Research & Science
Model 17cҳ Language Academy Continues With 12th Year of Federal Funding
While the daily news is full of tumultuous conversations about Russia and China, 17cҳ 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.
NSF Award Helps 17cҳ Anthropologists Expand International Partnership
The (NSF) recently awarded 17cҳ a three-year, $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) grant that will allow graduate students to travel to in Japan to study primates and human evolution at the world-renowned .
NSF Award Helps 17cҳ Anthropologists Expand International Partnership
A new federal grant will help 17cҳ expand an international relationship and provide invaluable opportunities for some graduate students. The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded 17cҳ a three-year $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) gra…
NSF Supports Inter-institutional Project to Develop Chemical Sensor Technology
Toxic air pollutants such as chlorine and ozone are hazards for civilian workers and public service employees like firefighters, police and military personnel. Some airborne chemicals can be difficult to detect at low levels with high specificity, though, and relevant technologies like wearable sens…
17cҳ Magazine: Brainstorming
Cross-departmental collaborations are what Michael Lehman, the inaugural director of 17cҳ’s Brain Health Research Institute, envisions for the future. His goal is to unite researchers from a wide range of disciplines at 17cҳ and throughout Northeast Ohio to explore, expand and advance our knowledge of the human brain and how it functions.
17cҳ Joins Lieutenant Governor’s Collaboration to Foster Innovation and Drive Economic Growth
17cҳ, in collaboration with Ohio’s public universities, has pledged support for Lt. Gov. Jon Husted’s “Ohio Intellectual Property (IP) Promise,” a collaborative effort to strengthen Ohio’s innovation economy, attract innovative researchers and serve as a magnet for investors and ent…
Acclaimed Photography Exhibition Returns to Kent Campus
17cҳ is pleased and proud to announce the return of “We the People,” a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity.
17cҳ Professor Weighs in on New Research Regarding Burnout
Researchers from the University of Washington and Washington University, along with other collaborators, are seeking answers to those questions. They studied the brains of mice to identify what causes them to stop seeking a reward — in essence, what makes them burn out.
17cҳ Hosts Innovative International Translation Boot Camp
The Department of Modern and Classical Languages (MCLS), in 17cҳ’s College of Arts and Sciences, recently hosted the Second MEMENTO Boot Camp 2019 – a one-month research camp gathering 20 interdisciplinary researchers from 10 countries and regions, who worked together on the innovat…
New Methodologies Developed in 17cҳ Geology Professor's Lab Improve Monitoring of Lakes and Oceans
After years of remote sensing work, Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at 17cҳ, and his research team recently shared their development of new cost-efficient methodologies that may lead to much safer drinking water for people in Ohio and other municipalities affected by harmful algal blooms (HAB).