Research & Science
Student Mental Health and Supportive Help: College of Public Health Receives Second SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Grant
¾«¶«Ó°Òµback-to-school season is in full swing, and students, faculty and staff are preparing to take on the increased workload once again. While the process is a fulfilling and rewarding experience, often the fast-paced lifestyle leaves little time for much else. However, Kim Laurene, Ph.D. and Deric Kenne, Ph.D., professors in the College of Public Health, and Senior Vice President for Student Affairs Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., are committed to prioritizing mental health upkeep by supporting and expanding pre-existing services and programs offered at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ.
New Collaboration to Provide Real-Time Data Exchanges for Astrophysicists
What happens when two neutron stars collide? What extreme densities and temperatures are reached? What new states of matter exist within the core of a neutron star? One ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ College of Arts and Sciences theoretical astrophysicist, Veronica Dexheimer, associate professor in the Department of Physics, is diving headfirst into these questions as a co-principal investigator collaborating with her peers at multiple institutions on a recently funded cyberinfrastucture research grant project.
Excavations and Modifications: 2021 Farris Family Innovation Awards
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµFarris Family Innovation Awards support the research of tenure-track faculty members who are not yet tenured at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ 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 Innovation Awards: Michelle Bebber, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, and Elda Hegmann, assistant professor in the Materials Science Graduate Program.
Approaching the Complex Questions: New School Offers Multidisciplinary Research and Learning
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ has established a new school within its College of Arts and Sciences focused on the social sciences and humanities. ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµSchool of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences & Humanities will provide an academic home for innovative approaches to complex questions.
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Announces Winners Of ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµFaculty Outstanding Research And Scholarship Award
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's Jonathan Maletic, Ph.D., in the Department of Computer Science and Tara Smith, Ph.D., in the College of Public Health are the winners of the 2021 Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards (ORSAs). ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµORSAs recognize the hard work and dedication of faculty members who have been with ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ for more than 10 years. Read more about the winners and how they display the highest levels of scholarship.
Quality of Life: Researchers Exploring Treatments for Spinal Cord Injured Patients
A research group in the College of Arts and Sciences at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University is searching for potential treatments for men who have suffered spinal cord injuries and hope to regain bladder control and sexual functions.
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Announces Winners of the New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ has announced the winners of the 2021 New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards (ORSAs). ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµORSAs recognize the hard work of junior faculty members who have been with ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ for less than 10 years. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ2021 winners are Shana Klein, Ph.D., in the School of Art and Metin Eren, Ph.D., in the Department of Anthropology.
iSchool and College of Nursing Secure $100,000 Grant Researching Libraries and Childhood Development
A research team from ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University's School of Information working in partnership with ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s College of Nursing received a National Leadership Planning Grant for Libraries from the Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS) for $99,982. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµfunds will support the first stages of what investigators have named Project SHIELD (Supporting Healthy Infant Early Learning and Development).
Researchers Take a Closer Look at Nitrogen in the Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico
Researchers from ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University and the University of New Mexico determined how nitrogen-fixing plants and soil microbes contribute to the overall nitrogen availability in the Chihuahuan desert in New Mexico.
Professor Receives NASA New Investigator Award
He Yin, Ph.D., assistant professor in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s Department of Geography, recently received NASA’s New (Early Career) Investigator Award in Earth Science. Yin will lead evaluation and research of the devastating effects that the Syrian civil war has had on croplands throughout the eastern Mediterranean region.