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BHRI and its members in the news
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology, and Melissa Edler, Ph.D., are part of a team of researchers who received a five year National Institutes of Health (NIH) award…
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Michael Tubergen, professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry and Torsten Hegmann, professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry as well as the Materials Science Graduate Program and Director of…
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Five °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) faculty were recently featured on National Public Radio’s radio program. The Academic Minute is a two-and-a-half-minute daily module which…
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ has recently received a flurry of grants totaling more than $3 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which will support research and innovation in a wide range of fields within the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Dr. Heather Caldwell and Dr. Jennifer McDonough each recently received the Excellence in Graduate Research Award at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ. Both are members of the Brain Health Research Institute at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ.
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The state of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Higher Education announced that °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ has been awarded Choose Ohio First grants totaling $3.5 million to support students in the critical fields of science (including health professions), technology, engineering and…
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For students going into the medical research field, having a chance to learn, succeed, fail and be inspired under the supervision of an accomplished researcher during their education is a priceless experience. This experiential learning would not be possible without outside…
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Dr. Lique Coolen, Brain Health Research Institute Executive Committee member, recently collaborated with Dr.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches a one-year mile marker, the temptation and opportunity to socialize, party, and indulge in public events grows increasingly stronger. Associate Professor Clarissa Thompson received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of…