Archive for March, 2018

New Chemistry Building Provides Window into 21st Century Research

Architect's rendering of the new Chemistry Building. Courtesy of BHDP + Flad Architects.

As Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty and students make research headlines around the world, work on a new state-of-the-art chemistry building at Ohio University is moving forward. Teaching and research needs have changed dramatically since chemistry classrooms and labs located to Clippinger Laboratories, which opened in 1965 with the moniker as […]

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March 12, 2018 at 1:32 pmUncategorized

Century-old Ellis Gets Sustainable, Accessible Make-Over

New entrance to Ellis will open to a central, welcoming lobby. Courtesy of
Champlin Architecture.

By Lori Bauer Architects are turning the inside of Ellis Hall from a maze of offices and classrooms into a welcoming learning space. Students and visitors entering a newly renovated Ellis Hall in early 2019 will be greeted by a new first-floor lobby that provides a central administrative hub as […]

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March 12, 2018 at 11:43 amUncategorized

Sandal Talks at Notre Dame on ‘Religious Leaders and Conflict Transformation: Northern Ireland and Beyond’

Dr. Nukhet Sandal. Photo by Ben Siegel

Dr. Nukhet Sandal, Associate Professor of Political Science, gives a talk on “Religious Leaders and Conflict Transformation: Northern Ireland and Beyond” on March 20 at University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. Abstract: Religious dimension of contemporary conflicts and the rise of faith-based movements worldwide require policymakers […]

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March 12, 2018 at 8:57 amResearch

Stender Co-Authors Discovery of Two-Dimensional, Conductive Gallenene

Dr. Anthony Stender

Dr. Anthony Stender, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University, is a co-author with scientists at Rice University and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, on the discovery of a method to make atomically flat gallium that shows promise for nanoscale electronics. “The Rice lab of materials scientist […]

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March 12, 2018 at 8:32 amResearch

Hamby in Weekly Standard: ‘Herbert Hoover: The Engineer-President’

Hamby in Weekly Standard: ‘Herbert Hoover: The Engineer-President’

Dr. Alonzo L. Hamby, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Ohio University, authored an article in the Weekly Standard headlined “Herbert Hoover: The Engineer-President | He ascended to the presidency on the strength of his intelligence but lost the country’s trust in the Great Depression.” The Herbert Hoover of historical […]

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March 11, 2018 at 12:05 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Alumni News | Busic Awarded Tenure by Denison University

Dr. Jason Busic

Ohio University alum Jason Busic ’02, ’04M, Assistant Professor of Spanish at Denison, is one of eight faculty members recently awarded tenure by Denison University’s Board of Trustees, according to a news release. Busic earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s in Spanish from the College of Arts & Sciences […]

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March 11, 2018 at 10:06 amAlumni Alumni in the News

Alumni News | Ohio State Bar Association Honors Veidt for 50 Years of Service

Ohio University alum Christopher E. Veidt ’65 was honored by the Ohio State Bar Association on Feb. 28 for 50 years of service to the profession and one attorney for 65 years of service, according to a news release. Veidt earned his bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts & […]

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March 10, 2018 at 5:19 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News