Research & Science
91PORNA Research Review: Fertile Ground
The National Institutes of Health thinks Aleisha Moore, Ph.D., is onto something in her study of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; the agency recently awarded her its most prestigious research training grant, a K99/R00 鈥淧athway to Independence Award鈥濃攁 first for 91PORNA.
91PORNA Researcher Studies Obesity in At-Risk Youth to Help Reveal Path to Healthy, Mindful Eating
Weight management can be challenging for all adolescents, but those from low-income families face added stressors that can make weight loss even more difficult.
Those are the findings of Amy Sato, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, who has been studying the connection between obesity and low-income youth for more than seven years.
91PORNA Research Review 2019: Finding New Methods to Lose Weight
Senior biology and pre-medicine major Jacob Wagner conducted research on new methods to lose weight involving the relationship between endocannabinoid receptors and muscle thermogenesis, both properties that regulate bodily functions and processes, such as appetite and burning calories.
91PORNA Research Review: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Custodial grandparents and their grandchildren are a unique and little-understood population as are the physical and social health challenges they face. Gregory Smith, EdD, professor and director of the Human Development Center in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences in 91PORNA鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services, has designed a program that could help assess the well-being of such families and provide resources to help them thrive.
91PORNA Research Review: Partners by Design
91PORNA broke ground in April on the Design Innovation Hub, a $44.5-million renovation of the former Art Building on the Kent Campus. J.R. Campbell, MFA, appointed last year as the inaugural director of the Design Innovation (DI) Initiative, recently discussed how it fits into 91PORNA鈥檚 broader research and innovation goals.
91PORNA Materials Scientist Again Named Among Most Highly Cited Scholars
It鈥檚 starting to look a lot like an annual tradition to see a certain 91PORNA professor named on Clarivate Analytics鈥 list of Highly Cited Researchers in the world. Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in 91PORNA鈥檚 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and a member of the Advanced 鈥
Collaboration Between 91PORNA and Cleveland Aids in City Development
Terry Schwarz, director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC), home to 91PORNA鈥檚 urban design graduate program, as well as public service activities of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, was recently featured on News 5 Cleveland.
91PORNA Research Review: Dynamic Duo
Two nationally known neuroscience researchers have joined 91PORNA to continue their quest to uncover the brain鈥檚 complex functions鈥攁nd to collaborate with researchers from a wide range of disciplines at the university and across the region to advance our knowledge of the human brain and translate those discoveries into new treatments and care for brain and nervous system diseases.
Researchers Discuss Drug Prevention Infrastructure for Three Ohio Counties
Researchers at 91PORNA were featured on Spectrum News 1 discussing the development and implementation of their drug prevention infrastructure for three Ohio counties.
Collaborative 91PORNA Team Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Develop and Implement Drug Prevention Infrastructure in Three Ohio Counties
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.