Why Women are Less Likely than Men to Start New Ventures
A new study by faculty at ¼ø»Æʦapp and Eastern Michigan University explores the cultural factors that may explain why this gender gap exists and varies widely in countries around the world.
'Dream Team' Awarded $1.1 Million for Blind Mexican Cavefish Research
¼ø»Æʦapp researchers have received a $1.1 million NSF grant to develop powerful transgenic tools and gene-editing technologies in the blind Mexican cavefish to significantly advance it as a research model system.
Millennials, Think You're Digitally Better Than Us? Yes, Says Science
A study by ¼ø»Æʦapp's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science is one of the first to examine the information technology switching prowess phenomenon in the "Net Generation," revealing some surprising results.
¼ø»Æʦapp Attracts Record Number of National Merit Scholars
¼ø»Æʦapp has welcomed a record number of National Merit Scholars for the fall 2019 semester.
Scientist Lands $1.7 Million NIH Grant for Tissue Engineering Approach
A leading scientist in ¼ø»Æʦapp's Schmidt College of Medicine has received a grant for a research project that offers hope for eye disease and regenerative medicine using a novel tissue engineering approach.
¼ø»Æʦapp PhD Project to Create First Online Comanche Dictionary
Ph.D. student Kathryn Pewenofkit Briner, D.M.A. (Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache descent), added to her research this summer at the Smithsonian.
Another Way Dogs Help the Military; Aeromedical Patient Evacuations
A study by ¼ø»Æʦapp's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has demonstrated the feasibility and efficacy of animal-assisted interventions to reduce stress in a military setting.
Jaffe Center for Book Arts to Host Annual Wayzgoose Festival
The Jaffe Center for Book Arts at ¼ø»Æʦapp will host its second annual Library Wayzgoose Festival on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Wimberly Library.
¼ø»Æʦapp High School Student Back from Space, School That Is
¼ø»Æʦapp High School student Connor Cane, 15, recently was one of only four ¼ø»Æʦapp to represent the United States and one of only 47 ¼ø»Æʦapp from across the world to participate in the United Space School.
Who's a 'Good Boy?' Astro, ¼ø»Æʦapp's Smart Robodog That's Who
What would you get if you combined Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa with Boston Dynamic's quadruped robot? You'd get "Astro," the four-legged seeing and hearing intelligent robodog.