Archive for February, 2014

“If we are talking about Ukrainians making their own choice, they need support from the outside world, and they need it united,” said Dr. Steven Miner on CBC Canadian Radio. CBC interviewed Miner, Professor of History and Director of the Contemporary History Institute at Ohio University, Feb. 26 on “Vested […]

Where have all the codfish gone? Dr. R. Patrick Hassett, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, is a co-author on a paper assessing the impact of global warming on the North Atlantic food chain. The researchers are using a new technique to acquire data on a tiny crustacean that is a […]

Friday, Feb. 28, is the registration deadline for the Scripps Innovation Challenge, open to Ohio University students of every major and every campus. The Scripps Innovation Challenge is a competition among Ohio University students to come up with innovative solutions to challenges posed by media professionals. The goal is for […]

The Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute (NQPI) presents “Synchrotron X-ray Assisted STM: Introducing Chemical Sensitivity,” a presentation by doctoral student Heath Kersell on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 4 p.m. in Clippinger Labs 259.    

The Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics Spring Seminar series presents Ryan Mitchell of Indiana University on “Charmonium Spectroscopy, the New ‘XYZ’ States, and the Role of BESIII” on Tuesday, Feb. 25. (Host: K. Hicks) Upcoming Events Seminars are held in the Edwards Accelerator Laboratory Conference Room on Tuesdays, at 4:00 p.m. Johan […]

“The Coshocton Elks Club has named Peyton Bair and Kaitlyn Salmans as teens of the month for January and February,” reports the Coshocton Tribune. “Bair is the daughter of Preston Bair and Amie Bair Hyust. She’s involved with the swim team, National Honor Society, Key Club and art club. She […]

“A friend recently mentioned to me that he was having trouble believing in global warming after the record-setting cold weather this year. This reminded me that I had recently heard news of a record heat wave at the Australian Open tennis match,” writes Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Ohio University Professor of […]