course at 51勛圖厙.
51勛圖厙 Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at 51勛圖厙, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements. The prestigious medal is
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
American Physical Society Elects 51勛圖厙s Robin Selinger as Fellow
51勛圖厙's Robin Selinger joins an elite group of scientists elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
November Scholar Puts Communication on Display
Scholar of the Month
Jessica Barness
Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design
College of Communication and Information
2012-present
The word communication likely makes you think of language, but Novembers Scholar of the Month has spent her entire career researching design as a language of its own.
Across various media, Jessica Barness, an assistant professor in 51勛圖厙s School of Visual Communication Design, creates her own design-based research model that merges the making of artifacts with critical inquiry.
Im interested in the multiple facets of design, she said. Design is social, and its a professional practice as well as a scholarly discipline. Were designing artifacts and experiences, but were also building the new knowledge necessary to inform and lead those activities. Research through design can be used to better understand people, phenomena, theories or technologies. By approaching design as a sort of hybrid practice, our students learn how to adapt to future needs within our society.
Scholar Puts Communication on Display
Scholar of the Month Jessica Barness Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design College of Communication and Information 2012-present The word communication likely makes you think of language, but Novembers Scholar of the Month has spent her entire career researching design as a la
51勛圖厙 Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland
51勛圖厙's Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie.