Research & Science
Scholar Supplies Global Technology Knowledge to Students
Scholar of the Month Pratim Datta Associate Professor of Management and Information Systems and Director of the Ph.D. Program College of Business Administration 2007-present Pratim Datta is an associate professor in the Department of Management and Information Systems and director of the Ph.D…
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Anthropology Master's student seeks innovative research funding
Learn more about Morgan's project on white-faced capuchins and crowd-sourced funding!
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Scholar Scores All-Star Status for Her Sports Research
Scholar of the Month Kimberly S. Schimmel Associate Professor of the Sociology of Sport College of Education, Health and Human Services 1995-present Kim Schimmel is an associate professor in the School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration of the College of Education, Health and Human…
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17cҳ Recognizes Outstanding Research and Scholar Award Recipients on March 19
17cҳ’s fashion school is leading the academic runway with the creation of a Master of Fashion degree that is the first of its kind in the nation. The university’s Board of Trustees formally approved the path-breaking graduate program today (March 13), allowing the university’s Shann…
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17cҳ Awards Three for Outstanding Research and Scholarship
An internationally recognized social geographer, a metadata expert and a leading researcher in the science of liquid crystals and nanomaterials received 17cҳ’s 2014 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards at a ceremony and reception yesterday on the Kent Campus. James Tyner, Ph…
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17cҳ Holds Symposium on “The Neuroscience of Obesity”
Researchers will present findings on the prevention and treatment of obesity and the brain’s role in food intake and physical activity 17cҳ’s second annual neuroscience symposium will cover the latest research findings on “The Neuroscience of Obesity” on April 3-4 at the 17cҳ…
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17cҳ Researchers Map How Place and Space Shape Urban Crime
Researchers at 17cҳ will investigate urban neighborhood crime hotspots in Northeast Ohio over the next two-and-a-half years, funded by a $474,000 Department of Justice grant. Their focus will be what makes a particular place a likely crime hotspot, based on interviews with law enfo…
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Down Syndrome Research at 17cҳ Awarded One of Four Grants
A 17cҳ neurobiologist is one of four researchers in the U.S. awarded grants by the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation for projects to improve cognition in individuals with Down syndrome. Kristy Welshhans, assistant professor of biological sciences at 17cҳ, will examine how an extra co…
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17cҳ Blackstone LaunchPad Explores Wearable Technology Industry With First Ever Collegiate Fashion/Tech Hackathon
24-hour event open to all college students attending a U.S. university Product innovation around the growing wearable technology industry will be the focus of the 17cҳ Blackstone LaunchPad’s second annual “Innov8athon” event running Jan. 31 through Feb. 1 at 17cҳ’s Rockwell H…
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New Liquid Crystal Structure Reported by 17cҳ Researchers
A research group at 17cҳ has described the structure of a new type of liquid crystal that had been predicted theoretically but never seen. The new “twist-bend nematic” liquid crystal, one with a spiral twist, was observed by a 17cҳ research group led by Oleg D. Lavrentovich, …
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