College of Arts and Sciences
NSF Awards ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Researchers $1.3 Million to Nourish Children’s Minds, Fill Their Bellies
Science is complex, and it’s difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it’s even more difficult when they are hungry. Two ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation just awarded them a three-year, $1.3 million grant to determine if their recipe works.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Biological Sciences Researchers to Lead Study on the Effects of the Spreading Eastern Red Cedars
The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $914,000 grant to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University to lead a collaborative research project to study how and at what rate the geographically most widespread native conifer in the eastern United States, the Eastern Red Cedar tree species (Juniperus virginiana), spreads across the landscape.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Biological Sciences Researchers to Lead Study on the Effects of the Spreading Eastern Red Cedars
The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $914,000 grant to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University to lead a collaborative research project to study how and at what rate the geographically most widespread native conifer in the eastern United States, the Eastern Red Cedar tree species (Juniperus virginiana), spreads across the landscape.
Excellence in Faculty Mentoring Recognizes Dr. Gooden of Dept. of Pan African Studies
Congratulations to Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D. on her award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring! ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s inaugural year for the Excellence in Faculty Mentoring awards resulted in recognition for both Dr. Gooden and Jayne Moneysmith, Ph.D., associate professor of English at the Stark Campus…
Understanding What Makes Captive Gorilla Hearts Tick
Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., anthropology professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, is involved in a collaborative research project to examine heart disease in gorillas.
From Comfort Zone to Rain Forest: Studying Ecology in Costa Rica
Emmaleigh Given recently spent three summers and two winters in a remote biological reserve in the middle of the rainforest in the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica, where she has and will spend several months conducting research on community ecology, and she has one more trip planned. Being hunted by unseen predators isn’t the way most researchers conduct their work. But for some, it’s just part of the day.
NSF Extends ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Anthropologist’s Study of Human Brain Evolution
While scientists have long believed human behavior developed with the expanded cerebrum, a ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University researcher has shown that our path diverged while our brains were still comparable in size to those of chimpanzees. To help her further unravel this mystery, the National Science Foundat…
Two ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì A&S Students Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, considered the nation’s premier undergraduate award in the natural sciences, math and engineering. They were recognized by President Beverly Warren at the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Board of Trustees meeting on May 9.