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Students Use Real-Life Immigrant Experiences to Win International Competition

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91�ֿ� team wins Mission:Life international competition

A team of 91�ֿ� students took first place in the seventh annual Mission: Life international competition on November 12, which took place at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.

Researchers Reveal How Loss of South African Grasslands to Shrubs Could Affect the Soil and Atmosphere

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Grassland in Magersfontein (near Kimberley, South Africa), 1900

Researchers Reveal How Loss of South African Grasslands to Shrubs Could Affect the Soil and Atmosphere

Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

91�ֿ� Biologist Wins Grant to Study Neurological Roots of Chronic Stress and Fear

Kent Campus

John D. Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences at 91�ֿ�, received a three-year, $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health.

New Study by 91�ֿ� Researcher to Examine Role of Oxytocin in the Developing Brain

Kent Campus

Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences at 91�ֿ�, was awarded a $450,000 grant to study how oxytocin affects the development of the female and male brain.

91�ֿ� to Co-Lead New Center of Living Architecture

Kent Campus

Workers install a green roof onto the lower roof of Taylor Hall at 91�ֿ�. The plants will help insulate the building, control water runoff and provide less glare.

91�ֿ� Astrophysicist Wins NSF Grant to Search for Exotic Matter in Neutron Stars

Division of Research & Economic Development

91�ֿ� Geologist Wins Grant to Study Climate Change Factors and Inspire Young Scientists

Division of Research & Economic Development

Some natural processes can help slow climate change by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. One of the factors that influences the ability of plants and soils to store carbon is the focus of a new study by Dr. Elizabeth Herndon, Assistant Professor of Geology at 91�ֿ�.

91�ֿ� Researcher Wins NIH Grant to Fight Cancer at a Molecular Level

Division of Research & Economic Development

Single molecule biophysics sounds complicated because it is. Then again, so is cancer.
So it makes sense that one of 91�ֿ�'s molecular biophysicists would take on the most notorious challenge in medical science.

91�ֿ� psychologist leads NIH-funded study to identify children at risk for persistent distress after a traumatic injury

Division of Research & Economic Development

Several factors — including, age, gender, and medical history — determine how a child processes a trauma and what treatments may be most effective at preventing long-term psychological distress. But what role do parents play?

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