
Year of Science
½ÄÏÌåÓý College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!
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Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United States. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disease that results in impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioral changes. Humans are…
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Researchers Help Find Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Aged Chimpanzee Brains
Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United States. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disease that results in impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioral changes. Humans are…Image

A pair of ½ÄÏÌåÓý geographers have teamed up to secure two research grants totaling more than $550,000 for separate projects to study climate change and weather patterns.
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Geographers Receive Two Research Grants to Study Climate Change and Weather Patterns
A pair of ½ÄÏÌåÓý geographers have teamed up to secure two research grants totaling more than $550,000 for separate projects to study climate change and weather patterns.Image

The discovery of fossilized dinosaur feces has scientists rethinking the eating habits of certain dinosaurs.
Fossils Reveal a Secret in the Diets of Plant Eating Dinosaurs
The discovery of fossilized dinosaur feces has scientists rethinking the eating habits of certain dinosaurs.Image

The conditions in Lake Erie continue to pose several health risks to Ohioans in coastal communities, making it difficult to maintain good water quality for citizens, state and local policymakers.
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Professor Collaborates With NASA Glenn and University Researchers to Study, Improve Lake Erie’s Water Quality
The conditions in Lake Erie continue to pose several health risks to Ohioans in coastal communities, making it difficult to maintain good water quality for citizens, state and local policymakers.Image

Pet or person, caregiver’s burden is similar, ½ÄÏÌåÓý State researcher finds
The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal disease is well-documented and known as caregiver burden. It is linked to depression, anxiety and poor…
When Caring for a Sick Pet Becomes Too Much
Pet or person, caregiver’s burden is similar, ½ÄÏÌåÓý State researcher finds The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal disease is well-documented and known as caregiver burden. It is linked to depression, anxiety and poor…Image

Electroencephalogram (EEG) caps are helping ½ÄÏÌåÓý researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.
Mapping the Brain Activity of Buddhist Monks
Electroencephalogram (EEG) caps are helping ½ÄÏÌåÓý researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.The Peace, War and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA) presented Patrick G.
Distinguished Career Award to ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Professor Patrick G. Coy from the American Sociological Association
The Peace, War and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA) presented Patrick G.Image

½ÄÏÌåÓý State researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight.
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity
½ÄÏÌåÓý State researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight.Image

Ideastream® talks with ½ÄÏÌåÓý Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.
Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants
Ideastream® talks with ½ÄÏÌåÓý Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.Image

½ÄÏÌåÓý’s Center for Applied Conflict Management is transforming into a new School of Peace and Conflict Studies this month.