Archive for June, 2018

Alumni News | Cohara Appointed to Commission on Continuing Legal Education

Julie Cohara

Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor appointed Julie Cohara ’13M as a member of the Ohio Supreme Court’s Commission on Continuing Legal Education, beginning a three year term that started this year. The Commission on Continuing Legal Education administers the continuing legal education requirements imposed on attorneys and judges in the state […]

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June 20, 2018 at 2:26 pmAlumni

Psychology Club President Highlights Benefits of Membership

Psychology Club President Highlights Benefits of Membership

by Kristin Distel Being part of OHIO’s Psychology Club has been a transformative experience for senior Taylor Gardner. “Psychology Club offers opportunities to meet other psychology majors, get involved in research labs, participate in volunteer opportunities, and receive guidance on how to be a successful psychology student. We also work […]

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June 19, 2018 at 5:19 pmNews

Ulloa, Alumni Probe Topology of Bilayer Graphene

Dr. Abdulrhman Alsharari

By Amanda Biederman NQPI Editorial Intern A team of researchers at Ohio University have discovered a way to alter the electronic behavior of bilayer graphene, a finding that may be applied to the control of heat dissipation in electronic devices. To implement this feat, OHIO Ph.D. alumni Dr. Abdulrhman Alsharari […]

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June 19, 2018 at 12:40 pmResearch

Kruse, Cimatu Present at ACS Colloids and Surface Science Symposium

Dr. Katherine Cimatu presents  at the 92nd ACS Colloids and Surface Science Symposium.

Adelaide “Addy” Kruse ’19, an Honors Tutorial College undergraduate student, and Dr. Katherine Cimatu, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University, presented at the 92nd ACS Colloids and Surface Science Symposium at Penn State University in June. Kruse gave a very impressive talk on her recent work about […]

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June 18, 2018 at 3:42 pmResearch

Meteorology Students Chase Storms in Tornado Alley, Featured in U.S. News

The group races east toward a supercell in the Texas panhandle, attempting to get ahead of the forward flank downdraft.

Eighteen meteorology students from Ohio University packed their bags and headed west to the Central and Southern Plains’ Tornado Alley. On the trip, students directly observed deep, moist atmospheric convection and its associated phenomena, including single-cell, multi-cell, and supercell storms, which can produce squall lines, hail, lightning, and tornadoes. The […]

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June 18, 2018 at 1:32 pmIn Class In the News Students in the News

Alumni News | NY Times Hires Griffith to Cover Silicon Valley Startups

The New York Times announced Ohio University alum Erin Griffith ’05 will be its new startup and venture capital reporter, to be based in San Francisco. Connect with Griffith on LinkedIn. While earning her journalism degree at OHIO, Griffith also earned a Women’s Studies Certificate from the College of Arts […]

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June 18, 2018 at 11:47 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Jellison Quoted Extensively in New Zealand story on Melania Trump

Dr. Katherine Jellison, portrait

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, is quoted extensively in a New Zealand NOTED story headlined “Melania Trump: The reluctant First Lady.” “A hallmark of her experience as a candidate’s wife and First Lady so far has been one public humiliation after another,” Ohio University […]

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June 18, 2018 at 10:40 amFaculty in the News In the News