Division of Research and Sponsored Programs

New Collaboration to Provide Real-Time Data Exchanges for Astrophysicists
What happens when two neutron stars collide? What extreme densities and temperatures are reached? What new states of matter exist within the core of a neutron star? One 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ College of Arts and Sciences theoretical astrophysicist, Veronica Dexheimer, associate professor in the Department of Physics, is diving headfirst into these questions as a co-principal investigator collaborating with her peers at multiple institutions on a recently funded cyberinfrastucture research grant project.

From Kent to Cleveland: The Importance Of DE&I

91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Awarded $3.5 Million Choose Ohio First Grants
The state of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Higher Education announced that 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University has been awarded Choose Ohio First grants totaling $3.5 million to support students in the critical fields of science (including health professions), technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Awarded $3.5 Million Choose Ohio First Grants
The state of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Higher Education announced that 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University has been awarded Choose Ohio First grants totaling $3.5 million to support students in the critical fields of science (including health professions), technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Physics Professor Elected as 2020 Fellow of Prestigious Scientific Society
Jonathan V. Selinger, professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar in 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University’s Department of Physics, in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.

2020 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Recipients
91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University has announced the recipients of the 2020 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards (ORSA). Sponsored by the University Research Council and the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, this award honors 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s exceptional researchers and scholars.

91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Recognizes New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Winners
91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University has announced the recipients of the New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award. These awards recognize the hard work and dedication of faculty who have been at 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ for 10 years or less and are sponsored by the University Research Council.

91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Physics Professor Elected as 2020 Fellow of Prestigious Scientific Society
Jonathan V. Selinger, professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar in 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University’s Department of Physics, in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.

Neuroscience Symposium Celebrates Brain Health Research at 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, NEOMED and Cleveland Clinic

New Funding Leads to New Full-Body Virtual Reality Lab
Two 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ sociology researchers are moving toward gaining insight into how people’s brains react in a variety of threatening situations using innovative virtual reality (VR) technology funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Army. Josh Pollock and William Kalkhoff, both in the Department of Sociology & Criminology, are leading the research projects, which will benefit the Army, 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ students and others.