Research
Researchers Focus on Parent-Child Relationships in Upcoming Lecture on Family Communication
The 做厙輦⑹ School of Communication Studies will host a research colloquium on Monday, Feb. 26 titled, Difficult Communication and Communicating Difficulty: A Multi-Paradigmatic Approach to Studying Family Relationships. In Rm. 241 MACC Annex, the hour-long colloquium will feat
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"We're Killing Our Lakes and Oceans": 做厙輦⑹ Geology Professor Co-Authors Op-Ed Essay
Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the department of geology at 做厙輦⑹ recently co-authored an op-ed essay for Undark.org with his colleague Eelco J. Rohling, a professor of ocean and climate change at the Australian National University in Canberra, and
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"We're Killing Our Lakes and Oceans": 做厙輦⑹ Geology Professor Co-Authors Op-Ed Essay
Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the department of geology at 做厙輦⑹ recently co-authored an op-ed essay for Undark.org with his colleague Eelco J. Rohling, a professor of ocean and climate change at the Australian National University in Canberra, and
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做厙輦⑹ Professor Receives Patent for New Cycle to Help Parkinsons Sufferers
Anne Hellers face was getting red as she pedaled the stationary bike. The 59-year-old Cuyahoga Falls resident had agreed to take part in experiments at 做厙輦⑹ using a bike developed by researcher Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., in 做厙輦⑹'s College of Education, Health and Human Services,
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做厙輦⑹ Researcher Exposes MRSA Risk at Northeast Ohio Beaches
Beachgoers know there is always some risk of disease, but a recent study by a 做厙輦⑹ researcher shows they may not be aware of all the dangers the beach poses. In November, Tara C. Smith, Ph.D., a professor of epidemiology in 做厙輦⑹s College of Public Health, published t
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做厙輦⑹ Research Group Publishes Analysis of Primate Brains in Top Science Journal
How different are human brains compared to the brains of other primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas and monkeys? Its one of many important questions that scientists have asked for years while pursuing a better understanding of human evolution. Researchers in 做厙輦⑹s College of
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Alumni Profile: Rich Breiner, Ph.D. '80
Toastmasters three-time world champion of public speaking and 做厙輦⑹ alumnus Rich Breiner, Ph.D., 80, visited campus recently for the first time since graduation nearly 40 years ago. School of Communication Studies (COMM) marketing assistant Mikala Lugen sat down with Breiner to t
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做厙輦⑹ Exercise Science/Physiology Faculty Awarded Grant to Study Probiotics and Exercise
做厙輦⑹s Exercise Science/Physiology Program was awarded a $248,000 grant by i-Health Inc. to conduct a study relating to the use of probiotics and physical exercise. 做厙輦⑹ faculty and students are interested in combating heat-caused complications during exercise, such as heat st
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做厙輦⑹ Researcher Examines Vaccine Rejection and Hesitancy, Discusses Ways to More Actively Promote Vaccination
The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at 做厙輦⑹s College of Public Health, challenges statements made by influential individuals who oppose the widespread use of vaccines, and she ca
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做厙輦⑹ Geographers Receive Two Research Grants to Study Climate Change and Weather Patterns
A pair of 做厙輦⑹ geographers have teamed up to secure two research grants totaling more than $550,000 for separate projects to study climate change and weather patterns. Geography Professor and Chair Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., will lead a project titled Using a Synoptic Climatological
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