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Alumni Association Hosts Ninth Annual Alumni Day of Service

What better way can 91�㽶��Ƶ University alumni make a difference in their community than by volunteering with fellow Golden Flashes?

91�㽶��Ƶ Biologist Awarded $1.8 Million to Advance Alzheimer’s Research

Research shows that women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than men by a 3 to 2 margin. Some scientists believe this is because when women reach menopause, their bodies cease to produce estrogen, and the pituitary gland begins over-producing another hormone, luteinizing hormone (LH), to try to jump-start the ovaries.

Gemma Casadesus Smith, an associate professor of Biological Sciences in 91�㽶��Ƶ University’s College of Arts and Sciences, plans to test those beliefs in mice using a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.

91�㽶��Ƶ SLIS Ranked Nationally Among Top 20

New rankings released by U.S. News & World Report (March 14) place 91�㽶��Ƶ University’s School of Library and Information Science (iSchool) among the nation’s top 20 graduate programs in library and information science – again.

91�㽶��Ƶ Fashion School Hall of Fame to Induct Don Witkowski, Michael Kors Executive

UPDATE 4/26/17 - The public lecture by Don Witkowski that was scheduled for April 28 at noon has be

Touched by Migration: Poetry Helps Give Refugees and Immigrants a Voice

A unique poetry partnership is helping to spread the “word” about migration, literally. Powerful and inspiring words are ringing throughout 11 cities in the United States.

91�㽶��Ƶ Track Star Goes the Distance to Up the Speed of Young Athletes

It all comes down to a fraction of a second. Who can push off the block first? Who can jump the highest?

91�㽶��Ƶ Alumna Competes for $1 Million on “The Amazing Race”

A 91�㽶��Ƶ alumna joins "The Amazing Race" team to compete for $1 million on CBS.

91�㽶��Ƶ Geographers Make Maps to Help Study Youth Violence

91�㽶��Ƶ University researchers use geospatial technology to study youth violence in Akron, Ohio.

91�㽶��Ƶ Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth

A 91�㽶��Ƶ professor, his graduate students and researchers from Kyoto University help offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.

91�㽶��Ƶ Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth

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 91�㽶��Ƶ University researchers and their colleagues at Kyoto University in Japan, however, may offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.

91�㽶��Ƶ University Police Services Swears In Two New Officers

As their families watched, Trevor White and Terrance Duncan were sworn in as 91�㽶��Ƶ University Police Services’ newest officers.

Cancer Survivors and Depression: 91�㽶��Ƶ Professor Studies Link

A new study by a 91�㽶��Ƶ researcher finds that depression in some cancer survivors is linked to both care and financial concerns.