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Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D, assistant professor of geology in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University, received a five-year, $487,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Geologist Wins Grant to Study Climate Change Factors and Inspire Young Scientists

Some natural processes can help slow climate change by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. One of the factors that influences the ability of plants and soils to store carbon is the focus of a new study by Dr. Elizabeth Herndon, Assistant Professor of Geology at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University.

Tags: Research and Science, Department of Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, climate change

Division of Research & Economic Development

Dr. Hamza Balci, Associate Professor of Physics at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State, works with microscopy equipment in his lab.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Researcher Wins NIH Grant to Fight Cancer at a Molecular Level

Single molecule biophysics sounds complicated because it is. Then again, so is cancer.
So it makes sense that one of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University's molecular biophysicists would take on the most notorious challenge in medical science.

Tags: Research and Science, Department of Physics, Cancer, Health, College of Arts and Sciences

Division of Research & Economic Development

A parent holds their adolescent child while doctors examine him.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State psychologist leads NIH-funded study to identify children at risk for persistent distress after a traumatic injury

Several factors — including, age, gender, and medical history — determine how a child processes a trauma and what treatments may be most effective at preventing long-term psychological distress. But what role do parents play?

Tags: Research and Science, Department of Psychological Sciences, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, brain health

Division of Research & Economic Development

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University researchers have received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study affective disorders.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Receives $2.7 Million Grant to Study Affective Disorders

Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 300 million people are currently living with depression.

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, Research

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