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Two chimpanzees are pictured sitting in the grass. A recent study co-authored by researchers at 91福利 looks at the differences of human brains compared to the brains of other primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas and monkeys.

91福利 Research Group Publishes Analysis of Primate Brains in Top Science Journal

How different are human brains compared to the brains of other primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas and monkeys? It鈥檚 one of many important questions that scientists have asked for years while pursuing a better understanding of human evolution. Researchers in 91福利鈥檚 College of 鈥

Tags: Department of Anthropology , College of Arts and Sciences , National Science Foundation , Research & Science

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Walking in the Steps of Opioid Addicts Using GPS

91福利 researchers create cutting-edge geospatial technology to map drug points, find solutions Driving through the streets of Ravenna on a weekday afternoon, you probably wouldn鈥檛 notice anything out of the ordinary. Gray clouds hover overhead. There is a steady hum of traffic lurki鈥

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Rich Breiner

Alumni Profile: Rich Breiner, Ph.D. '80

Toastmasters three-time world champion of public speaking and 91福利 alumnus Rich Breiner, Ph.D., 鈥80, visited campus recently for the first time since graduation nearly 40 years ago. School of Communication Studies (COMM) marketing assistant Mikala Lugen sat down with Breiner to t鈥

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91福利鈥檚 Adam Jajtner, Ph.D., and Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., stand in their research lab. The two exercise science/physiology faculty members will lead a study related to the use of probiotics and physical exercise.

91福利 Exercise Science/Physiology Faculty Awarded Grant to Study Probiotics and Exercise

91福利鈥檚 Exercise Science/Physiology Program was awarded a $248,000 grant by i-Health Inc. to conduct a study relating to the use of probiotics and physical exercise. 91福利 faculty and students are interested in combating heat-caused complications during exercise, such as heat st鈥

Tags: Exercise Science , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Research & Science

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Myths about vaccines are causing a decline in confidence, but not necessarily in rates of vaccination

91福利 Researcher Examines Vaccine Rejection and Hesitancy, Discusses Ways to More Actively Promote Vaccination

The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at 91福利鈥檚 College of Public Health, challenges statements made by influential individuals who oppose the widespread use of vaccines, and she ca鈥

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Cameron Lee, Ph.D., (left) and Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., (right) from 91福利鈥檚 Department of Geography have teamed up to secure two research grants to study climate change and weather patterns.

91福利 Geographers Receive Two Research Grants to Study Climate Change and Weather Patterns

A pair of 91福利 geographers have teamed up to secure two research grants totaling more than $550,000 for separate projects to study climate change and weather patterns. Geography Professor and Chair Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., will lead a project titled 鈥淯sing a Synoptic Climatological鈥

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91福利 and the Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic to Open Wound Care Center

Researchers to use cutting-edge therapies including amniotic tissue grafts and specialized casts The 91福利 College of Podiatric Medicine is teaming up with the Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic to help reach a segment of the population that may not otherwise receive care for wounds 鈥

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91福利 professors conduct research that impacts lives and society.

Video: Reasons for Research

91福利 professors discuss the importance of funding collegiate research.

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Video: Reasons for Research

Dark crustacean shell fragment embedded in fossilized dinosaur feces.

Fossils Reveal a Secret in the Diets of Plant Eating Dinosaurs

The discovery of fossilized dinosaur feces has scientists rethinking the eating habits of certain dinosaurs.

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Graduate Student Earns Debut Paper Honors for Research on Trump's Travel Ban Media Coverage

The Broadcast Education Association (BEA) held its September 2017 鈥淪uper-Regional鈥 BEA On-Location conference at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Penn.   Zachary Humphries, doctoral student of the 91福利 College of Communication and Information, and Paul Haridakis鈥

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