Year of Science

�� College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!

�� Researchers Help Find Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Aged Chimpanzee Brains

Oct. 31, 2017

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…

�� Geographers Receive Two Research Grants to Study Climate Change and Weather Patterns

Oct. 30, 2017

A pair of �� geographers have teamed up to secure two research grants totaling more than $550,000 for separate projects to study climate change and weather patterns.

Dark crustacean shell fragment embedded in fossilized dinosaur feces.

Fossils Reveal a Secret in the Diets of Plant Eating Dinosaurs

Oct. 10, 2017

The discovery of fossilized dinosaur feces has scientists rethinking the eating habits of certain dinosaurs.

�� Geology Professor Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., and student Andrew Congdon take a few moments between collecting measurements of surface reflectance in Sandusky Bay this summer. (Photo credit: Sunny Dickerson, Bowling Green State University)

�� Professor Collaborates With NASA Glenn and University Researchers to Study, Improve Lake Erie’s Water Quality

Oct. 9, 2017

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.

Mary Beth Spitznagel, Ph.D. (right), a clinical neuropsychologist and associate professor at ��, talks with a pet owner.

When Caring for a Sick Pet Becomes Too Much

Sept. 18, 2017

Pet or person, caregiver’s burden is similar, �� 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…

�� researchers use EEG caps to study the brain activity of monks during a debate.

Mapping the Brain Activity of Buddhist Monks

Sept. 6, 2017

Electroencephalogram (EEG) caps are helping �� researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.

Sept. 1, 2017

The Peace, War and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA) presented Patrick G.

�� researchers use indents and boarders on plates to study how optical illusions help people choose smaller portions.

�� Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity

Aug. 30, 2017

�� researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight.

Ideastream talks with �� Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress and infant mortality.

Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants

Aug. 23, 2017

Ideastream® talks with �� Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.

��’s Center for Applied Conflict Management is transforming into a new School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

�� Establishes New School of Peace and Conflict Studies

Aug. 15, 2017

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

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