Archive for June, 2016

Jellison Quoted on History of Ugly Bridesmaids Dresses

Dr. Katherine Jellison

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, was quoted in a racked article on “A Cultural History of Ugly Bridesmaids Dresses.” According to the 1865 nuptial guidebook The Etiquette of Courtship and Matrimony, bridesmaid dresses should “be as the depth of colouring in the background of […]

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June 9, 2016 at 8:29 amFaculty in the News In the News

Meet the Orientation Leaders | Hannah Jones Found ‘My Home Away from Home’

Hannah Jones '16

Bobcat Student Orientation Leader Hannah Jones ’16 is off to graduate school—but not until she helps provide a soft landing for the Class of 2020 at Ohio University. Jones graduated in May with a B.S. in Biological Sciences–Preprofessional and a minor in Applied Nutrition. She will be attending Palmer College […]

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June 8, 2016 at 1:33 pmNews

A&S Faculty Part of Innovation Funds for Adaptable Flexible Technologies for Mobile and Wearable Electronics

Ohio University’s Innovation Strategy program has provided $50,000 in a seed grant to help a team of Ohio University faculty on a project named Adaptable Flexible Technologies for Mobile and Wearable Electronics. This project aims to develop and design flexible electronic systems that can sense, digitize, communicate and analyze physiological […]

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June 7, 2016 at 6:05 pmResearch

Physics Faculty Get Innovation Funding for Center for Atomically Thin and Layered Systems Technology

Ohio University’s Innovation Strategy program has provided $50,000 in a seed grant to help a team of Ohio University faculty on a project named Ohio University Center for Atomically Thin and Layered Systems Technology: OHIO CATaLyST. This project will establish the new Center for Atomically Thin and Layered Systems Technology […]

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June 7, 2016 at 5:58 pmResearch

Chemistry, Biology Faculty Get Innovation Funding for Ohio Drug Discovery Collaborative

Ohio University’s Innovation Strategy program has provided $50,000 in a seed grant to help a team of Ohio University faculty on a project named Ohio Drug Discovery Collaborative: Identification and Development of Novel Molecular Therapies for Human Disease. This project will build a centralized, interdisciplinary initiative focused on drug discovery […]

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June 7, 2016 at 5:47 pmResearch

Chornock Co-Authors Paper That Refines Hubble Constant, Expansion Rate of Universe

Three Steps to Hubble Constant (Artist's Illustration) -- This illustration shows the three steps astronomers used to measure the universe's expansion rate to an unprecedented accuracy, reducing the total uncertainty to 2.4 percent.

Dr. Ryan Chornock, Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, is a co-author on a journal article that uses Hubble Space Telescope data to refine the local value of the Hubble Constant—resulting in a new rate of expansion for the universe and possibly pointing toward an additional source […]

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June 7, 2016 at 5:23 pmResearch

Psychology Faculty Get Innovation Funds for Connecting Science and Practice in School Mental Health

Ohio University’s Innovation Strategy program has provided $50,000 in a seed grant to help a team of Ohio University faculty on a project named Connecting Science and Practice in School Mental Health. This project proposes to improve services and care for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems across […]

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June 7, 2016 at 12:31 pmResearch