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Use Your Head

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State researchers are studying how you can train and maintain a healthy brain. / Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Magazine

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Michael Fisch (center), assistant professor in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, works with students in an X-ray lab in the Science Research Building.

Scholar Studies Liquid Crystals

Scholar of the Month Michael Fisch Assistant Professor College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology 1999-present With faculty like Michael Fisch, Ph.D., on hand, it is no wonder that Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University identified materials science as an area of research focus. Nor is it ha…

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Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., an associate professor of exercise science at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University and an avid cyclist, has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinson’s patients.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinson’s Patients

Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose…

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Professor Rick Ferdig, Ph.D., lead investigator on a National Science Foundation grant, partnered with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Cleveland Metroparks to develop a new learning app.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park Partners With Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University and Cleveland Metroparks to Launch Science Learning App

Educators, scientists and technologists from Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. The app, called ParkApps, features a number of different resources aimed at educati…

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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…

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Joshua Ishihara created a glove to help communicate with the ASL community.

The Glove That Gives Sign Language a Spoken Voice

At first glance, it looks like an ordinary black glove with a white palm. But if you take a closer look, you will see it is equipped with sensors and a speaker. The glove is in the early stages of helping those who use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate with those who do not. In his seni…

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Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., (center), an associate biology professor at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State, stands in a lab with two graduate students.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Biology Professor Looks to Stop Alzheimer’s Before It Starts

For decades, biologists researching a cure for Alzheimer’s disease have remained in the dark almost as much as the ailment’s victims. A Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University professor, however, is looking to stop the disease before it starts. Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., an associate biology professor in the…

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Turning Dogs into Therapists, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Leads the Pack

The Dogs on Campus Pet Therapy Program® at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University serves as a model to bring certified therapy dogs to stressed out college students.

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Yanhai Du (center), Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State assistant professor in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, teaches students about fuel cell technology.

The Future of Fuel Cells

The basic concept of a fuel cell is simple – it converts chemical energy into electricity. To hear Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Assistant Professor Yanhai Du, Ph.D., in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology tell it, however, the impact of modern and emerging fuel cell technol…

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Rick Ferdig, Ph.D., served as lead investigator on a National Science Foundation grant to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes.

ParkApps: Using Technology to Learn Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ a National Park

Educators, scientists, and technologists from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. 

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