Archive for February, 2014

Vis Names Newly Discovered Red Algae After California Professor

Vis Names Newly Discovered Red Algae After California Professor

  From California State University San Marcos News Center Researchers at Ohio University in collaboration with European colleagues have named a new group of red algae Sheathia after CSUSM professor Dr. Bob Sheath, an aquatic biologist and one of the preeminent experts on North American freshwater algae. The newly identified […]

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February 28, 2014 at 8:39 pmNews Research

Math Alumni’s Keystone Computer Solutions: Preparing Youth of Color for IT Professions

The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, the oldest minority-owned business in Minnesota, profiled two Ohio University alumni in an article “Keystone Computer Solution: preparing youth of color for IT professions. Couple says creating future leaders is ‘the right thing to do.” Joseph Richburg ’72 and Dorothy Richburg ’73 both graduated from the College […]

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February 28, 2014 at 8:10 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Gazette: Houston Discusses ‘Unsung’ Civil Rights Activist

Gazette: Houston Discusses ‘Unsung’ Civil Rights Activist

The Chillicothe Gazette covered a lecture by Dr. Akil Houston, Assistant Professor of African American Studies, on Feb. 26 at the Ohio University-Chillicothe campus. Speaking to college students and community members on Thursday, Akil Houston bypassed the better-known icons of the civil rights movement in favor of an unsung figure […]

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Plant Bio’s Martha Bishop Named Outstanding Administrator

Plant Bio’s Martha Bishop Named Outstanding Administrator

Martha Bishop, Lab Coordinator in Environmental and Plant Biology, has been been chosen to receive the University Outstanding Administrator Award. She will be honored at a ceremony on March 10. Read more about the ceremony in Compass. Only three outstanding administrators are honored each year across the Athens and Regional […]

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February 28, 2014 at 5:25 pmNews

Physics Colloquium: A Physicist’s Perspective on the Complexity of Biology, Feb. 28

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents John Wikswo of Vanderbilt University on “A Physicist’s Perspective on the Complexity of Biology” on Friday, Feb. 28, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: The complexity of biological systems arises from highly nonlinear structural, metabolic, and signaling networks that span multiple spatiotemporal scales. […]

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February 28, 2014 at 2:33 amEvents

Dynamics Seminar: Dynamics of Expanding Maps in Heterogeneous Networks, May 12

Dynamics Seminar: Dynamics of Expanding Maps in Heterogeneous Networks, May 12

The Mathematics Department presents Dr. Sebastian van Strienonn “Dynamics of expanding maps in heterogeneous networks” on Monday, May 12, at 4 p.m. in Morton 326. Strien is with the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College in London. Abstract: We study expanding circle maps interacting in a heterogeneous random network. Heterogeneity […]

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February 28, 2014 at 2:22 amEvents

Applying to Graduate School? How to Get In Gracefully: A Workshop for Psychology Students, March 11

“Are you thinking about applying to graduate school? Are you unsure as to exactly what is involved in the application process? Are you wondering how you can increase your chances of getting in? Are you still considering your options and trying to decide what type of program to apply to? […]

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February 27, 2014 at 6:00 pmEvents