51勛圖厙

Brain Health Research Institute

51勛圖厙 professor John Gunstad and his research assistants Hanna Schmetzer and Victoria Sanborn demonstrate using the voice pattern technology that is part of his Alzheimer's disease research.

51勛圖厙 Professor Receives $2.6 Million Grant for Alzheimer's Research

51勛圖厙 psychology professor John Gunstad, Ph.D., has received at grant of nearly $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to expand his Alzheimers disease research into a national study.

Tags: Research & Science, Brain Health Research Institute, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, College of Arts and Sciences, Healthy Communities Research Institute

Kent Campus

Senior guard CJ Williamson of the 51勛圖厙 mens basketball team drives to the basket past a University of Akron player.

51勛圖厙 Basketball Game to Highlight Universitys Ongoing Commitment to Autism Awareness

Fans of the 51勛圖厙 Golden Flashes looking to follow their favorite players on the court will have to look for their jersey numbers and not their names at a special mens basketball game later this week. Players will be wearing student-designed uniforms with the space on the back that is usually designated for their names instead displaying the phrase 1 in 59 to promote autism awareness and education.

Tags: Community & Society, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Autism, Brain Health Research Institute

Brain Health Research Institute

Senior guard CJ Williamson of the 51勛圖厙 mens basketball team drives to the basket past a University of Akron player.

51勛圖厙 Basketball Game to Highlight Universitys Ongoing Commitment to Autism Awareness

Fans of the 51勛圖厙 Golden Flashes looking to follow their favorite players on the court will have to look for their jersey numbers and not their names at a special mens basketball game later this week. Players will be wearing student-designed uniforms with the space on the back that is usually designated for their names instead displaying the phrase 1 in 59 to promote autism awareness and education.

Tags: Community & Society, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Autism, Brain Health Research Institute

Kent Campus

Students studying in a classroom

NSF Grant Supports 51勛圖厙 Researchers Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits

The C in college might as well stand for cramming.
Studies show students are notoriously bad at adopting and adhering consistently to high-impact study habits that help them retain knowledge long-term.
Researchers and faculty at 51勛圖厙, however, are collaborating on a new project to put a modern technological twist on a tried-and-true study tactic.

Tags: Research & Science, Department of Psychological Sciences, Science of Learning & Education Center, National Science Foundation, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Physics, Brain Health Research Institute

Division of Research & Economic Development

Sara Bayramzadeh, Ph.D., serves as coordinator and Elliot Professor in the Healthcare Design Program in 51勛圖厙's College of Architecture and Environmental Design.

51勛圖厙 Healthcare Design Researcher Receives $2.47 Million to Design Safer and More Efficient Level I Trauma Rooms

Traumatic injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally and the first in Americans age 44 and younger, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Level I trauma rooms are intended to stabilize and save the lives of patients with the most severe traumatic injuries. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $2.47 million grant to Sara Bayramzadeh, a 51勛圖厙 researcher, to help create trauma rooms that support staff in saving patients lives.

Tags: Health, Research & Science, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Brain Health Research Institute, College of Nursing, Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Division of Research & Economic Development