Research Impact

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October 23, 2024
Try, try again. Researchers know that great discoveries can take winding, unpredictable paths.
In the face of unfunded grant proposals, conflicting results and people who don’t yet see the vision, research can sometimes feel like failure—but persistence through the process is what often drives inno...

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October 03, 2024
ӰƵ’s Lydia Kisley receives prestigious U.S. Department of Energy ‘Early Career Award’ for groundbreaking research in microscopy of rare-earth element separations
Obtaining rare-earth elements (REEs)—ranging from terbium to lithium—involves soaking chemical compounds in ...

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September 09, 2024
ӰƵ research explores statistical mysteries of everyday tasks, from Doodle polls to efficient scheduling
In a world where organizing a simple meeting can feel like herding cats, new research from ӰƵ reveals just how challenging finding a suitable meetin...

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August 27, 2024
In Cuyahoga County, the stark reality of the opioid crisis is that most drug overdose victims die alone, with no one nearby to help.
A recent study, done in partnership with ӰƵ and Cuyahoga County, highlights the critical need for “targeted harm-reduction strategies” in...

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August 22, 2024
Could artificial intelligence (AI) remove bias from the hiring process? A team of researchers at ӰƵ hope to find out.
With a one-year, $250,000 grant from Walmart, the team aims to address critical challenges in the current landscape of what is known in human resources ...

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August 15, 2024
Johanna Nagy, the Warren E. Rupp Assistant Professor of Physics at ӰƵ, was recently awarded NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship in Astrophysics to advance her work in experimental cosmology.
This esteemed early career award is granted to a select few of the ...

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August 07, 2024
Within two months of its launch in November 2022, ChatGPT had some 100 million users monthly; today, the site attracts that many users weekly. Such rapid growth in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has triggered a primal instinct: fear for both companies and workers.
GenAI is a more creati...

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July 22, 2024
Although the causal relationship between oral and cardiovascular health is not well-understood, researchers consider the link to be a 'predictive risk factor'
Maintaining good oral health is crucial, not only for a radiant smile, but also a healthy heart, according to a new ӰƵ Uni...

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July 16, 2024
The evolution of resistance to diseases, from infectious illnesses to cancers, poses a formidable challenge.
Despite the expectation that resistance-conferring mutations would dwindle in the absence of treatment due to a reduced growth rate, preexisting resistance is pervasive across diseases that ...

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July 11, 2024
Since 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges to global public health, infecting millions and claiming numerous lives. While widespread vaccination efforts have alleviated the immediate threat, lingering questions persist about the long-term effects of the virus on those inf...