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Excellence in Undergraduate and Graduate Research Mentorship Awards
From ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University's Division of Research & Economic DevelopmentÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University is pleased to announce the two winners of both the Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship Award and Excellence in Graduate Research Mentorship Award. As part of the nominati…
NSF Grant Leads to Modeling Novel Serial Robot Dynamics and Prototypes
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a two-year $198,978 grant to Tao Shen, assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics & Engineering, for the development of a compact, cable-driven serial robot that can be used in medical settings. Shen aims to build a robot with his students that will address the critical limitations that most current medical robots have.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Graduate and Undergraduate Research Mentorship Awards Announced
Intentionality to build successful academic mentoring relationships with students is what sets professors apart at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì, and each year two professors at the graduate and undergraduate level receive a student-nominated award for their ability to do so. The intent of the award is to recognize those professors exceeding in mentoring students in how to perform research in any field.
Qualitative Research Methods: A Three-Part Seminar Series
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Healthy Communities Research Institute, Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, and Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Methods program are excited to host part-two of a three-part seminar series on Qualitative Research Methods. “Planning for Analysis and Publication for Qualitativ…
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì research collaborations explore the intersection of poetry and mental health
Today we have three guests that will talk about a collaboration between The Brain Health Research Institute, The Healthy Communities Research Institute, and The Wick Poetry Center all at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University. They are researching the intersection of poetry and mental health. …
Qualitative Research Methods: A Three-Part Seminar Series
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University's Healthy Communities Research Institute, Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, and Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Methods program are sponsoring a three-part seminar series on Qualitative Research Methods. The first of the three-part seminar series "Innovations in Qualit…Excellence in Undergraduate and Graduate Research Mentorship Awards
From ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University's Division of Research & Economic Development ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University is pleased to announce the two winners of both the Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship Award and Excellence in Graduate Research Mentorship Award. As part of the nomi…
Math matters during a pandemic
Title: Math matters during a pandemic: A novel, brief educational intervention combats whole number bias to improve health decision-making and predicts COVID-19 risk perceptions and worry across 10 days Authors: Clarissa Thompson, Jennifer Taber, Pooja Sidney, Charles Fitzsimmons, Marta Miel…
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Professors Research Proper Use of Face Masks to Better Protect from COVID-19
Two professors have conducted much-needed research on face coverings that use alternative textiles to protect the public from COVID-19 and how to keep those masks virus-free.
Alcohol Consumption Increases During Pandemic
While it's no secret that many college students drink alcohol, how COVID-19 affected these behaviors and patterns is the focus of recent research published in the journal Addictive Behaviors by the collaboration of William Lechner from the Department of Psychological Sciences and Deric Kenne from the College of Public Health. The pair sought to study the effects that a major stressor such as the pandemic could have on addictive behaviors and how vulnerabilities such as anxiety and depression played a part in the coping process of college students.