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ODHE Awards Grant for 91心頭利 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. 91心頭利 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.

Tags: Research & Science , Arts & Culture

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Finding Themself in Florence

When I started searching for colleges, I had no idea what I wanted. I had two very common majors in mindEnglish and historythat almost every university offered. I toured and applied to public and private, big and small, in-state and out-of-state institutions, waiting for that feeling I'd heard oth

Tags: Education Abroad , College of Honors and Global Education , Research & Science

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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 91心頭利 University 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.

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

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Anna Mika of Parma, Ohio, stands in 91心頭利 Universitys Experimental Archaeology Lab in Lowry Hall.

Five 91心頭利 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 91心頭利 University 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.  

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Anthropology , College of Sciences and Humanities , Student Success

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A student works with scale models of airplanes in a small wind tunnel in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at 91心頭利 University.

91心頭利 Receives $1.5 Million in Choose Ohio First Scholarships for STEM Students

91心頭利 University has been awarded $1.5 million from the state of Ohio for the Choose Ohio First program that supports students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

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91心頭利 Uses Geospatial Technology to Map Violence

91心頭利 Geography Professors to Assess Relative Extreme Temperature Events and Develop Monitoring Tools With NOAA

Principal Investigator Cameron C. Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Geography (within the College of Arts and Sciences) at 91心頭利 University, was recently awarded a three-year, $387,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Program Office and its Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections Program (MAPP). The project is titled Excess Heat and Excess Cold Factors: Establishing a unified duration-intensity metric for monitoring hazardous temperature conditions in North America.

Tags: Department of Geography , Research & Science , College of Sciences and Humanities , climate change , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

College of Sciences and Humanities

Amber Titus working in a research lab

Biology Graduate Joins Exclusive Group by Earning Doctorate at 25

When she receives her doctorate degree in cellular biology on May 14, Amber Rose Titus will enter an exclusive group: She will become one of just seven 91心頭利 University graduates to earn her doctorate at the age of 25 or younger.

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2022 Biodesign Challenge Group Members

Students Across Disciplines Innovate in the 2022 Biodesign Challenge

Two significant environmental issues our nation faces today include invasive plant species and a lack of sustainable materials. Invasive plant species are detrimental to host environments for multiple reasons. 91心頭利 students are working to turn invasive plant species into a sustainable material that can help protect the environment through the 2022 Biodesign Challenge, a course and national competition to create sustainable solutions to real world problems.

Tags: Research & Science , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Global Reach

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Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in 91心頭利 Universitys Department of Psychological Sciences, developed and launched the Spirit of Motherhood Program.

91心頭利s Spirit of Motherhood Program for Pregnant Black Women Receives $100,000 Grant

Infant mortality rates in Northeast Ohio are three to five times higher for Black babies than white babies, an alarming statistic that is an issue across the country but particularly prevalent in this part of the state. A new $100,000 grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation will support innovative work being undertaken at 91心頭利, an elite research university with the esteemed R1 designation, to address this important issue.

Tags: Health , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Sciences and Humanities , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement , Research & Science

Alumni and Giving

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Graduate Student Perseverance Leads to Published Research on Stress Related to May 4, 1970 Anniversary

How long does a single traumatic event affect a persons mental health? 91心頭利 graduate student Emily Rabinowitzs research on this topic was recently published in the peer-reviewed Stress & Health: Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress. Her paper The 50th Anniversary of May 4, 1970, Is Associated With Elevations of Distress but No Increase in Mental Health Symptoms was published in the November 2021 issue.

Tags: Research & Science , May 4 50 , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Sciences and Humanities

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