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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ alumnus Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., and his wife, Marlene M. Wicherski, have pledged $2 million to support research programs and students in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Brain Health Research Institute. The Brain Health Research Institute is a recently established, cross-…
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Students across the nation were challenged as the pandemic swept the world. Healing Stanzas, a collaboration between the Wick Poetry Center, the Healthy Communities Research Institute and the Brain Health Research Institute, seeks to combine the science of brain health and…
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Intentionality to build successful academic mentoring relationships with students is what sets professors apart at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ, and each year two professors at the graduate and undergraduate level receive a student-nominated award for their ability to do so. The intent of the…
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The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $1.86 million grant to Thorsten-Lars Schmidt to develop molecular tools that help researchers to understand membrane proteins. This is the first time a professor at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ has been awarded an R35, which provides promising…
Congratulations to Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., and his research group for leading an international collaboration and publishing their work in Science Advances! Their article, titled “Effects of shape and solute-solvent compatibility on the efficacy of chirality transfer:…
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Intravenous (IV) needle insertion is a practice that many medical professionals learn and need to master. A new cross-departmental °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ project in the works will help nursing students improve their skills with cutting-edge technology.
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Brain Health Research Institute celebrated the grand opening of its new lab spaces on Friday, Nov. 5, with an afternoon of activities that included a keynote presentation, space dedication, tours and student research demonstrations. The new space,…
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Last Spring, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Board of Trustees approved the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, which creates an important interdisciplinary hub for faculty, students, staff and community members engaged in race and anti-racism scholarship, activism and education. “Kent…
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Whether you are attempting to master the art of cooking or trying your hand at DIY home improvement, chances are books, blogs and articles have been written by many qualified experts to help guide the way. Scholars spend countless hours reading page after page - chapter after…
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The Farris Family Innovation Awards support the research of tenure-track faculty members who are not yet tenured at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ and who have shown promising drive for their field of study. In May 2021, Faculty Affairs announced the recipients of this year's Farris Family…