College of Arts and Sciences
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State to Host Former Poet Laureate Rita Dove
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Wick Poetry Center will host poet Rita Dove as part of the Fourth Annual U.S. Poet Laureate Reading. The event is part of the 2014-2015 reading series and will take place on Thursday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Student Center Kiva. The event is free and open to the pub…
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Student Presents Research on Factors Affecting Sleep Quality
What do sleep quality, post-traumatic stress disorder and smoking have in common? That’s the question on which Celeste Weise, a Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University senior psychology and sociology major, presented her research at the university’s second annual Undergraduate Research Symposium held March 11. …
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Professors Turn to Technology to Reduce Teen Stress
Have too much stress? There is an app for coping. Researchers from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s College of Arts and Sciences worked together to develop an app that not only measures stress levels in teenagers, but also teaches them how to manage anxiety. The app gathers data in real time using two …
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State Rep. Clyde Meets With Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Choose Ohio First Scholars
State Rep. Kathleen Clyde, who represents central and southern Portage County in Ohio’s 75th District, met with 30 of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Choose Ohio First scholarship students on Feb. 13 at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Student Center to discuss a wide range of issues. The Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program pro…
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Investigating Alzheimer’s Disease: Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Researcher to Speak at Neuroscience Symposium on April 10
Gemma Casadesus Smith describes herself as a scientist who likes to investigate ideas that run counter to prevailing thought. Her research on Alzheimer’s disease has looked at the effects on the brain of oxidative stress, hormone treatments and the regulation of metabolism. When a new avenue …
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Phillips to Discuss Holocaust Art of Samuel Bak at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State
The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Jewish Studies program, in the College of Arts and Sciences, will host a presentation by Gary Phillips, Ph.D., the Edgar H. Evans Professor of Religion at Wabash College, on March 2 at 7 p.m. in Satterfield Hall, Room 121, on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus. Phillips presentation, titled …
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University chemistry senior Caitlin Crosier combined creativity and science for her yearlong project on circadian rhythms and will present those findings at the university’s Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 11. “The main goal of my research is to validate this method as a…
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Researchers to Launch Three New Studies to Monitor Lake Erie
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University researchers will launch three new studies of harmful algal blooms (HAB) in Lake Erie this spring as part of an overall $2 million water quality initiative by the Ohio Board of Regents. Harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie can produce toxins that make water hazardous to dr…
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Clyde Meets With Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Choose Ohio First Scholars
State Representative Kathleen Clyde, who represents Central and Southern Portage County in Ohio’s 75th District, met with 30 of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Choose Ohio First scholarship students on Friday (February 13) in the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Student Center to discuss a wide range of issues. After a brief presen…
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Science Students to Benefit from Scholarships from National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Scholarships for Broadening Participation in the Sciences Program with funding to annually provide 21 scholarships of $5,000 each for undergraduate students. The scholarship program, led by Committee Chair Jonathan Maletic,…
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