Research & Science
Researchers Discuss Drug Prevention Infrastructure for Three Ohio Counties
Researchers at žžÀ² were featured on Spectrum News 1 discussing the development and implementation of their drug prevention infrastructure for three Ohio counties.
žžÀ² State Healthcare Design Researcher Receives $2.47 Million to Design Safer and More Efficient Level I Trauma Rooms
Traumatic injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally and the first in Americans age 44 and younger, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Level I trauma rooms are intended to stabilize and save the lives of patients with the most severe traumatic injuries. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $2.47 million grant to Sara Bayramzadeh, a žžÀ² researcher, to help create trauma rooms that support staff in saving patients’ lives.
Collaborative žžÀ² State Team Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Develop and Implement Drug Prevention Infrastructure in Three Ohio Counties
žžÀ²â€™s College of Public Health is teaming up with the Department of Computer Science to develop and implement drug prevention infrastructure in Portage, Geauga and Lake counties.
College Students to Compete in SkyHack Design Challenge at žžÀ² State
žžÀ²â€™s aviation design challenge, SkyHack, will take place Nov. 1-3. The event draws college students from around the nation, attracting 120 students from 14 universities in four states in its 2017 inaugural debut. žžÀ² State’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering will serve as home base for this year’s event, which will span across other žžÀ² Campus buildings.
NIH Continues Support of žžÀ² State Alzheimer’s Researcher With New Two-Year Grant
Once it begins, Alzheimer’s disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way – like žžÀ²â€™s own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.
žžÀ² State Researcher and Professor Elected to the European Academy of Sciences
One of žžÀ²â€™s most prolific and renowned researchers has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences. Quan Li, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow in žžÀ² State’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, joins the prestigious Brussels-based organization that has about 660 members from 45 nations, including 65 Nobel Prize and Fields Medal winners.
žžÀ² State Geographer Describes Novel Weather-Typing Model in New Paper
Research into the air masses that drive changes in our day-to-day weather has been limited by land-based and regional studies, leaving wide gaps in our understanding of these impactful phenomena. A new paper by a žžÀ² geographer has just filled in most of those gaps.
NSF Award Helps žžÀ² State Anthropologists Expand International Partnership
The (NSF) recently awarded žžÀ² State a three-year, $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) grant that will allow graduate students to travel to in Japan to study primates and human evolution at the world-renowned .
žžÀ² State Magazine: Brainstorming
Cross-departmental collaborations are what Michael Lehman, the inaugural director of žžÀ²â€™s Brain Health Research Institute, envisions for the future. His goal is to unite researchers from a wide range of disciplines at žžÀ² State and throughout Northeast Ohio to explore, expand and advance our knowledge of the human brain and how it functions.
žžÀ² State Professor Weighs in on New Research Regarding Burnout
Researchers from the University of Washington and Washington University, along with other collaborators, are seeking answers to those questions. They studied the brains of mice to identify what causes them to stop seeking a reward — in essence, what makes them burn out.