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ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State to Host Brain Health Summit

With stress levels on the rise and mental health being one of the most crucial issues in public health today, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ is hosting the Brain Health Summit on Wednesday, Feb. 21, to share the importance of a healthy brain. The event is presented by ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State’s Division for Research and S…

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Optimal Aging

We’re all getting older—that is, if we’re lucky. ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.

By Lynette Lamb / ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State Magazine

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"We're Killing Our Lakes and Oceans": ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State Geology Professor Co-Authors Op-Ed Essay

Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the department of geology at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ recently co-authored an op-ed essay for Undark.org with his colleague Eelco J. Rohling, a professor of ocean and climate change at the Australian National University in Canberra, and…

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Earth Sciences , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , climate change

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The Next Big Thing

With the recent opening of ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State’s new Integrated Sciences Building, the university is well-positioned to be part of promising scientific breakthroughs in the 21st century.

By Lisa Abraham / ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State Magazine

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A new collaborative study published by researchers at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and Northeast Ohio Medical University provides evidence that thick layers, preserved in the teeth of beluga whales, may help determine their age.

Researchers End Ongoing Debate Over How to Determine the Age of Beluga Whales

You have likely seen one at an aquarium. It is the friendly creature with the oversized head that swims up to the glass with what looks like a smile on its face. Beluga whales are extremely social mammals that are often called sea canaries because of their high-pitched chatter, or melonheads for the…

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Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., compared neurochemical profiles in the striatum, a brain region that modulates social behavior, among humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and monkeys and found a unique profile in humans.

Dramatic Change in Brain Chemistry May Have Initiated Human Evolution

Biological anthropology researchers in ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Arts and Sciences have again shed new light on the very old topic of human origins. In two new journal articles appearing this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers report likely expla…

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ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State doctoral student Anna Droz researches how to improve green roofs by planting experimental gardens in Cleveland, Ohio.

Planting the Seeds of Science to Grow Better Green Roofs

Doctoral student plants gardens atop Cleveland buildings to bridge urban design with natural biology A bird’s-eye view of most cities captures the barren landscape of asphalt-covered rooftops, sprawling from one high-rise structure to another. As the sunshine makes its way across the city, the inte…

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NSF Grant Funds ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State Anthropology Professor’s Study of Primate Evolution

Recent research has uncovered that up to 5 percent of the DNA of many modern humans originated from ancient interbreeding with Neanderthal populations. This raises the broader question of whether a species’ genetic makeup includes genes brought together through occasional episodes of hybridization. …

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ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State researchers are awarded a patent for the next generation of the therapy cycle known as the SMART Cycle, for Speed Manipulated Adaptive Rehabilitation Therapy.

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Professor Receives Patent for New Cycle to Help Parkinson’s Sufferers

Anne Heller’s face was getting red as she pedaled the stationary bike. The 59-year-old Cuyahoga Falls resident had agreed to take part in experiments at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ using a bike developed by researcher Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., in ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State's College of Education, Health and Human Services, …

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ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State Researcher Exposes MRSA Risk at Northeast Ohio Beaches

Beachgoers know there is always some risk of disease, but a recent study by a ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ researcher shows they may not be aware of all the dangers the beach poses.   In November, Tara C. Smith, Ph.D., a professor of epidemiology in ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State’s College of Public Health, published t…

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