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51³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers study the effects of cellphone use on walking speed.

Want to Get the Most Cardio Out of Your Walk? Focus on Your Feet, Not Your Phone

We all know that we are supposed to exercise to reduce the risk of heart disease. But let’s face it, sometimes the only workout we get is walking from our office to the breakroom, and to the parking lot to drive home. So how then do we get the most out of those short walks? 51³Ô¹ÏÍø res…

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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

Two 51³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers receive $857,990 – to study the cellular mechanisms that regulate the formation and function of sperm and eggs.

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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h…

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Economics Professor Receives W.E.B. Du Bois Grant to Explore Alleged Racial Bias

Shawn Rohlin, Ph.D., associate professor of economics in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, and colleague William Horrace, Ph.D., of Syracuse University, have been named W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars and will receive a research grant from the U.S. De…

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Biologist Nets Grant to Study Calorie-Burning Process That Could Help Fight Obesity

51³Ô¹ÏÍø biology professor is studying how the body allocates energy and burns fat.

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s College of Arts …

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Biology Professor Studies How Selfish Genes Cause Male Sterility in Flowering Plants

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Biology Professor Studies How Selfish Genes Cause Male Sterility in Flowering Plants Why are plants often sterile when their parents are from different species? How do species remain separate entities in nature? Andrea L. Case, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biolo…

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University policy regarding research and sponsored programs administration

Policy statement. In furtherance of the mission of the university to provide a foundation and support for research and collaboration, the division of research and sponsored programs shall serve as the coordinating office for sponsored programs administration, research compliance, and technology comm…

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Epidemiologist Leads Study That Refutes Assumptions About Depression In Heart Attack Patients

A 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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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