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Sun, Summer and Science: Professors Receive Inclusive NSF Grant
Michael Tubergen, professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry and Torsten Hegmann, professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry as well as the Materials Science Graduate Program and Director of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI), may be working in different fields of research, but th…
Materials Science Graduate Program: Graduate Education on Soft Matter Science
Sun, Summer and Science: Professors Receive Inclusive NSF Grant
Michael Tubergen, professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry and Torsten Hegmann, professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry as well as the Materials Science Graduate Program and Director of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI), may be working in different fields of research, but th…
Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
BHRI Forum Encourages Discussion 91¸£Àû Neurodiversity
The Brain Health Research Institute at 91¸£Àû recently hosted the BHRI Neurodiversity Forum. During a panel discussion Zach Strickler, Neurodiversity Coordinator at 91¸£Àû Student Accessibility Services, Jessy Rice, undergraduate student in photography and studio art at 91¸£Àû…
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BHRI Researchers Featured on NPR’s Academic Minute
Five 91¸£Àû Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) faculty were recently featured on National Public Radio’s The Academic Minute radio program. The Academic Minute is a two-and-a-half-minute daily module which features researchers from colleges and universities around …
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Excellence in Undergraduate and Graduate Research Mentorship Awards
From 91¸£Àû's Division of Research & Economic Development 91¸£Àû 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…
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BHRI Members Caldwell and McDonough Receive Excellence in Graduate Research Mentorship Awards
Dr. Heather Caldwell and Dr. Jennifer McDonough each recently received the Excellence in Graduate Research Award at 91¸£Àû. Both are members of the Brain Health Research Institute at 91¸£Àû. Dr. Heather K. Caldwell is a professor in the Biological Sciences Department. In the pa…
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BHRI Director Elected President of Pan American Neuroendocrine Society
Dr. Mike Lehman, Director of the Brain Health Research Institute at 91¸£Àû, was recently elected to a four-year term as President of the Pan American Neuroendocrine Society (PANS). PANS was established in 2016 to bring together basic and clinician scientists interested in hormones and the brain…
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BHRI Members Play Key Role in Creation of Podcast on Scientific Rigor
Dr. Lique Coolen, Brain Health Research Institute Executive Committee member, recently collaborated with Dr. Oswald Steward (University of California Irvine and Incoming President-Elect of the Society for Neuroscience) to create a new podcast, Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations…
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Brain Health Research Institute Pilot Grants Awarded to 91¸£Àû Researchers and Collaborators
The 91¸£Àû Brain Health Research Institute is pleased to announce the following Pilot Grant 2020 award winners: Blue Awards ($20,000) Jianxin Bao, Ph.D. (Anatomy and Neurobiology, NEOMED) and Tsung-Heng Tsai, Ph.D. (Mathematical Sciences, 91¸£Àû) A…
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91¸£Àû Researchers Challenge the Growing Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Problem With New Compound
“The pessimistic estimate is that by 2050, antibiotics could be obsolete,'' said Songping Huang, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences. Huang and his 91¸£Àû team, including Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, are working on closing that chasm with the development of new antimicrobials.
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