Archive for December, 2016

Recent Sociology-Criminology Alum is Private Investigator in Colorado

Justin Bergh

Justin Bergh ’16 is a Private Investigator for DigiStream Investigations, a nationwide company that started in 2001, based out of California with approximately 100 field investigators. Connect with him on LinkedIn. Bergh was offered the job two weeks before graduating with his B.A. in Sociology-Criminology from the College of Arts […]

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December 12, 2016 at 10:31 amAlumni

Graduate Student Named among Best New Poets of 2016

Christine Adams

by Kristin M. Distel Christine Adams’ poem, “The Root Systems of Orchids,” has been selected by poet Mary Szybist to appear in Best New Poets 2016, an annual anthology of 50 poems from emerging writers. Adams is a second-year doctoral student and teaching assistant in Ohio University’s English Department, where […]

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December 10, 2016 at 1:26 pmNews

Speaker Addresses Undocumented Fears: Immigration and the Politics of Divide and Conquer

Dr. Jamie G. Longazel

by Matt McCullough ‘17 Dr. Jaime Longazel came to Ohio University to speak to students and faculty about his new book, Undocumented Fears: Immigration and the Politics of Divide and Conquer in Hazleton, Pennsylvania at a Sociology & Anthropology Colloquium. Longazel is a professor of sociology and research fellow for […]

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December 10, 2016 at 12:23 pmNews

Ulloa, Alsharari Article Shows How Physical Properties Are ‘Contagious’

Abdulrhman Alsharari and Sergio Uloa

Gold is shiny, glass is transparent, and so on. But researchers at Ohio University and Louisiana State University have proven theoretically that it is possible to impart properties of one material onto another, by placing them in close proximity. Physical properties of materials can be contagious, according to work by […]

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December 10, 2016 at 11:13 amResearch

Ulloa Authors ‘Magnetic-field-induced Mixed-level Kondo Effect in Two-Level System’

Ulloa Authors ‘Magnetic-field-induced Mixed-level Kondo Effect in Two-Level System’

Dr. Sergio Ulloa, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, co-authored an article in Physical Review B on “Magnetic-field-induced mixed-level Kondo effect in two-level systems.” His co-authors are Arturo Wong of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Anh T. Ngo of Argonne National Laboratory. Abstract: We consider a two-orbital […]

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December 10, 2016 at 10:45 amResearch

Ulloa, Avalos Author Article on Thermoelectric Transport through Majorana Bound States

Oscar Avalos

Dr. Sergio Ulloa, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, and graduate student Oscar Avalos co-authored an article in Physical Review B titled “Thermoelectric transport through Majorana bound states and violation of Wiedemann-Franz law.” Their co-authors, J.P. Ramos-Andrade and P.A. Orellana,  are from the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María in Chile. […]

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December 10, 2016 at 10:24 amResearch

Terman Quoted on Women’s Rise in Arizona’s Agriculture Industry

Dr. Anna Rachel Terman

KJZZ interviews Dr. Anna Rachel Terman, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Ohio University, in a story headlined “Women Move Up The Ranks Of Arizona’s Agriculture Industry.” Women are moving up the ranks in Arizona’s farming operations. These days more women nationwide are identifying as a primary operator. That change is […]

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