Archive for February, 2019

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern On Feb. 14, the Ohio University campus was flooded with red hearts and sweet baked goods in celebration of Valentine’s Day. In Clippinger Hall, scientists convened to learn about Tiancong Zhu’s work on atomic-thin magnets that work at room temperature. “It’s kind of a […]

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern Many researchers are currently interested in creating composite materials that are composed of two-dimensional atomic monolayers. A team of Ohio University researchers and their collaborators recently generated a theoretical model of one such system, describing the interactions between two drastically different materials. They described […]

The Food Studies theme and Community Food Initiatives hosted the second Discovery Kitchen Workshop of the spring semester in the demonstration kitchen in McCracken Hall 120. The Feb. 21 evening workshop featured spaghetti squash lo mein and roasted sweet potatoes. Students and community members gathered to learn how to prepare […]

Deadline for application extended to March 2, 2019. The Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute in collaboration with the Global Health Initiative has extended its application deadline to give students additional time to apply for the Tropical Disease Research and Service Learning summer program 2019. This is an opportunity to gain […]

Dr. Peter de B. Harrington, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, wrote an editorial for the special issue on New Frontiers in Chemometrics that he guest edited for the Journal of Analysis and Testing. His article “Chemometrics in the Age of Intelligent Chemical Instruments” notes that “we are presently living through […]

 Video by Ohio University Communications and Marketing How do plants grow in response to gravity—on Earth and in space? Dr. Sarah Wyatt is Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology, director of the Molecular and Cellular Biology program, and a Presidential Research Scholar at Ohio University. In “Research Moment,” Wyatt […]

By Sierra Heilman If you haven’t heard of Handshake yet, where have you been? Handshake is Ohio University’s new platform that helps students search for career opportunities. It’s used by over 250,000 employers and all Fortune 500 companies, so your chances of finding the perfect company that encompasses everything you […]