Research & Science
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Education Researchers Receive Million-Dollar Grant for Cross-disciplinary Training in Early Childhood Professions
Ohio, like many states, suffers from a teacher shortage, especially in early childhood education and special education. The Buckeye State also is in need of more school psychologists, analysts say. It’s fortunate, then, that the United States Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs just awarded a million-dollar grant to two ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø researchers to train teachers and school psychologists in those fields.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Biologist Lands NIH Grant to Research Cannabinoids’ Effect on Sleep Cycles
There are two cycles most people can’t avoid — sleep and the news. And If you’re awake, you can’t help hearing the news reporting about cannabinoids. A ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø researcher may soon have news about how these substances affect our body’s natural clock. Eric Mintz studies the human body’s circadian rhythms, which affect the sleeping-waking cycle.
The Brain Health Research Institute Is Helping Transform the Culture of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø
The Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) may be a recent development at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, but with fresh leadership, emerging partnerships and a refined vision, it’s well on its way to gaining national renown. The Brain Health Research Institute is helping transform the culture of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø.
Renowned Marine Scientist Michael Beck to Discuss Coastal Conservation on March 4
Renowned marine scientist Michael W. Beck, Ph.D., will discuss the importance of coastal conservation at a free lecture on March 4. Beck, a research professor in the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, focuses on conserving our coastlines in an effort to reduce the risks of storm surges and flooding to property, people and our planet and will speak at 7 p.m. March 4 in Auditorium 101 in the Science & Nursing Building at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø at Stark.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Biologist Joins Tennessee, Toledo Colleagues to Study Arctic Climate Change Effects
In early February, scientists reported the hottest temperature on record in Antarctica: 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Studies show climate change is disproportionately affecting the poles, warming them faster than anywhere else on Earth, and raising questions about what kinds of changes we can expect in arctic ecosystems as temperatures rise. 
A ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø biologist has teamed up with some colleagues in an inter-institutional effort to answer some of those questions.

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Research Review: Researchers End Ongoing Beluga Whale Debate
A new collaborative study between researchers at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) has confirmed a way to determine the age of beluga whales - a topic that has been the center of much debate.
NSF Grant Supports ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Researchers' Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits
Athlete Infection Control Program Piloted at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø
A recent study about a new infection control program was recently piloted that strategically placed hand sanitizers and a surface disinfectant spray throughout athletic training rooms in two high schools and two colleges in Northeast Ohio, including ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Research Review: Shrub Encroachers Friend or Foe?
Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret Herrick endowed professor of Plant Biology in ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students want to know what happens when these changes interact?
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Chemist Follows up on Baseball Core Study, Refuting MLB Findings.
In 1901, the 16 Major League Baseball teams produced 455 home runs. Players were discouraged from attempting it. Nearly 120 years later, players couldn’t seem to help themselves, and MLB smashed all previous records. More homers might mean more exciting games, but some people question why the spike happened. A ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø chemist thinks he has some clues about this unusual surge in home runs.