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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska

Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø professors are researching climate change in Alaska. 

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Researchers Develop City Planning Software

Three Kent Researchers Land Grant to Develop City Planning Software


As the City of Kent continues its renaissance, and nearby cities like Akron and Youngstown continue to refine their plans to revitalize, an understanding of how people use a city and move through it could be vital to development plans.

A grant from the National Science Foundation could put some ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø researchers in a position to help such cities find and use that data.

The two-year $100,000 grant will contribute to the work of Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Ye Zhao, Assistant Professor of Geography, Dr. Xinyue Ye, Professor of Geography, Dr. Andrew Curtis, and their colleague, Computer Science Professor, Dr. Jing Yang of UNC-Charlotte.

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The Fight Against Toxic Algal Blooms Gets Help From the Sky

Researchers have a new tool to help study, and ultimately fight, toxic algal blooms on Lake Erie /

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Researchers Launch Free Math Multiplication Learning App for Elementary Grades

Educators, researchers and computer scientists from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø have partnered to develop a math learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. 

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø graduate students (left to right) Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca, Liz Baker and Logan Stigall won the prestigious Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference. (Photo credit: Ida Cellitti)

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Graduate Students Win Prestigious Research Competition

Four ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference.

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illustration by Mikey Burton '08

Use Your Head

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø researchers are studying how you can train and maintain a healthy brain. / ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Magazine

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Turning Dogs into Therapists, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Leads the Pack

The Dogs on Campus Pet Therapy Program® at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø serves as a model to bring certified therapy dogs to stressed out college students.

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Rick Ferdig, Ph.D., served as lead investigator on a National Science Foundation grant to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes.

ParkApps: Using Technology to Learn About a National Park

Educators, scientists, and technologists from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. 

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