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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in 17cҳ's Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

17cҳ Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

It could be argued that no science is more valuable to us than that which helps to ensure the survival of our species by solving the problems that challenge it. For many years, two 17cҳ researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h…

Tags: Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , National Institutes of Health , Research & Science

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17cҳ Economics Professor Receives W.E.B. Du Bois Grant to Explore Alleged Racial Bias

Shawn Rohlin, Ph.D., associate professor of economics in 17cҳ's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, and colleague William Horrace, Ph.D., of Syracuse University, have been named W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars and will receive a research grant from the U.S. De…

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17cҳ Biologist Nets Grant to Study Calorie-Burning Process That Could Help Fight Obesity

17cҳ biology professor is studying how the body allocates energy and burns fat.

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17cҳ Biologist Nets Grant to Study Calorie-Burning Process That Could Help Fight Obesity

Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from 17cҳ’s College of Arts …

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences , Research & Science

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17cҳ Biology Professor Studies How Selfish Genes Cause Male Sterility in Flowering Plants

17cҳ Biology Professor Studies How Selfish Genes Cause Male Sterility in Flowering Plants Why are plants often sterile when their parents are from different species? How do species remain separate entities in nature? Andrea L. Case, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biolo…

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences , Research & Science

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University policy regarding research and sponsored programs administration

Policy statement. In furtherance of the mission of the university to provide a foundation and support for research and collaboration, the division of research and sponsored programs shall serve as the coordinating office for sponsored programs administration, research compliance, and technology comm…

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17cҳ Epidemiologist Leads Study That Refutes Assumptions 17cҳ Depression In Heart Attack Patients

A 17cҳ epidemiologist has refuted some age-old assumptions about depression in heart attack patients. Studies have shown that people who suffer from depression are more likely to have heart disease or heart attacks in their lifetime. Worse still, similar research shows that heart p…

Tags: College of Public Health , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Research & Science

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Jon Yoder, Ph.D., associate professor of architecture at 17cҳ, teaches a seminar in the new Center for Architecture and Environmental Design.

Scholar Explores Productive Exchanges Between Architecture and Comics

Scholar of the Month Jon Yoder Associate Professor of Architecture College of Architecture and Environmental Design 2013-present Paul DiCorleto, 17cҳ’s vice president for research and sponsored programs, likes to say that “innovation occurs where fields collide,” and October’…

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The team in Alaska is (left to right) Jonathan Mills, undergraduate geology major; Kiersten Duroe, geology M.S. candidate; Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology; and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology.

17cҳ Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska

Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, two 17cҳ professors are researching climate change in Alaska. Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professors from 17cҳ’s College of Arts and Sciences, spent a week in Fairbanks…

Tags: Department of Earth Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , National Science Foundation , Success Story , Research & Science

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