Research & Science
Professor Publishes Chapter Highlighting Identity Themes Portrayed in Diasporic Films
Assistant professor Rekha Sharma, Ph.D., published a chapter in the book, South Asian Diasporic Cinema and Theatre: Re-visiting Screen and Stage in the New Millennium. The book contains 17 critical essays by Indian, European, Indo-Scottish and Indo-American scholars that affirm heterogeneit…
School of Communication Studies
Researchers Focus on Parent-Child Relationships in Upcoming Lecture on Family Communication
The Ƶ School of Communication Studies will host a research colloquium on Monday, Feb. 26 titled, “Difficult Communication and Communicating Difficulty: A Multi-Paradigmatic Approach to Studying Family Relationships.” In Rm. 241 MACC Annex, the hour-long colloquium will feat…
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Ƶ Ƶ to Host Brain Health Summit
With stress levels on the rise and mental health being one of the most crucial issues in public health today, Ƶ is hosting the Brain Health Summit on Wednesday, Feb. 21, to share the importance of a healthy brain. The event is presented by Ƶ Ƶ’s Division for Research and S…
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Optimal Aging
We’re all getting older—that is, if we’re lucky. Ƶ Ƶ experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.
By Lynette Lamb / Ƶ Ƶ Magazine
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"We're Killing Our Lakes and Oceans": Ƶ Ƶ Geology Professor Co-Authors Op-Ed Essay
Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the department of geology at Ƶ recently co-authored an op-ed essay for Undark.org with his colleague Eelco J. Rohling, a professor of ocean and climate change at the Australian National University in Canberra, and…
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The Next Big Thing
With the recent opening of Ƶ Ƶ’s new Integrated Sciences Building, the university is well-positioned to be part of promising scientific breakthroughs in the 21st century.
By Lisa Abraham / Ƶ Ƶ Magazine
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Researchers End Ongoing Debate Over How to Determine the Age of Beluga Whales
You have likely seen one at an aquarium. It is the friendly creature with the oversized head that swims up to the glass with what looks like a smile on its face. Beluga whales are extremely social mammals that are often called sea canaries because of their high-pitched chatter, or melonheads for the…
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Dramatic Change in Brain Chemistry May Have Initiated Human Evolution
Biological anthropology researchers in Ƶ’s College of Arts and Sciences have again shed new light on the very old topic of human origins. In two new journal articles appearing this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers report likely expla…
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Planting the Seeds of Science to Grow Better Green Roofs
Doctoral student plants gardens atop Cleveland buildings to bridge urban design with natural biology A bird’s-eye view of most cities captures the barren landscape of asphalt-covered rooftops, sprawling from one high-rise structure to another. As the sunshine makes its way across the city, the inte…
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NSF Grant Funds Ƶ Ƶ Anthropology Professor’s Study of Primate Evolution
Recent research has uncovered that up to 5 percent of the DNA of many modern humans originated from ancient interbreeding with Neanderthal populations. This raises the broader question of whether a species’ genetic makeup includes genes brought together through occasional episodes of hybridization. …
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