Archive for September, 2013

Colloquium: Technological Advances: Semiconductor Nanowires, Sept. 19

Colloquium: Technological Advances: Semiconductor Nanowires, Sept. 19

Dr. Howard Jackson, Professor of Physics at the University of Cincinnati, will discuss “Probing the Band Structure and Carrier Dynamics of Single Semiconductor Nanowires” at the Condensed Matter & Surface Sciences Colloquium on Thursday, Sept. 19, at  4:10 p.m. in Walter Lecture Hall 245. “Semiconductor nanowires represent a remarkably versatile […]

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September 15, 2013 at 10:01 amEvents

The Ohio Classical Conference convenes in Athens Oct. 4-5

The Ohio Classical Conference convenes in Athens Oct. 4-5

The 2013 Meeting of the Ohio Classical Conference will be held in Baker University Center Friday-Saturday, Oct. 4-5. Friday’s Vergilian Society luncheon will feature guest speaker Garth Tissol, Professor of Classics at Emory University, whose talk will focus on the exile poetry of Ovid. On Friday night, conference attendees will […]

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September 13, 2013 at 4:09 pmEvents

Lein: How Data Can Drive Decision Making on Sustainability, Hydrofracturing

Lein: How Data Can Drive Decision Making on Sustainability, Hydrofracturing

Dr. James Lein, Professor of Geography, presents at two upcoming conferences, discussing how remote sensing data can be used to drive sustainability decision making and how earthquake modeling inform hydrofracturing analysis. Lein discusses “Implementing a Remote Sensing Monitoring System to Support Sustainable Development: The OhioMAP Concept”  at the 2013 Ohio […]

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September 13, 2013 at 11:25 amResearch

A Smoking Cauldron, a Rocket in a Bottle and Elephant Toothpaste

A Smoking Cauldron, a Rocket in a Bottle and Elephant Toothpaste

Children and families packed the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery as Alpha Chi Sigma chemistry students brought some of Harry Potter’s magic potions to life—a smoking cauldron, a rocket in a bottle and elephant toothpaste. Story by Katie Hendershot, Compass The Ohio University students reached out to many who may […]

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September 13, 2013 at 9:03 amNews

Posted: Senior Business Manager, Dean’s Office

The Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences is seeking a Senior Business Manager. The Senior Business Manager monitors, executes, and provides accountability for administrative and financial resources, procedures, and policies to maximize the achievement of the College of Arts and Sciences. For more information and to apply to the […]

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September 13, 2013 at 8:54 amAnnouncements

Needed: Children for Language Listening Study

Needed: Children 7 through 11 years old—with and without language and/or academic difficulties—for language listening study at Ohio University. The focus of the study is on “Language, Attention, Memory & Academics: How Things Work Together.” Children are needed with language and/or academic difficulties, but no other problems such as deafness, […]

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September 13, 2013 at 8:31 amAnnouncements

Alum’s Creative Writing Career Leapfrogs Ahead

Alum’s Creative Writing Career Leapfrogs Ahead

Congrats to Creative Writing alum David Armstrong ’02, ’11M, whose first book, a story collection called Going Anywhere, won the Leapfrog Press Fiction Contest and will be published in fall of 2014. He just started “seriously writing short stories” about two years ago, and in the last six months he’s […]

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