BHRI and its members in the news
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Chirality, or the absence of mirror symmetry in a molecule, is a complex topic that Material Sciences Professor Torsten Hegmann is determined to know more about. Hegmann, director of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, and other ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø collaborators led…
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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø alumnus Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., and his wife, Marlene M. Wicherski, have pledged $2 million to support research programs and students in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Brain Health Research Institute. The Brain Health Research Institute is a recently established, cross-…
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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…
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Intentionality to build successful academic mentoring relationships with students is what sets professors apart at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 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…
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The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $1.86 million grant to Thorsten-Lars Schmidt to develop molecular tools that help researchers to understand membrane proteins. This is the first time a professor at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has been awarded an R35, which provides promising…
Congratulations to Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., and his research group for leading an international collaboration and publishing their work in Science Advances! Their article, titled “Effects of shape and solute-solvent compatibility on the efficacy of chirality transfer:…
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Intravenous (IV) needle insertion is a practice that many medical professionals learn and need to master. A new cross-departmental ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø project in the works will help nursing students improve their skills with cutting-edge technology.
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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Brain Health Research Institute celebrated the grand opening of its new lab spaces on Friday, Nov. 5, with an afternoon of activities that included a keynote presentation, space dedication, tours and student research demonstrations. The new space,…
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Last Spring, the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Board of Trustees approved the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, which creates an important interdisciplinary hub for faculty, students, staff and community members engaged in race and anti-racism scholarship, activism and education. “Kent…
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Whether you are attempting to master the art of cooking or trying your hand at DIY home improvement, chances are books, blogs and articles have been written by many qualified experts to help guide the way. Scholars spend countless hours reading page after page - chapter after…