Archive for October, 2013

Dr. Nukhet Sandal, Assistant Professor of Political Science, is a panelist at two conferences in October, including a Religious Freedom Project conference at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs at Georgetown University Oct. 9-10. The conference addresses the question: “Freedom to Flourish: Is Religious Freedom Necessary for Peace, […]

By Corinne Colbert When one thinks “social network,” it’s easy to envision Facebook posts or LinkedIn connections. When Dr. Ted Welser thinks “social network,” he sees the Industrial Revolution. Welser, Assistant Professor of Sociology, specializes in studying how people represent themselves and relate to others on the internet. He compares […]

Dr. Paul Patton, Anthropology faculty member, is presenting “How the ‘Hopewell’ Built Their World: Middle Woodland Period Domestic Landscape Management and Modification in the Ohio Valley” at the Athens County Historical Society and Museum Oct. 9. His presentation is for Ohio Archaeology Month.

Dr. Stefan Estreicher, Professor of Physics at Texas Tech University, will discuss “Phonons and Defects in Semiconductors” on Friday, Oct. 4, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. His talk is part of the Physics and Astronomy Fall 2013 Colloquium series. “Defects in semiconductors introduce vibrational modes that are distinct from […]

The Psychology Department welcomes Dominik Mischkowski of The Ohio State University to present a colloquium on Friday, Oct. 4, at 11:50 a.m. in Porter Hall 102. Mischkowski’s talk is on “Transcending Social Threat.” All are welcome and invited to attend. “Emotional pain is an essential part of life. One of […]

The Dogwood Bloom Reading Series kicks off this Friday, Oct. 4,  at 6:30 p.m. in the Faculty Commons, third floor, Alden Library. Fiction writer Christina Jones and essayist Maggie Messitt are our featured readers. “Come on out and show your support!” says Dinty W. Moore, Director of Creative Writing at […]

When classics faculty from around the state gather at Ohio University this weekend, their agenda melds some classical scholarly discussions with some modern techniques—a swimming pool, QR codes, online teaching, and undergraduate student research. The Department of Classics and World Religions hosts the 2013 meeting of the Ohio Classical Conference […]