Archive for September, 2013

Ohio University’s It’s You brand campaign features an interview with Tyler Ames, a Biology student in the College of Arts & Sciences and captain of the varsity men’s cross country team. In an interview, Ames talked about conducting biomechanics research, being a tutor, and getting accepted to medical school. How […]

  Congrats to Dr. Alexander Govorov and Ph.D. student Zhiyuan Fan on their paper in Nature accumulating 100 citations in the 18 months since its publication. The two were co-authors on a March 2012 paper on “DNA-based self-assembly of chiral plasmonic nanostructures with tailored optical response,” which appeared in the journal […]

“Institutional reform depends on three ‘I’ words: information, incentives, and innovation. Let me discuss each of these words in the context of institutional governance,” said Dr. Richard Vedder as he addressed members of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. Vedder is Director of the Center for College Affordability […]

Dr. Martin Kordesch, Professor of Physics, will present a paper on “Sputter Deposition of Amorphous Thin Films and Nanoparticles” at the XII Brazilian Materials Research Society Sept. 29 to Oct. 3 in Campos do Jordao, Brazil. “Magnetron sputtering is a useful way to deposit alloys and solid-solid mixtures that would […]

The inaugural cohort of students in the Law, Justice & Culture Certificate program mingled with local attorneys, judges and faculty at a reception sponsored by the Center for Law, Justice & Culture on Sept. 16. “The reception was a lovely opportunity for students to have informal conversations with center faculty […]

Professor Guenther Heydemann will give a talk on “The Difficult Road from Dictatorship to Democracy: The Delayed Revolution of 1989 at the University of Leipzig” on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 4:30 p.m. in Anderson Auditorium,  Room 111 in Scripps Hall. Faculty and students from all departments and schools are welcome. […]

The African American Studies Department and the Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences are hosting a dessert reception during the Black Alumni Reunion weekend. The reception is Saturday, Sept. 28,  from 1-3 p.m. African American Studies is hosting the reception in the department’s new space at 31 S. Court. […]