College of Arts and Sciences
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Biologist Lands NIH Grant to Research Cannabinoids’ Effect on Sleep Cycles
There are two cycles most people can’t avoid — sleep and the news. And If you’re awake, you can’t help hearing the news reporting about cannabinoids. A Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State researcher may soon have news about how these substances affect our body’s natural clock. Dr. Eric Mintz, Professor of Biological Scienc…
Collaborative Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Team Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Develop and Implement Drug Prevention Infrastructure in Three Ohio Counties
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s 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.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Researcher and Professor Elected to the European Academy of Sciences
One of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s most prolific and renowned researchers has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences. Quan Li, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow in the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, joins the prestigious Brussels-based organization that includes about 660 member…Interdisciplinary Student Team To Travel to International Competition in Brazil
Thirteen cross-disciplinary teams presented in the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State competition for Mission:Life on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. The winning team, Virtual Harmony, will be presenting their concept in the international competition at the PUCPR University in Brazil on November 11. Virtual Harmony is a novel …
NIH Continues Support of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Alzheimer’s Researcher With New Two-Year Grant
Once it begins, Alzheimer’s disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way – like Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.
Celebrating Our Own & Open Mic
The Wick Poetry Center held the Celebrating Our Own Poetry Reading and Open Mic on Thursday, Oct. 3. The reading started at 7:30 p.m. in the Wick Poetry Corner on the 2nd floor of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s University Library. The event was held to celebrate the 2019 Undergraduate Poetry Scholarship winners, who…
Sonia Sanchez Talks Poetry with Wick Students
The Wick Poetry Center welcomed poet, playwright and activist Sonia Sanchez to the May Prentice House for a meet and greet with students on Sept. 18. She met with them in the afternoon before giving a lecture in the Kiva in the evening. The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Honors College, the Cleveland Foundation an…
Celebrating Tommy Freeman's Life
The Wick Poetry Center kicked off its 2019-20 event series year on September 13 with a celebration of Tommy Freeman’s life. The event was held in Room 120 of the Center for Architecture and Environmental Design with a reception afterward that expanded into the Wick Poetry Center’s Poetry Park. The e…
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Geographer Describes Novel Weather-Typing Model in New Paper
Research into the air masses that drive changes in our day-to-day weather has been limited by land-based and regional studies, leaving wide gaps in our understanding of these impactful phenomena. A new paper by a Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University geographer has just filled in most of those gaps.
Model Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Language Academy Continues With 12th Year of Federal Funding
While the daily news is full of tumultuous conversations about Russia and China, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University has been helping some area high school students learn to converse in Russian and Chinese to facilitate greater global understanding and a less contentious tomorrow.