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Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University researchers Elda and Torsten Hegmann pose with one of the sensors they created that detects toxic gases. The sensors can be made any shape or size and require no power to function.

NSF Award Funds Sensor Research at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s New Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Thanks to a rare Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University researchers in the new Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute will be able to work with partners at Merck Performance Materials to advance life-saving sensory technology.

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Anne Jefferson, Ph.D. associate professor of geology at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University, works with a group of middle school and high school teachers who are learning about streams. (Photo credit: Laura Sugano)

Professor Sheds Light on How the Government Shutdown Is Hurting the Field of Science

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Associate Professor of Geology Anne Jefferson, Ph.D., details her personal account of how the partial government shutdown is dramatically impacting her research and the research of others.

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Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Robotics Team Places Receives Third Place Award in NASA Robotics Mining Competition

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Robotics Team Places Third in NASA Robotics Mining Competition

From November 2017 to the day of the competition in May, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Robotics team spent months preparing for the competition held at the Kennedy Space Center. The competition is designed to mimic the procedure of having a robot on Mars if sent there by NASA. Along with 44 other university teams, the team worked together to design and construct a robot that is fashioned to mine simulated Martian terrain along with the gravel below it.

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A member of the grounds crew plows snow from walkways on the Front Campus area of the Kent Campus during a winter snowstorm.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Biological Sciences Department Addresses Road Salt Concerns

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., confirmed the possibility that increasing amounts of road salt could potentially end up in Ohio’s water supply, but it is very unlikely.

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Dave Costello, Ph.D., (left), assistant professor in Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Devan Mathie (right), an undergraduate honors student, stand in Wahoo Ditch in Ravenna, Ohio.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Global Change

The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on river-based ecosystems.

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Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Researcher Studies LinkedIn as Employee Selection Tool

According to a recent , 70 percent of employers use social networking sites, such as LinkedIn and Facebook, to screen and assess candidates during the hiring process. 

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Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Salem, took first place honors at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Summer Undergraduate Research Experience competition.

Salem Campus Junior Wins Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s SURE Research Competition

Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Salem, took first place honors at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) competition.

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