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Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month D. Blake Stringer Assistant Professor College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology 2013-present D. Blake Stringer is an assistant professor of aeronautics in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology. His research focuses on u鈥

Tags: Aeronautics , Scholar of the Month , Success Story , College of Aeronautics and Engineering , sustainability , Research & Science

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Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? 鈥

For 性福五月天 University Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream.  鈥  So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to the鈥

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Earth Sciences , Research & Science

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Pictured from left to right is Yonathan Admassu, assistant professor at James Madison University and a 性福五月天 University alumnus; Lindsay Poluga, geology master鈥檚 student at 性福五月天; and Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., 性福五月天 professor and principal Inve

Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? 性福五月天 Researchers Study the Stability of National Monument

For 性福五月天 University Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream.     So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to the 鈥

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Earth Sciences , Research & Science

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Woodgett to present "Genetic analysis of an over-achieving protein kinase (GSK-3) and what it reveals about cellular communication"

On Friday, October 17 (at 12 noon) Dr. James Woodgett, Director of Research & Senior Investigator at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, will present, "Genetic analysis of an over-achieving protein kinase (GSK-3) and what it reveals about cellular communic鈥

Tags: 性福五月天 University , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Department of Biological Sciences , Research & Science

College of Arts & Sciences

性福五月天鈥檚 鈥淔ormula to Finish鈥 Timely Graduation Initiative Saves Students Time and Money

性福五月天 University is embarking on a campaign to motivate and assist students toward timely graduation. The university鈥檚 鈥淔ormula to Finish鈥 initiative encourages students to register for and pass at least 15 credit hours per semester in order to graduate in two years to get their associate degre鈥

Tags: Office of the President , Office of the Provost , Undergraduate Studies , Advising , Student Success , Success Story , Commencement , Research & Science

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性福五月天 Vice President for Research to Return to Faculty Position

Grant McGimpsey, Ph.D., has chosen to return to a faculty position, after having served successfully as vice president of research and sponsored programs at 性福五月天 University for the past three years. He has agreed to remain in the position until a successor is in place. 鈥淲e are fortunate to ha鈥

Tags: Administration , Research & Science

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性福五月天 Spinoff Company Markets Flexible Electronics

A new company formed by a 性福五月天 University researcher and inventor will market a technological innovation 鈥 flexible, electrically conductive transparent films 鈥 that can be used in electronic devices, including smart phones and touchscreens, and in windows that switch from transparent to opaqu鈥

Tags: Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Research & Science

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Scholar Offers Relief With Pain Management Knowledge

Scholar of the Month Wendy Umberger Professor College of Nursing 2002-present Wendy Umberger is a professor in the College of Nursing. Her program of research centers on the treatment and care of people experiencing chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP), psychological factors related to the pain exp鈥

Tags: College of Nursing , Scholar of the Month , Success Story , Research & Science

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National Science Foundation Awards Nearly $2.5 Million to 性福五月天 Researchers

性福五月天 University faculty members have been awarded nearly $2.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for research over the next three years in biology, physics and the science of liquid crystals. The awards will fund basic research on: How plants respond to environmen鈥

Tags: National Science Foundation , Grants , Department of Biological Sciences , Chemical Physics , Department of Physics , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Research & Science

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Scholar Helps Fight Crime With Violence Prevention Research

Scholar of the Month Eric Jefferis Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences College of Public Health 2004-present Eric Jefferis is an associate professor of social and behavioral sciences in the College of Public Health. His research focuses on intentional injury, violence preven鈥

Tags: College of Public Health , Scholar of the Month , Success Story , Research & Science

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