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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Students to Collaborate With Kyoto University Researchers
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students in the College of Arts and Sciences will get the opportunity to travel to Japan to do collaborative research in a world-class institute, specializing in primate biology, thanks to a recently signed memorandum of understanding with the Primate Research Institute of Kyot…
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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska
Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, two ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ professors are researching climate change in Alaska. Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professors from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s College of Arts and Sciences, spent a week in Fairbanks…
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park Partners With ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and Cleveland Metroparks to Launch Science Learning App
Educators, scientists and technologists from Cuyahoga Valley National Park, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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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ParkApps: Using Technology to Learn About a National Park
Educators, scientists, and technologists from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes.
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park Partners With ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and Cleveland Metroparks to Launch Science Learning App
The free app is now available in iTunes; Android version to follow Educators, scientists, and technologists from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. The app, c…
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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Professors Use Satellite Imagery to Better Understand the Landscape of the Cambodian Genocide
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ recently received a $330,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to use historical satellite imagery and archival research to study landscapes of mass violence in Cambodia during and after the regime of the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. The collaborative project, led b…
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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Physics Doctoral Student to Attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
What does it take to become great in your field? Certainly motivation, dedication and creativity are important, but what about inspiration? For young scientists that inspiration can come from a variety of places, including interactions with colleagues and especially the top scientists in…
College of Arts & Sciences
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Science Students to Benefit from Scholarships from National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Scholarships for Broadening Participation in the Sciences Program with funding to annually provide 21 scholarships of $5,000 each for undergraduate students. The scholarship program, led by Committee Chair Jonathan Maletic,…
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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s SOLE Center Researchers to Study Informal STEM Learning Experiences With NSF Grant
While most can agree that STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) experiences outside of school can be exciting and engaging for young people, there is much that isn’t known about its impact on short-term and long-term learning. How can it best be connected to what students are learn…
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National Science Foundation Awards Nearly $2.5 Million to ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Researchers
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ faculty members have been awarded nearly $2.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for research over the next three years in biology, physics and the science of liquid crystals. The awards will fund basic research on: How plants respond to environmen…
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