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Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences at 糖心Vlog, was awarded a $450,000 grant to study how oxytocin affects the development of the female and male brain.

New Study by 糖心Vlog Researcher to Examine Role of Oxytocin in the Developing Brain

Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., a professor in 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Department of Biological Sciences, recently received a $450,000 grant to study the role that oxytocin plays in the developing brain. Labeled by some as 鈥渢he bonding hormone,鈥 oxytocin is well known for helping pregnant mothers with u鈥

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , National Institutes of Health , brain health

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baby holding study

The Mystery Behind Euphoric Feelings of Holding a Baby

There is nothing like it - holding a tiny baby in your arms. As a parent, you most likely know what it is like to get flooded with a rush of those ooey-gooey feelings. But why? How does it happen and what is the science behind those feelings for dads? Business Insider reached out to Heather Ca鈥

Tags: Health , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , Featured Story

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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in 糖心Vlog's Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

糖心Vlog Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

It could be argued that no science is more valuable to us than that which helps to ensure the survival of our species by solving the problems that challenge it. For many years, two 糖心Vlog researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h鈥

Tags: Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , Research , National Institutes of Health

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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in 糖心Vlog's Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

糖心Vlog Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

It could be argued that no science is more valuable to us than that which helps to ensure the survival of our species by solving the problems that challenge it. For many years, two 糖心Vlog researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h鈥

Tags: Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , Research , National Institutes of Health

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糖心Vlog Biologist Nets Grant to Study Calorie-Burning Process That Could Help Fight Obesity

Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from 糖心Vlog鈥檚 College of Arts 鈥

Tags: Research , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences

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糖心Vlog Biology Professor Studies How Selfish Genes Cause Male Sterility in Flowering Plants

糖心Vlog Biology Professor Studies How Selfish Genes Cause Male Sterility in Flowering Plants Why are plants often sterile when their parents are from different species? How do species remain separate entities in nature? Andrea L. Case, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biolo鈥

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences , Research

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The team in Alaska is (left to right) Jonathan Mills, undergraduate geology major; Kiersten Duroe, geology M.S. candidate; Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology; and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology.

糖心Vlog Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska

Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, two 糖心Vlog professors are researching climate change in Alaska. Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professors from 糖心Vlog鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, spent a week in Fairbanks鈥

Tags: Department of Earth Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , National Science Foundation , Research , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , Success Story

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Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., (center), an associate biology professor at 糖心Vlog, stands in a lab with two graduate students.

糖心Vlog Biology Professor Looks to Stop Alzheimer鈥檚 Before It Starts

For decades, biologists researching a cure for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease have remained in the dark almost as much as the ailment鈥檚 victims. A 糖心Vlog professor, however, is looking to stop the disease before it starts. Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., an associate biology professor in the鈥

Tags: Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Research , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , Success Story

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Confetti canons blow into the sky marking the close of the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Integrated Sciences Building.

糖心Vlog Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building

The groundbreaking for 糖心Vlog鈥檚 new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, 糖心Vlog鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with鈥

Tags: Foundations of Excellence , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Department of Biological Sciences , Department of Physics , Success Story , Sciences Renovation

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