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Robin Selinger, Ph.D., faculty member at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s Liquid Crystal Institute, has been elected a 2016 Fellow of the American Physical Society. (Photo credit: Sterling Steves of SterlingFX Photography)

American Physical Society Elects ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s Robin Selinger as Fellow

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Robin Selinger joins an elite group of scientists elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

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Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, was awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements.

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie. 

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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

Two ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø researchers receive $857,990 – to study the cellular mechanisms that regulate the formation and function of sperm and eggs.

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Biologist Nets Grant to Study Calorie-Burning Process That Could Help Fight Obesity

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø biology professor is studying how the body allocates energy and burns fat.

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska

Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø professors are researching climate change in Alaska. 

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Researchers Develop City Planning Software

Three Kent Researchers Land Grant to Develop City Planning Software


As the City of Kent continues its renaissance, and nearby cities like Akron and Youngstown continue to refine their plans to revitalize, an understanding of how people use a city and move through it could be vital to development plans.

A grant from the National Science Foundation could put some ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø researchers in a position to help such cities find and use that data.

The two-year $100,000 grant will contribute to the work of Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Ye Zhao, Assistant Professor of Geography, Dr. Xinyue Ye, Professor of Geography, Dr. Andrew Curtis, and their colleague, Computer Science Professor, Dr. Jing Yang of UNC-Charlotte.

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The Fight Against Toxic Algal Blooms Gets Help From the Sky

Researchers have a new tool to help study, and ultimately fight, toxic algal blooms on Lake Erie /

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Researchers Launch Free Math Multiplication Learning App for Elementary Grades

Educators, researchers and computer scientists from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø have partnered to develop a math learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. 

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