Summer 2013 is a great time to get involved in research at OU! A range of
research funding opportunities opportunities is available, for both undergraduate and graduate students. Learn more on the Office of Research Administration
website.
Stem cell research leads to conference presentation
Afton Turner, a student from the University of Central Lancashire, England, spent six weeks at Oakland under the tutelage of Dr. Rasul Chaudhry, an OU faculty member, co-director of the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and a lead organizer of the conference. In October, she returned to campus this fall as a guest speaker at a stem cell conference.
At the conference, Turner presented a poster of their short project, “The effects of arsenite on human cord blood stem cells,” which was developed along with Naimisha R. Beeravolu. The study seeks to examine the impact of arsenic on human cells, to determine correlations with cancer and other severe afflictions including neurological and cardiovascular diseases.
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Graduate goes on Summer Study Tour
Recent Oakland University graduate Joana Allamani took her studies abroad last June as part of UC Berkeley’s Brussels Summer Study Tour.
The whirlwind trip consisted of stops at the European Commission, the U.S. Mission to the EU, Council of the European Union, External Action Service, European Parliament, NATO headquarters, and Bruegel, which is a Brussels-based economic policy think tank.
In each place, the student tour met with officials who gave talks regarding the role of their institutions, challenges that lie ahead, and current issues, including the Euro crisis.
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Mine-detecting robot may save lives
Oakland University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Science has joined forces with Fulbright Scholar Dr. Arbnor Pajaziti to design and manufacture a mobile autonomous robot that has the potential to save lives.
More than a decade has passed, but the effects of war are still lingering in Kosovo, where portions of the countryside are dangerously littered with hidden land mines. These mines pose a hazard to the lives of citizens, especially the farmers, growers and shepherds who work in pastures and fields.
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