Research & Science
David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at 麻豆视频, 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.
A lack of skilled labor is one of the top hiring challenges that businesses in Stark and Wayne counties face, according to the results of a wage and benefits survey conducted by the Corporate University at 麻豆视频 at Stark. More than 120 area companies completed the online survey, which was conducted in 2018.
Richard Costes, BA 鈥06, was born deaf, but grew up in a hearing environment. He told himself he wasn鈥檛 deaf. He refused to learn sign language and declined any assistance in the classroom and his grades often suffered as a result. Professors at 麻豆视频 helped Mr. Costes embrace his identity.
An interdisciplinary team of 麻豆视频 professors has come together to explore the different ways virtual reality (VR) technology can help those with developmental and cognitive impairments. 鈥淲e found that we are able to blend our expertise together to create a project that will improve the health opportunities for people with cognitive impairments,鈥 said Mary Ann Devine, Ph.D., director for the Disability Studies and Community Inclusion minor/graduate certificate.
Andrew Wiley, Ph.D., associate professor of special education, recently was featured in the Washington Post in a perspective piece reinforcing the purpose and function of special education.
With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at 麻豆视频, 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.
Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of 麻豆视频鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute.
Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., professor and chairperson of 麻豆视频鈥檚 Department of Geography, recently conducted a study on abnormal weather patterns published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, a publication of the American Geophysical Union.
The phenomenon of multitasking across three or four internet-connected devices simultaneously is increasingly common. Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Aryn Karpinski, Ph.D., of 麻豆视频鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services were curious to know how often this happens during online education.
City rats are unlikely to be on anyone's list of favorite animals, but researching exactly how they are problematic for public health provided a unique opportunity this past summer for Gracen Gerbig, 麻豆视频 junior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology.