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Monmouth University is charting new territory in research\u2014and earning recognition along the way. Recently reclassified as a research college and university,<\/a> Monmouth now stands among a select group of institutions where discovery and scholarship drive innovation across disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Monmouth, students and faculty work side by side to turn curiosity into discovery. The projects highlighted here offer a glimpse of what that looks like in practice, from developing AI tools to help clinicians detect sepsis, to decoding aggression in fruit flies, to pioneering methods for studying endangered wildlife. Together, Monmouth researchers are exploring questions that deepen our understanding\u2014from the inner workings of the brain to the outer reaches of the universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Decoding Aggression\u2014One Fly Fight at a Time<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n

Inside Monmouth\u2019s \u201cfly fight club,\u201d researchers are uncovering how brain chemistry shapes aggression, and what those tiny clashes could reveal about human behavior.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Catching a Silent Killer\u2014With AI<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n

Meet the team training an AI chatbot to help clinicians detect one of medicine\u2019s deadliest conditions\u2014and make hospital care safer for patients.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Finding a Mystery Planet\u2014With Math<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n

Researchers are modeling a mini solar system to uncover the hidden forces steering planetary motion\u2014and reveal how math makes the invisible visible.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Advancing Marine Research\u2014With eDNA<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n

By harnessing environmental DNA to map marine life without casting a net, Monmouth researchers are reshaping how scientists study, protect, and restore coastal ecosystems.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tracking Turtles\u2014With Drones<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n

Taking turtle research to new heights, Monmouth scientists are using drones to spot and measure terrapins\u2014revealing how technology can help conservation take flight.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From AI breakthroughs to wildlife conservation, Monmouth\u2019s students and faculty are driving a culture of discovery that connects learning with impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":21763,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"image_focus":"{\"x\":55,\"y\":51}","hide_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[91],"class_list":["post-21758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-alumni-student-faculty"],"thumbnail":"\"\"","catString":"Features","issue":"Fall\/Winter 2025","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21758"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22085,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21758\/revisions\/22085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}