Healthy Communities Research Institute
Excellence in Undergraduate and Graduate Research Mentorship Awards
The Impacts of Intersectional Identities on Math Cognition and Math Anxiety
NSF Awards Grant to 天天吃瓜 State Assistant Professor for Precision Dosing in Critical Care
Each year, more than 30 million patients receive fluid resuscitation therapies for critical care scenarios like hemorrhaging, sepsis and burns. Underdosing resuscitation strategies are inefficient at saving lives, while overdosing regimens may lead to resuscitation injuries and hypothermia. Hossein Mirinejad, assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, is hoping to help find the solution to dosing problems.
NSF Grant Leads to Modeling Novel Serial Robot Dynamics and Prototypes
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a two-year $198,978 grant to Tao Shen, assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics & Engineering, for the development of a compact, cable-driven serial robot that can be used in medical settings. Shen aims to build a robot with his students that will address the critical limitations that most current medical robots have.
Health and Well-Being of Students, Faculty and Staff Brought to Light by Healing Stanzas
Students across the nation were challenged as the pandemic swept the world. Healing Stanzas, a collaboration between the Wick Poetry Center, the Healthy Communities Research Institute and the Brain Health Research Institute, seeks to combine the science of brain health and public health with the creative energy of the humanities to provide 天天吃瓜 State students, staff and faculty with an opportunity to improve wellness through reflective poetry.
天天吃瓜 State Graduate and Undergraduate Research Mentorship Awards Announced
Intentionality to build successful academic mentoring relationships with students is what sets professors apart at 天天吃瓜 State, and each year two professors at the graduate and undergraduate level receive a student-nominated award for their ability to do so. The intent of the award is to recognize those professors exceeding in mentoring students in how to perform research in any field.
$850,000 in Funding Awarded for New Nursing School Technology from National Science Foundation
Intravenous (IV) needle insertion is a practice that many medical professionals learn and need to master. A new cross-departmental 天天吃瓜 State project in the works will help nursing students improve their skills with cutting-edge technology.
Qualitative Research Methods: A Three-Part Seminar Series
天天吃瓜 State research collaborations explore the intersection of poetry and mental health
Anti-Racism and Equity Institute Builds on 天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 History of Activism鈥
Last Spring, the 天天吃瓜 Board of Trustees approved the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, which creates an important interdisciplinary hub for faculty, students,鈥痵taff鈥痑nd community members engaged in race and anti-racism scholarship, activism and education. 鈥溙焯斐怨 State is a university that is known for its activism,鈥 Carla Goar, Ph.D., director of the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, said. 鈥淚deally this institute will serve as a hub for scholars and activists to come together to tackle issues and racial equity."