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Studying sea slugs, looking ahead to better robots
Researchers in biology, neurosciences, electrical engineering and computer sciences map sea slugs’ rapid behavioral adaptations—with application to humans, robots As 2-pound sea slugs tug and feed on bits of seaweed, researchers from ϳԹ and around the world are mapping t...
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Meeting of the Midwest Association of Core Directors
The ϳԹ School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute will host the ninth annual meeting of the Midwest Association of Core Directors, the regional chapter of the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities. The three-day conference is geared towa...
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Ants, acorns and climate change
ϳԹ biologists study swift evolutionary changes in acorn-dwelling insects—and what it might mean for other species as climate warms The relatively swift adaptability of tiny, acorn-dwelling ants to warmer environments could help scientists predict how other species might evolve in t...
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Submit abstracts for the Midwest Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology
The 2018 Midwest Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology will take place Friday, Sept. 14, through Sunday, Sept. 16, at Tinkham Veale University Center. Those interested in submitting abstracts must do so by Aug. 15. For more information, visit the Midwest Meeting of the Society for Develo...
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Shining a light on amphibian decline
New research links excessive artificial light to developmental issues in toads; possible connection to worldwide amphibian crisis A pair of researchers at ϳԹ are suggesting that excessive, human-caused artificial light at night may be contributing to a worldwide amphibia...
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ϳԹ’s first two Beckman Scholars chosen for undergraduate research grants and extensive mentorship
In January, ϳԹ was among just 12 institutions nationally chosen by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation to offer research grants and extensive mentorship to six undergraduate students in chemistry and the biological sciences—two each over the next three years. The un...
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Science Cafe Cleveland—"Tiny Brains at High Speed: The Neuroscience of Fly Flight"
The next Science Cafe Cleveland will feature Jessica Fox, assistant professor of biology, whose research lab studies how flies use their sensory systems to fly. The event will take place Monday, April 9, at Music Box Supper Club (1148 Main Ave). Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the presentation wil...
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ϳԹ to offer prestigious Beckman Scholars Program grants for undergraduate researchers
ϳԹ has been selected by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation to offer valuable research grants and extensive mentorship to undergraduate students in chemistry and the biological sciences. The university is one of just 12 institutions chosen nationally in 2018 to offe...
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Early excellence: Faculty, staff and alumni named to Crain’s Cleveland Business “Forty Under 40” cohort
Age offers little indication of an individual’s ability to make a difference in their professional field and community, and many at ϳԹ prove that on a daily basis. Each year, Crain’s Cleveland Business releases its “Forty Under 40” cohort to show the power of individual...
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Talk on evolutionary biology
The ϳԹ Department of Biology and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History will host a public talk on evolutionary biology Friday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. in the museum’s auditorium. Jonathan Losos, professor of biology at Harvard University, will discuss the role of chance a...