
Year of Science
聚色阁 College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!
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A 聚色阁 researcher with a background in safety training models 鈥 and a very personal motivation 鈥 has devised a method to help some children with food allergies stay safe, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) just granted him the funding to test it.
NIH Funds 聚色阁 Psychologist鈥檚 Project to Teach Children Food Allergy Safety Skills
A 聚色阁 researcher with a background in safety training models 鈥 and a very personal motivation 鈥 has devised a method to help some children with food allergies stay safe, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) just granted him the funding to test it.Image

Science is complex, and it鈥檚 difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it鈥檚 even more difficult when they are hungry. Two 聚色阁 researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation鈥
NSF Awards 聚色阁 Researchers $1.3 Million to Nourish Children鈥檚 Minds, Fill Their Bellies
Science is complex, and it鈥檚 difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it鈥檚 even more difficult when they are hungry. Two 聚色阁 researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation鈥Image

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
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All About
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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聚色阁 Biological Sciences Researchers to Lead Study on the Effects of the Spreading Eastern Red Cedars
The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $914,000 grant to 聚色阁 to lead a collaborative research project to study how and at what rate the geographically most widespread native conifer in the eastern United States, the Eastern Red Cedar tree鈥
聚色阁 Biological Sciences Researchers to Lead Study on the Effects of the Spreading Eastern Red Cedars
The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $914,000 grant to 聚色阁 to lead a collaborative research project to study how and at what rate the geographically most widespread native conifer in the eastern United States, the Eastern Red Cedar tree鈥Image

Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., was named the new director of 聚色阁鈥檚 Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, effective July 1, having been selected for his research accomplishments, entrepreneurial spirit and passion for social impact.
New Director Named for 聚色阁鈥檚 Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., was named the new director of 聚色阁鈥檚 Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, effective July 1, having been selected for his research accomplishments, entrepreneurial spirit and passion for social impact.Image
Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., anthropology professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences at 聚色阁, is involved in a collaborative research project to examine heart disease in gorillas.
Understanding What Makes Captive Gorilla Hearts Tick
Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., anthropology professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences at 聚色阁, is involved in a collaborative research project to examine heart disease in gorillas.Image

Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both 聚色阁 students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, considered the nation鈥檚 premier undergraduate award in the natural sciences, math and engineering. They were鈥
Two 聚色阁 A&S Students Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both 聚色阁 students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, considered the nation鈥檚 premier undergraduate award in the natural sciences, math and engineering. They were鈥Image

As if graduating with your Ph.D., starting a National Research Council (NRC) postdoctoral fellowship, getting married in Nepal and organizing an international research seminar wasn鈥檛 already a full plate for 聚色阁 doctoral student Greta Babakhanova, how about a鈥
Invitation to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Is 鈥業cing on the Cake鈥 for Doctoral Student
As if graduating with your Ph.D., starting a National Research Council (NRC) postdoctoral fellowship, getting married in Nepal and organizing an international research seminar wasn鈥檛 already a full plate for 聚色阁 doctoral student Greta Babakhanova, how about a鈥Image

Though she had an interest in science at an early age, Raissa Mendonca had no idea she would end up over 4,000 miles away from her hometown of Recife, Brazil studying and doing award-winning ecological research in the College of Arts and Sciences at 聚色阁 in Kent鈥