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David Ward, professor of Plant Biology

蹤獲扦 State Research Review: Shrub Encroachers Friend or Foe?

Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret Herrick endowed professor of Plant Biology in 蹤獲扦 States Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students want to know what happens when these changes interact?

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蹤獲扦 State Chemist Follows up on Baseball Core Study, Refuting MLB Findings.

In 1901, the 16 Major League Baseball teams produced 455 home runs. Players were discouraged from attempting it. Nearly 120 years later, players couldnt seem to help themselves, and MLB smashed all previous records. More homers might mean more exciting games, but some people question why the spike happened. A 蹤獲扦 chemist thinks he has some clues about this unusual surge in home runs.

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Vincent Hetherington, Tianyi Guo, Peter Palffy-Muhoray and Misha Pevnyi with the prize-winning Shear Force Mat.

蹤獲扦 State Research Review: A Step in the Right Direction

Foot ulcers are one of the most prevalent problems facing diabetic patients, but new technology developed at 蹤獲扦 State may soon help doctors better understand and treat them. The 蹤獲扦 State podiatry device took top prize at a Northeast Ohio innovation contest.

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蹤獲扦 State Biology Lab Publishes Paper Describing Potential for New Male Contraceptives

A team of 蹤獲扦 researchers has proposed a new method of contraception that may soon be accessible for both men and women, with an emphasis on inhibiting sperm fertility.兩

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Ashley Rutkoski and Michelle Bebber at 蹤獲扦 State's Eren Lab

蹤獲扦 State Research Review: Cutting Edge Archaeology

The Eren Lab at 蹤獲扦s Department of Anthropology is among the universitys busiest and most prolific. Because of the lab and guidance from Metin Eren, Ph.D., two students have achieved great accomplishments in archaeology.

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Students studying in a classroom

NSF Grant Supports 蹤獲扦 State Researchers Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits

The C in college might as well stand for cramming.
Studies show students are notoriously bad at adopting and adhering consistently to high-impact study habits that help them retain knowledge long-term.
Researchers and faculty at 蹤獲扦, however, are collaborating on a new project to put a modern technological twist on a tried-and-true study tactic.

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First Place 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience

蹤獲扦 State Research Review: Student Recognized for Lupus Research

蹤獲扦 State molecular and cellular biology and psychology student Haley Shasteens personal battle with lupus has pushed her to research what really causes certain frustrating symptoms.

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Aleisha Moore, a postdoctoral fellow in 蹤獲扦 States Brain Health Research Institute

蹤獲扦 State Research Review: Fertile Ground

The National Institutes of Health thinks Aleisha Moore, Ph.D., is onto something in her study of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; the agency recently awarded her its most prestigious research training grant, a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Awarda first for 蹤獲扦 State.

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Associate Professor Amy Sato's Research Team, includes from left, doctoral student Kara Hultstrand, visiting professor Giane Bientinez Sprada, Sato, and doctoral students Clarissa Shields and Caroline West

蹤獲扦 State Researcher Studies Obesity in At-Risk Youth to Help Reveal Path to Healthy, Mindful Eating

Weight management can be challenging for all adolescents, but those from low-income families face added stressors that can make weight loss even more difficult.

Those are the findings of Amy Sato, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, who has been studying the connection between obesity and low-income youth for more than seven years.

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Jacob Wagner, senior biology and pre-medicine student

蹤獲扦 State Research Review 2019: Finding New Methods to Lose Weight

Senior biology and pre-medicine major Jacob Wagner conducted research on new methods to lose weight involving the relationship between endocannabinoid receptors and muscle thermogenesis, both properties that regulate bodily functions and processes, such as appetite and burning calories.

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