Archive for October, 2018

Hicks in Dispatch | Neutrino Experiment Sheds Light on Black Holes, Birth of Galaxies

Dr. Kenneth Hicks

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, authored a column in the Columbus Dispatch headlined “Neutrino experiment sheds light on black holes, birth of galaxies.” Neutrinos are, in a way, like X-rays in that they can pass through materials easily. On average, most neutrinos can pass […]

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October 29, 2018 at 7:36 amFaculty in the News In the News

Thompson Promotes Green Roof in Chronicle Story on OHIO Innovation

Dr. Kim Thompson

Dr. Kim Thompson, Lecturer in Environmental & Plant Biology, was quoted along with other Ohio University officials in a Chronicle of Higher Education story headlined “This University’s ‘Accelerator’ Tests New Ideas for Teaching — and It’s Working.” Kim M. Thompson, a lecturer in environmental and plant biology, is enthusiastic about […]

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October 29, 2018 at 7:19 amFaculty in the News In the News

Alumni News | Cheng Publishes Paper on ‘Unpacking Decision Difficulty’

Dr. Jiuqing Cheng

Ohio University alum Dr. Jiuqing Cheng published a paper on “Unpacking decision difficulty: Testing action dynamics in Intertemporal, gamble, and consumer choices” in Acta Psychologica. Cheng is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at University of Northern Iowa. He graduated from Ohio University in 2016 under the supervision of Dr. Claudia Gonzalez-Vallejo, […]

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October 28, 2018 at 12:44 pmAlumni

Eberts Walked the Asylum Hallways in Search of Spirits…

Eberts Walked the Asylum Hallways in Search of Spirits…

 (Editor’s note: The audio problem as George Eberts begins to talk is fixed as he goes on….) “Having said there are no ghosts, I have to admit that I have a list of about 15 of them here,” said George Eberts, a long-time Athens Asylum employee, in the  fifth installment in […]

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October 28, 2018 at 9:52 amNews

Institute Invites Veterans, Service Members to Talk about ‘Coming Home from War’

Institute Invites Veterans, Service Members to Talk about ‘Coming Home from War’

The Contemporary History Intsitute  is seeking veterans and service members to participate in a “Coming Home from War” program this academic year. “We are now inviting veterans who would like to participate in three two-hour conversations about their experiences and challenges in war and after coming home,” says Dr. Ingo […]

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October 27, 2018 at 3:31 pmAnnouncements News

González Vallejo Named Consulting Editor of Journal of Mathematical Psychology

González Vallejo Named Consulting Editor of Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Dr. Claudia González Vallejo, Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, was appointed a Consulting Editor for the Journal of Mathematical Psychology. “The Journal of Mathematical Psychology includes articles, monographs and reviews, notes and commentaries, and book reviews in all areas of mathematical psychology,” according to the journal’s website. “Areas of special […]

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October 27, 2018 at 2:42 pmNews

Cho Puts Her Passion for Language Intonation into Practice

Dr. Christine Moon Cho

By Sierra Heilman Ohio University’s Linguistics Department welcomes new visiting assistant professor, Dr. Christine Moon Cho.  Cho received her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from the University of Oxford, UK, and OHIO is extremely happy to join the Bobcat family. Finding the Beauty at hOUme When asking Cho why she decided […]

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October 27, 2018 at 2:13 pmNews