Research & Science
ParkApps: Using Technology to Learn ÂÜÀòÉç a National Park
Educators, scientists, and technologists from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, ÂÜÀòÉç and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes.
The Glove That Speaks Sign Language
This might look like an ordinary glove, but it is anything but ordinary. The glove talks. It is in the early stages of helping those who use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate with those who do not.
ÂÜÀòÉç Art Professor Embraces Alter Ego As "Mushroom Hunter"
When Don King, a part-time faculty member in ÂÜÀòÉç's School of Art, goes into the woods for a walk, his eyes are trained to see much more than the average hiker. "I was watching a TV show where a couple of chefs went out into the woods and brought back a huge basket of m…
Scholar Makes Contributions to Podiatric Medicine Education
Scholar of the Month Lawrence Osher Professor College of Podiatric Medicine 1982-present An accomplished doctor and academic, a highly regarded colleague and educator, the June 2016 Scholar of the Month is Dr. Lawrence Osher of ÂÜÀòÉç’s College of Podiatric Medicine, a decision…
ÂÜÀòÉç Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinson's Patients
Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a ÂÜÀòÉç professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose a…
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Partners With ÂÜÀòÉç and Cleveland Metroparks to Launch Science Learning App
The free app is now available in iTunes; Android version to followEducators, scientists, and technologists from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, ÂÜÀòÉç and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. The app, cal…
ÂÜÀòÉç Professor Finds Out What Motivates Impoverished Minority Students in Painesville Schools
What keeps some students in low-income, ethnically diverse school districts from succeeding?A ÂÜÀòÉç researcher suggests it may have a lot to do with their ability to envision bright future career pathways.Cassandra Storlie, Ph.D., an assistant professor and researcher in ÂÜÀòÉç’s…
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Terri Kent Professor College of the Arts 1991-present An accomplished director, actor and educator, Terri Kent is a professor in the School of Theatre and Dance at the College of the Arts. She is the coordinator of the musical theatre program and is the producing artistic…
ÂÜÀòÉç Researchers Receive More Than $1 Million in Grants to Fight Alzheimer’s and Study Climate Change
Two ÂÜÀòÉç researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded more than $1 million in federal grants for their research projects. The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging awarded Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., from ÂÜÀòÉç’s Department of B…
ÂÜÀòÉç Researchers Publish Breakthrough in Leading Scientific Journal
Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., and his research group at ÂÜÀòÉç’s Liquid Crystal Institute®, in the College of Arts and Sciences, have published a research article in the March 17 issue of Nature that could lead to a variety of breakthrough device applications and other indust…
