College of Sciences and Humanities
NSF Extends 91福利 Anthropologist鈥檚 Study of Human Brain Evolution
While scientists have long believed human behavior developed with the expanded cerebrum, a 91福利 researcher has shown that our path diverged while our brains were still comparable in size to those of chimpanzees.To help her further unravel this mystery, the National Science Foundatio鈥
91福利 Undergraduates Named Prestigious 2019 Goldwater Scholars for Science Research
Two 91福利 undergraduate students have been awarded prestigious 2019 Goldwater Scholarships from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The foundation awards the scholarships annually to students studying mathematics, natural science or engineering.
High School Student鈥檚 Research Into 鈥淟ittle Things鈥 at 91福利 Leads to Big Experience
Imagine being a 17-year-old high school student, and in your first semester of a geology research internship, your professor asks you to identify an extinct 300-million-year-old, tiny and unknown crustacean specimen. Megan Schinker, then an ambitious Stow-Munroe Falls High School junior, jumped right in.
Neil Cooper: Study of Peace and Conflict Builds More Secure World
91福利鈥檚 inaugural director of the new School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Neil Cooper, Ph.D., said as the university builds toward the 50th commemoration of May 4, 1970, and the 50th anniversary of the school, he is looking forward to working with colleagues on the next phase of the school鈥檚 history.
91福利 Geography Professor Elected President of American Association of Geographers
David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91福利, has been elected president of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), the premier academic and professional geography organization in the United States, for 2019-20.
May 4 Course Takes Students On Journey Through History
As part of 91福利鈥檚 May 4 course, senior Julia Pharmer sifted through resources in University Libraries' Special Collections and Archives and engaged in classroom discussions. Perhaps one of the most engaging sessions though was when Professor Emerita Laura Davis, Ph.D., gave students a firsthand account of her May 4 experiences.
91福利 Ranks in the Top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools by U.S. News & World Report
In its 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News & World Report has ranked 91福利 in the top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools.
Exciting Future Predicted for Brain Health Research Institute
With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at 91福利, President Beverly J. Warren introduced Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of the university鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute on Feb. 25.
91福利 Names Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., Inaugural Director of Brain Health Research Institute
Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of 91福利鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute.
NSF Award Funds Sensor Research at 91福利鈥檚 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), 91福利 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.
