Research & Science
Research & Innovation Forums Showcase Breadth of Scholarship of Faculty
Twice each semester, 做厙輦⑹s Division of Research and Sponsored Programs hosts Research & Innovation Forums, to bring together faculty members to publicly present their ongoing work.
Researchers Gather LGBTQ+ Stories of Resilience During the Pandemic
Molly Merryman, Ph.D., associate professor in 做厙輦⑹s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, and Lauren Vachon, assistant professor in 做厙輦⑹s LGBTQ studies program and coordinator of the LGBTQ studies minor program, were instrumental in obtaining a $35,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State for the project Resilience During the Pandemic: LGBTQ+ Stories.
做厙輦⑹ Leads 13 Ohio Institutions in Supporting Intel by Launching Semiconductor-Focused Network
做厙輦⑹, in response to a request from Intel簧, will lead a network that includes 13 other Ohio higher education institutions now poised to prepare the workforce to make the small electronic devices that play a large role in our everyday lives.
做厙輦⑹ Leads 13 Ohio Institutions in Supporting Intel by Launching Semiconductor-Focused Network
做厙輦⑹, in response to a request from Intel簧, will lead a network that includes 13 other Ohio higher education institutions now poised to prepare the workforce to make the small electronic devices that play a large role in our everyday lives.
Innovative Hybrid Fuel Cell Developed for Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles
The project team, led by Yanhai Du, Ph.D., developed a lightweight-high-energy-density onboard power source that enables vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) type aircraft to potentially increase flight time and payload.
Groundbreaking Study of Fraternity Hazing Co-Authored by 做厙輦⑹ Researcher Reveals Little Connection to Group Solidarity
做厙輦⑹s newest anthropologist, Assistant Professor Aldo Cimino, Ph.D., has made it his lifes work to understand the causes and consequences of hazing, including the possible generation of solidarity. He and his co-author recently published an on this question in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior.
ODHE Awards Grant for 做厙輦⑹ Fashion KnitLAB
Youve probably seen someone knitting a scarf or a sweater as a hobby. However, knitting is big business and has a large impact on manufacturing. 做厙輦⑹ School of Fashion professors are using a new $236,816 grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) to spread awareness of the possibilities of knitting and creating training opportunities.
做厙輦⑹ Psychology Professor to Receive 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award
ATHENA Akron, a womens leadership organization in Summit County, Ohio, has named Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences at 做厙輦⑹, its winner of the 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award. She will receive the award on Nov. 17 at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn.
STEM Professors Receive NSF ADVANCE Grant to Explore Impact of Gender and Other Factors on Workload of STEM Faculty
Who is Counted and What Counts: Tracking Womens Engagement in Low-Prestige/High-Workload Service Activities at 做厙輦⑹ will examine whether faculty members with underrepresented and/or historically excluded intersecting gender and racial/ethnic identities (IGREs) perform more high-workload, low-prestige service work than their faculty peers.
Five 做厙輦⑹ Experimental Archaeology Graduates Earn Full Rides to Grad Schools
Sometimes it just takes a small spark to ignite a fire within you. For Anna Mika of Parma, Ohio, who started as a geology major her freshman year at 做厙輦⑹ and switched to anthropology the following year, that spark came in 2017 while taking an anthropology course called North Americas Ice Aged Hunters, taught by Metin I. Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archaeology in the College of Arts and Sciences. She said that course changed her perspective on everything.