Research & Science
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Robotics Team Places Third in NASA Robotics Mining Competition
From November 2017 to the day of the competition in May, the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Robotics team spent months preparing for the competition held at the Kennedy Space Center. The competition is designed to mimic the procedure of having a robot on Mars if sent there by NASA. Along with 44 other university teams, the team worked together to design and construct a robot that is fashioned to mine simulated Martian terrain along with the gravel below it.
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Biological Sciences Department Addresses Road Salt Concerns
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., confirmed the possibility that increasing amounts of road salt could potentially end up in Ohio’s water supply, but it is very unlikely.
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Global Change
The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on river-based ecosystems. T…
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Global Change
The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on river-based ecosystems.
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Researcher Studies LinkedIn as Employee Selection Tool
According to a recent , 70 percent of employers use social networking sites, such as LinkedIn and Facebook, to screen and assess candidates during the hiring process.
Salem Campus Junior Wins Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State's SURE Research Competition
Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ at Salem, took first place honors at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) competition.
Researchers Reveal How Loss of South African Grasslands to Shrubs Could Affect the Soil and Atmosphere
Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. What happens when these changes interact? That was the topic of a recent paper published by David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret Herrick Endowed Professor of Plant Biology in Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ's Depart…
Researchers Reveal How Loss of South African Grasslands to Shrubs Could Affect the Soil and Atmosphere
Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. What happens when these changes interact? That was the topic of a recent paper published by Dr. David Ward and international colleagues and graduate students in the journal Scientific Reports. Although climate …
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Biologist Wins Grant to Study Neurological Roots of Chronic Stress and Fear
People who suffer trauma will, with few exceptions, never forget what happened to them, but a Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ researcher may be able to offer them the hope of living without constant fear and anxiety. John D. Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences in Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State’s College…
Army Funds Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Aeronautics Professor to Research Drone Technology
A grant from the Army Research Laboratory has a Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ researcher flying high. The grant provides more than $130,000 for Blake Stringer, Ph.D., assistant professor of aerospace engineering in Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, to study propulsion systems for a new…
