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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Research Review: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Custodial grandparents and their grandchildren are a unique and little-understood population as are the physical and social health challenges they face. Gregory Smith, EdD, professor and director of the Human Development Center in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences in ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, has designed a program that could help assess the well-being of such families and provide resources to help them thrive.

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The Spark Innovation Studio is one of ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s DI Node resources

ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Research Review: Partners by Design

ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ broke ground in April on the Design Innovation Hub, a $44.5-million renovation of the former Art Building on the ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Campus. J.R. Campbell, MFA, appointed last year as the inaugural director of the Design Innovation (DI) Initiative, recently discussed how it fits into ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s broader research and innovation goals.

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Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s College of Arts and Sciences, was appointed to the editorial board of the journal Science Advances.

ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Materials Scientist Again Named Among Most Highly Cited Scholars

It’s starting to look a lot like an annual tradition to see a certain ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ professor named on Clarivate Analytics’ list of Highly Cited Researchers in the world. Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and a member of the Advanced …

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Materials Science Graduate Program: Graduate Education on Soft Matter Science

ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Urban Design Collaborative Director Terry Schwarz

Collaboration Between ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ and Cleveland Aids in City Development

Terry Schwarz, director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC), home to ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s urban design graduate program, as well as public service activities of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, was recently featured on News 5 Cleveland.

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Michael Lehman, Ph.D., and Lique Coolen, Ph.D.

ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Research Review: Dynamic Duo

Two nationally known neuroscience researchers have joined ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ to continue their quest to uncover the brain’s complex functions—and to collaborate with researchers from a wide range of disciplines at the university and across the region to advance our knowledge of the human brain and translate those discoveries into new treatments and care for brain and nervous system diseases.

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Deric Kenne, Ph.D., Discusses Their Drug Prevention Infrastructure on Spectrum News 1

Researchers Discuss Drug Prevention Infrastructure for Three Ohio Counties

Researchers at ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ were featured on Spectrum News 1 discussing the development and implementation of their drug prevention infrastructure for three Ohio counties.

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Collaborative ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Team Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Develop and Implement Drug Prevention Infrastructure in Three Ohio Counties

ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s College of Public Health is teaming up with the Department of Computer Science to develop and implement drug prevention infrastructure in Portage, Geauga and Lake counties.

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Students pose for a photo while presenting their project during SkyHack, ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s aviation design challenge.

College Students to Compete in SkyHack Design Challenge at ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ

ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s aviation design challenge, SkyHack, will take place Nov. 1-3. The event draws college students from around the nation, attracting 120 students from 14 universities in four states in its 2017 inaugural debut. ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering will serve as home base for this year’s event, which will span across other ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Campus buildings.

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Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D. (right), professor of biological sciences at ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ, works with a student in her lab.

NIH Continues Support of ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Alzheimer’s Researcher With New Two-Year Grant

Once it begins, Alzheimer’s disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way – like ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.

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ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., has been elected to the prestigious European Academy of Sciences.

ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Researcher and Professor Elected to the European Academy of Sciences

One of ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s most prolific and renowned researchers has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences. Quan Li, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow in ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, joins the prestigious Brussels-based organization that has about 660 members from 45 nations, including 65 Nobel Prize and Fields Medal winners.

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