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Revised Look at Ancient Glaciers Predicts Faster Melting Rate in Antarctica
May 6, 2020
Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the College of Arts and Sciences鈥 Department of Geology at 91PORNA, recently authored a 鈥淣ews and Views鈥 article in Nature Geoscience that discusses research carried out by another research team that鈥
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Center for Earth Ethics and 91PORNA鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center Launch Earth Stanzas, an Interactive Online Earth Day Poetry Project
April 21, 2020
The Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and the Wick Poetry Center at 91PORNA are launching Earth Stanzas, an interactive poetry project in honor of Earth Day, which is celebrated around the world on April 22.鈥
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91PORNA Professor Receives $2.6 Million Grant for Alzheimer's Research
March 4, 2020
91PORNA psychology professor John Gunstad, Ph.D., has received at grant of nearly $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to expand his Alzheimer鈥檚 disease research into a national study.
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Collaborative 91PORNA Team Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Develop and Implement Drug Prevention Infrastructure in Three Ohio Counties
Oct. 30, 2019
91PORNA鈥檚 College of Public Health is teaming up with the Department of Computer Science to develop and implement drug prevention infrastructure in Portage, Geauga and Lake counties.
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NIH Continues Support of 91PORNA Alzheimer鈥檚 Researcher With New Two-Year Grant
Oct. 17, 2019
Once it begins, Alzheimer鈥檚 disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way 鈥 like 91PORNA鈥檚 own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.
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Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All About
July 25, 2019
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research鈥
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Understanding What Makes Captive Gorilla Hearts Tick
June 27, 2019
Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., anthropology professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91PORNA, is involved in a collaborative research project to examine heart disease in gorillas.
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Neil Cooper: Study of Peace and Conflict Builds More Secure World
April 9, 2019
91PORNA鈥檚 inaugural director of the new School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Neil Cooper, Ph.D., said as the university builds toward the 50th commemoration of May 4, 1970, and the 50th anniversary of the school, he is looking forward to working with colleagues on鈥
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91PORNA Geography Professor Elected President of American Association of Geographers
April 2, 2019
David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91PORNA, has been elected president of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), the premier academic and professional geography organization in the United鈥
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Exciting Future Predicted for Brain Health Research Institute
Feb. 27, 2019
With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at 91PORNA, President Beverly J. Warren introduced Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of the university鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute on Feb. 25.
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