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Research & Science

Hannah Fender, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State senior psychology major.

Soon after her decision to major in psychology at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State, someone had suggested to Hannah Fender that she should get involved in research as an undergraduate. So, she signed up to work in the research lab of Clare Stacey, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, looking into how empathy changes over time in medical students. And that's when Fender was first bitten by the research bug. 

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What's the Big Idea?

Watch President Diacon as he's joined by Karin Coifman and John Gunstad, professors in the Department of Psychological Sciences, as they talk about their new longitudinal research study, which will look at 10,000 students and their success over time.

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Childhood Development Center Walkathon Event Fall 2023

A group of children from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Child Development Center walked to raise money for their educational enrichment. 

College of Communication & Information
Professor David Silva instructs a class

Each election season, we're all surrounded by more and more political content circulating online. David E. Silva, Ph.D., assistant professor, is studying online conversations and shedding light on how online civility plays a role in building a stronger democracy. 

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One of the winning teams at a prior SKYHACK event

An aviation-themed hackathon brings together students from all disciplines and challenges them to develop solutions for real-world aerospace challenges. 

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University employees and Flash, the university mascot, take part in a spinning class. For the third year in a row, the American Heart Association has recognized Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State for its workplace wellness program.

Brain health researchers, including J. David Glass, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University, have been conducting studies that show the connection between cycling and increased happiness and brainpower.

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The moon next to the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ water tower in daylight.

Clear skies over campus provided a view of the moon next to the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State water tower.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Assistant Professor Marianne Prevot shows a safety senor she is developing.

Small sensors about the size of a postage stamp could one day save the lives of firefighters, soldiers and other workers who face the threat of toxic gases or vapors on the job. 

 

Remote learning has expanded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

New research indicates which workers – remote workers or in-office employees – are more aware of cybersecurity threats.

Torsten Hegmann, director of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, stands in front of the institute's advanced X-ray scattering device, which is drawing scientists to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State for their research.

If you build it they will come: Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's advanced X-ray scattering machine is drawing researchers from as far as Canada.