Archive for May, 2018

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, authored a column headlined “Mitch Daniels Has the Right Stuff for Purdue.” His column appeared on the website for the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. Higher education does not produce many flashy, innovating entrepreneurs like Mark Zuckerberg, Steve […]

Science News quoted Dr. Madappa Prakash in an article headlined “Neutron stars shed neutrinos to cool down quickly.” Prakash is a Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University. Scientists have spotted the first solid evidence that some neutron stars, the collapsed remnants of exploded stars, can rapidly cool their […]

The Outdoor Wire reports that “the photo of a garter snake, submitted by Ryan Wagner of North Olmsted in Cuyahoga County, stood out as a winner for the ninth annual Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp Photo Contest, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Wagner is a sophomore at […]

The latest installment of a new reading series, Spoken & Heard: Poetry of Departure and Relevance, will take place on May 24 at The Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens. Thursday’s reading will feature Columbus-area poet Scott Woods; opening for Woods is local writer Ivars Balkits. Woods is the author […]

A workshop on Emerging Coproduction Systems for Sustainable Rural Economies is May 23-24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Living Learning Center at Ohio University. The goal of the workshop is to review prospects for coproduction systems in rural areas with declining economic activity. Multidisciplinary expert panels will […]

The Food Studies theme presents a veggie sale on Tuesday, May 22, in Grover from noon to 2 p.m. in front of the Atrium on the first floor. The regular Friday market is from 4 to 6 p.m. on May 25, at the Ohio University Plant Biology Learning Gardens on […]

By Raymond Humienny NQPI editorial intern Bishal Bhattarai, an Ohio University condensed matter physics Ph.D. student, was awarded the 2017-18 Vishwa S. Shukla Memorial Scholarship. Bhattarai is working under the direction of Distinguished Professor of Physics Dr. David Drabold, a Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute member. Bhattara is the author of […]