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When Caring for a Sick Pet Becomes Too Much

Pet or person, caregiver’s burden is similar, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì researcher finds The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal disease is well-documented and known as caregiver burden. It is linked to depression, anxiety and poor quality of life. The…

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Research & Science

Mapping the Brain Activity of Buddhist Monks

Electroencephalogram (EEG) caps are helping ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Research & Science , Featured Story

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight. 

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Health , Featured Story , Research & Science

Walk This Way

Liquid Crystals Professor Robin Selinger helps develop new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Success Story , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Research & Science

Walk this Way

Professor Robin Selinger of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Liquid Crystal Institute^® helps develop new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Research & Science

Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants

Ideastream® talks with ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Health , Featured Story , Faculty Research , Department of Psychological Sciences , Research & Science

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Establishes New School of Peace and Conflict Studies

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Center for Applied Conflict Management is transforming into a new School of Peace and Conflict Studies this month.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Center for Applied Conflict Management , Featured Story , Global Reach

Acting too White: ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Professor Angela Neal-Barnett shares her Acting White Accusation research with WKYC-TV and Anxiety.org.

 

Tags: Health , College of Arts and Sciences , Featured Story , Department of Psychological Sciences , Research & Science

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Receives Multiple Research Experiences for Undergraduates Grants From NSF

Several ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have been selected to receive Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF). REU grants are designed to provide faculty with funding to create research positions and experie…

Tags: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Department of Mathematical Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , National Science Foundation , Grants , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Department of Biological Sciences , Research & Science

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Researchers Help Find Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Aged Chimpanzee Brains

Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United States. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disease that results in impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioral changes. Humans are considered uniquely susc…

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