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

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Michael Fisch (center), assistant professor in ºÚÁÏÉç’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, works with students in an X-ray lab in the Science Research Building.

Scholar Studies Liquid Crystals

Scholar of the Month Michael Fisch Assistant Professor College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology 1999-present With faculty like Michael Fisch, Ph.D., on hand, it is no wonder that ºÚÁÏÉç identified materials science as an area of research focus. Nor is it ha…

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Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., an associate professor of exercise science at ºÚÁÏÉç and an avid cyclist, has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinson’s patients.

ºÚÁÏÉç Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinson’s Patients

Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a ºÚÁÏÉç professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose…

Tags: Exercise Science , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Success Story , Health , Research & Science

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ºÚÁÏÉç Professor Rick Ferdig, Ph.D., lead investigator on a National Science Foundation grant, partnered with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Cleveland Metroparks to develop a new learning app.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park Partners With ºÚÁÏÉç and Cleveland Metroparks to Launch Science Learning App

Educators, scientists and technologists from Cuyahoga Valley National Park, ºÚÁÏÉç and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. The app, called ParkApps, features a number of different resources aimed at educati…

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Magnetic Field Affects Liquid Crystals in Unexpected Ways

A group of researchers in ºÚÁÏÉç's College of Arts and Sciences have published a breakthrough article on new properties of liquid crystals in the May 27 issue of Physical Review Letters. The article, which describes some recent surprising results involving nematic liquid crystals…

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Research and Sponsored Programs , Department of Physics , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Research & Science

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Joshua Ishihara created a glove to help communicate with the ASL community.

The Glove That Gives Sign Language a Spoken Voice

At first glance, it looks like an ordinary black glove with a white palm. But if you take a closer look, you will see it is equipped with sensors and a speaker. The glove is in the early stages of helping those who use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate with those who do not. In his seni…

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Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., (center), an associate biology professor at ºÚÁÏÉç, stands in a lab with two graduate students.

ºÚÁÏÉç Biology Professor Looks to Stop Alzheimer’s Before It Starts

For decades, biologists researching a cure for Alzheimer’s disease have remained in the dark almost as much as the ailment’s victims. A ºÚÁÏÉç professor, however, is looking to stop the disease before it starts. Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., an associate biology professor in the…

Tags: Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Success Story , Research & Science

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Turning Dogs into Therapists, ºÚÁÏÉç Leads the Pack

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

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Yanhai Du (center), ºÚÁÏÉç assistant professor in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, teaches students about fuel cell technology.

The Future of Fuel Cells

The basic concept of a fuel cell is simple – it converts chemical energy into electricity. To hear ºÚÁÏÉç Assistant Professor Yanhai Du, Ph.D., in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology tell it, however, the impact of modern and emerging fuel cell technol…

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ºÚÁÏÉç'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 ºÚÁÏÉç a National Park

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

Tags: College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Research Center for Educational Technology , National Science Foundation , Research & Science , Community & Society

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