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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Nursing Researcher Awarded $1.5 Million, Three-Year Grant to Advance Nurse Education Within Integrated Care Settings

The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded a $1.5 million, three-year grant to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University College of Nursing research faculty member Jim Tudhope, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC (principal investigator) and his team.

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Honorary Degree Conferred Upon Renowned Neuroscientist Alumnus

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University has conferred an honorary Doctor of Science degree on alumnus Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., a world-renowned neuroscientist.

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Brain Health Research Institute is helping transform the culture of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s New Undergraduate Neuroscience Major Thrives

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University introduced a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience in fall 2019, and since the launch, the major has had tremendous growth. Enrollment is projected to surpass majors that have been at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì for years.

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A black and white print of North American Lobelia species, made by ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì student Jaret Arnold

NSF Funds ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Research Team’s Interdisciplinary Study of Plant Biodiversity

Scientists have long recognized that biodiverse ecosystems are more stable and productive. What makes ecosystems diverse is having many species living together in the same place. But what factors allow for the success of the species in diverse communities? Are there some species that just can’t live…

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BioBlack Team Poses with their bacteria-dyed tote bad and dress dyed with bacterium

BioBlack Team Brings Home Award From Biodesign Challenge

A team of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students took home the Outstanding Science Award from the Biodesign Challenge Summit 2020 held in June.

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Michael Kavulic, Ph.D., speaks at Project GRAD Akron’s 13th Annual Achieving Dreams Celebration Gala.

Opinion: I Hope We Can Move to Action. I Hope I Can Move to Action.

I wonder, how do I decide how to act in recognition of that disturbing dynamic? Michael Kavulic, Ph.D., director of research strategic initiatives in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, shares his inner thoughts as an ally.

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Mathematicians Win NSF Grant to Study Complex But Important Geometry Problems

The National Science Foundation believes ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University mathematicians Artem Zvavitch, Ph.D., and Dmitry Ryabogin, Ph.D., are having worthwhile conversations about some age-old unsolved problems, and it has provided support to keep the discussion going for another three years.

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Robotics Team Places Receives Third Place Award in NASA Robotics Mining Competition

Ohio Space Grant Award Helps Kent Robotics Team Prepare for Long-term Success

For the second straight year, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s robotics mining team will not compete. The COVID19 pandemic canceled this year’s event at Kennedy Space Center, and last-year’s was reduced to a virtual event after the government shutdown held up NASA’s schedule. However, a new $5,000 Student…

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The College of Aeronautics and Engineering Secures Tech Funding for Areas Across University

On June 1, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University was approved to move forward with the purchase of $143,233 worth of equipment through the Ohio Department of Higher Education’s Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills (RAPIDS 4) program.

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Chelsea Smith (left) and Jordyn Stoll (right) were selected for a Department of Energy Graduate Student Research Program

Department of Energy Selects Two ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Biology Ph.D. Students for Prestigious Research Program

Two ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University students, in the College of Arts and Sciences, were among 62 students from 50 different U.S. universities recently selected for funding by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program.

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