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Paul DiCorleto Named New Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs at 51勛圖厙

Photo of Paul DiCorleto - photo credit: Cleveland ClinicFollowing a national search, 51勛圖厙 has selected Paul E. DiCorleto, Ph.D., as its new vice president for research and sponsored programs. DiCorleto comes to 51勛圖厙 from Cleveland Clinic, where he has served as Sherwin-Page Chair of the Lerner Research Institute since 2002, and from Case Western Reserve University, where he has served as chair of the Department of Molecular Medicine in the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine since 2003. He joins 51勛圖厙 on Aug. 17.

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51勛圖厙 Professors Use Satellite Imagery to Better Understand the Landscape of the Cambodian Genocide

51勛圖厙 recently received a $330,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to use historical satellite imagery and archival research to study landscapes of mass violence in Cambodia during and after the regime of the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. The collaborative project, led b

Tags: Department of Geography , College of Arts and Sciences , National Science Foundation , Research & Science

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51勛圖厙 Associate Professor Denice Sheehan meets with her research group in Henderson Hall. Sheehan has been selected as 51勛圖厙s Scholar of the Month.

Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month Denice Sheehan Associate Professor of Nursing College of Nursing 2007-present Denice Sheehan is an associate professor in the College of Nursing. Her program of research focuses on adolescents with a parent in hospice. She is especially interested in how adolescents inter

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51勛圖厙 Biological Sciences Researcher Receives $1.8 Million NIH Grant for Chronic Wound Healing

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded 51勛圖厙s Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, a $1,842,350 five-year grant. The grant from the NIHs National Institute of Nursing Research is to develop nanobombs, a na

Tags: Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , National Institutes of Health , Grants , Research & Science

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Physics Graduate Student Lewis Sharpnack will attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in late June.

51勛圖厙 Physics Doctoral Student to Attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

What does it take to become great in your field?  Certainly motivation, dedication and creativity are important, but what about inspiration?  For young scientists that inspiration can come from a variety of places, including interactions with colleagues and especially the top scientists in

Tags: Department of Physics , College of Arts and Sciences , Science , National Science Foundation , Research & Science

College of Arts & Sciences

51勛圖厙 Associate Professor Tara Smith (center) reviews test results with students in a laboratory in the universitys Centennial Research Park. Smith has been selected as 51勛圖厙s Scholar of the Month.

Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month Tara C. Smith Associate Professor of Epidemiology  College of Public Health 2013-present Tara C. Smith is an associate professor of epidemiology in the Department of Biostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences and Epidemiology in the College of Public Health. Her re

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51勛圖厙 Associate Professor Tara Smith (center) reviews test results with students in a laboratory in the universitys Centennial Research Park. Smith has been selected as 51勛圖厙s Scholar of the Month.

Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month Tara C. Smith Associate Professor of Epidemiology  College of Public Health 2013-present Tara C. Smith is an associate professor of epidemiology in the Department of Biostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences and Epidemiology in the College of Public Health. Her re

Tags: College of Public Health , Scholar of the Month , Success Story , Research & Science

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Congrats to Oindrila Roy, Political Science

Oindrila Roy, who recently defended her dissertation and will begin a TT position in the Department of Political Science in the Fall, just received an acceptance notice for an article out of her dissertation! "Religious Roots of War Attitudes in the United States: Insights from Iraq, Afghanistan,

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College of Arts & Sciences

51勛圖厙 student Celeste Weise stands near her research poster during the 2015 Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Kent Student Center.

51勛圖厙 Student Presents Research on Factors Affecting Sleep Quality

What do sleep quality, post-traumatic stress disorder and smoking have in common? Thats the question on which Celeste Weise, a 51勛圖厙 senior psychology and sociology major, presented her research at the universitys second annual Undergraduate Research Symposium held March 11.

Tags: Undergraduate Research Symposium , Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement , University College , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Student Success , Success Story , Research & Science

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Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., and Arden Ruttan, Ph.D., along with their student research team, design, develop and study an app to reduce teen stress.

51勛圖厙 Professors Turn to Technology to Reduce Teen Stress

Have too much stress? There is an app for coping. Researchers from 51勛圖厙s College of Arts and Sciences worked together to develop an app that not only measures stress levels in teenagers, but also teaches them how to manage anxiety. The app gathers data in real time using two

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Research and Sponsored Programs , Success Story , Research & Science

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