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College of Arts and Sciences

Gemma Casadesus Smith, an associate professor in 91²Ö¿â’s Department of Biological Sciences, has been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.

91²Ö¿â's Gemma Casadesus Smith is studying why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's. 

91²Ö¿â Commencement

GoodCall talked with professors around the country about the use of liberal arts degrees and the skills that students use as a springboard to the next step in their education and career path.

Division of Research & Economic Development
91²Ö¿â Uses Geospatial Technology to Map Violence

91²Ö¿â researchers use geospatial technology to study youth violence in Akron, Ohio.

According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2017.

These numbers are stark and sobering, and worse yet, we still do not know exactly why cancer develops in its victims or how to stop it.

An online publication in Nature Nanotechnology this week by 91²Ö¿â researchers and their colleagues at Kyoto University in Japan, however, may offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.

School of Peace & Conflict Studies

91²Ö¿â geology professor is concerned about losing valuable government databases

91²Ö¿â Professor Anne Jefferson expresses concern over losing valuable scientific data following proposed budget cuts.

School of Peace & Conflict Studies