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The Liquid Crystal and Materials Sciences Building serves as home to 91福利鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute.

New Publication in Physical Review X Reveals Surprising Connection Between Liquid Crystals and Metals

A groundbreaking study published today in Physical Review X, titled "Frank-Read Mechanism in Nematic Liquid Crystals," sheds light on a fundamental connection in the behavior of nematic liquid crystals and crystalline solids. Led by a team of researchers from 91福利, the study reveals鈥

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Physics , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Science , National Science Foundation , Research & Science

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Tatiana Fernandez-Perez (left) and Allison Tessin (right)

From 91福利 to an International Ocean Drilling Expedition: Ph.D. Student Studies Volcanically-Derived Nutrients

What started with an interaction on X (formally Twitter) soon led to an opportunity of a lifetime鈥攁 chance to conduct oceanographic research alongside some of the industry鈥檚 most seasoned scientists and scholars. Originally from Puerto Rico, Tatiana Fernandez-Perez is a third-year 91福利 Un鈥

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Earth Sciences , Science , Research & Science

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RAPIDO acronym

91福利 Nursing Alumna Leads Research Team In Creation Of R.脕.P.I.D.O.

Under the direction of 91福利 College of Nursing alumna Jennifer (Sanner) Beauchamp, Ph.D., BSN 鈥96, RN, associate professor at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, R.脕.P.I.D.O., a groundbreaking and culturally relevant acronym was created to boost stroke awareness among Spanish-speaking Hispanic/Latino communities in the United States.

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Katherine (Katie) McNamara Manning, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Scholar Receives Green Roofs For Healthy Cities Dissertation Award

The work of a 91福利 Biological Sciences doctoral graduate recently received recognition from green roof experts from across North America who are looking to address contemporary environmental challenges, especially in urban environments.

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Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science at 91福利, meets with students from his research lab.

New Year, New Lab, New Dad

The 2023-24 academic year has been a life-changing one for Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., an assistant professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences, who embarked on his first faculty position at 91福利 last semester.

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AI-generated images of exaggeratedly screaming male and female gender nurses portray nursing students鈥 fears of entering the profession.

Fear Factor: 91福利 Nursing Professor鈥檚 Research Explores Nursing Student Fears Through AI-Generated Images

91福利鈥檚 College of Nursing Assistant Professor Janet Reed, Ph.D., wanted to know how nursing students鈥 biggest fears about going into the nursing profession would translate into AI-generated art. The resulting images that portray a physical representation of the students鈥 worries about their future profession are prompting discussions.

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ashtray full of cigarettes

Will a Higher Cigarette Tax Snuff Out Smoking in Ohio?

Kathryn Wilson, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Economics within the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, weighs in on whether a higher cigarette tax could help lower high smoking rates in Ohio.

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Economics , Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship , Community Impact

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Old letter

Ohio LGBTQ History Revealed: 91福利 SURE Project Leads To Niche Discovery

What started as just a tip from an archivist quickly captured the attention and imagination of a 91福利 professor and their student.

Senior Psychology Major Alex Moir and Lauren Vachon, an assistant professor of LGBTQ studies, realized that what they were reading was a 130-year-old love letter between two women, a rare artifact of queerness from that era.

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Senior Hannah Fender is preparing to defend her honor's thesis.

Finishing the Race: 91福利 Senior Is Weeks Away from Defending her Honors Thesis

Hannah Fender is entering the home stretch.

She crunched her bachelor鈥檚 degree studies into three years, packed them full of research and other activities and now she is staring down the final 10 weeks of her undergraduate college career.

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Jon Jivan's photos of the solar eclipse

Preparing for the Eclipse

On April 8, Northeast Ohio will experience a total solar eclipse, where the moon will completely cover the sun and reveal the corona, the sun鈥檚 atmosphere. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, this will be the first total eclipse in Ohio since 1806, and the next is predicted for 2099. You could say this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the area.

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