Research and Sponsored Programs
Students Showcase Their Projects at the Undergraduate Symposium for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors
The Undergraduate Symposium for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors provides an opportunity for undergraduate students and recent graduates to showcase their hands-on involvement in research and creative endeavors to a larger audience. Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 212 faculty mentors guided the student presenters in their endeavors.
Climate Scientist Publishes Trends in ‘Weather Whiplash’ Events
Many wonder if climate change is the reason we’ve had 'weather whiplash' or day-to-day dramatic changes from hot to cold or cold to hot. As a climate scientist, Cameron Lee, assistant professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State, gets asked this question a lot. Looking beyond just the average temperatures and statistical means, he decided to take a more analytical look at weather whiplash and add to a growing body of climate change literature examining temperature variability trends.
Magnetic Field Affects Liquid Crystals in Unexpected Ways
A group of researchers in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University's College of Arts and Sciences have published a breakthrough article on new properties of liquid crystals in the May 27 issue of Physical Review Letters. The article, which describes some recent surprising results involving nematic liquid crystals…
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Researchers Receive National Science Foundation Grant to Discover Why Some Messages Go Viral
We have all seen them explode on social media. They are the posts that feature the outlandish, the cute and the funny messages that go viral. But how does one message catch on and others do not? It is a question that Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University researchers in the College of A…
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Uses Mood Ring Technology to Help Diabetics
Researchers from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University's Liquid Crystal Institute, School of Fashion Design and Merchandising and College of Podiatric Medicine have teamed up to create a fabric that could ultimately save the feet of diabetics. Like mood rings, the fabric uses liquid crystals to change …
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 …
