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Robin Selinger, Ph.D., faculty member at ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´â€™s 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 ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State’s Robin Selinger as Fellow

¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State'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 ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´, was awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements.

¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland

¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´'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 ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´'s Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

Two ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State researchers receive $857,990 – to study the cellular mechanisms that regulate the formation and function of sperm and eggs.

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¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State Biologist Nets Grant to Study Calorie-Burning Process That Could Help Fight Obesity

¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State biology professor is studying how the body allocates energy and burns fat.

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¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska

Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State professors are researching climate change in Alaska. 

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¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State Researchers Develop City Planning Software

Three ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ Researchers Land Grant to Develop City Planning Software


As the City of ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ 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 ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ 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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¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State Researchers Launch Free Math Multiplication Learning App for Elementary Grades

Educators, researchers and computer scientists from ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ have partnered to develop a math learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. 

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