Archive for March, 2020

Reuters Quotes Burgess on LGBTQ Candidates Winning Big

Dr. Susan Burgess

Reuters quotes Dr. Susan Burgess, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Ohio University, in a story headlined “LGBTQ Candidates Win Big In Super Tuesday Contests Across U.S.” “The mainstream position now is one of acceptance for LGBT people and the challenger position is for those who don’t,” saidSusan Burgess, a […]

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March 5, 2020 at 8:56 amFaculty in the News In the News

Vedder: Our Higher Education Problem: Serious but Not Hopeless

Dr. Richard Vedder

National Review summarizes a recent talk by Dr. Richard Vedder at the Martin Center in an article headlined “Our Higher Education Problem: Serious but Not Hopeless.” Vedder is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University. First, there’s the cost issue. While prices of other services have been falling, the […]

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March 5, 2020 at 8:47 amFaculty in the News In the News

Career Corner | Atomic Robot Seeks Copywriters, Mobile App Designers

Career Corner | Atomic Robot Seeks Copywriters, Mobile App Designers

Atomic Robot, a mobile app agency that crafts engaging mobile experiences for everyone from innovative startups to the Fortune 500, is looking to fill full-time and intern positions. Apply at atomicrobot.com/careers. Visit with them at Ohio University on March 18 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the ARC Atrium. […]

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March 4, 2020 at 5:06 pmAnnouncements News

The Coronavirus Number to Watch is R-Zero, Says Math Expert

Dr. Winfried Just

 When Ohio University multimedia Journalism student Taylor Bruck interviewed experts from different disciplines across campus to find out more about the topic of the novel coronavirus in today’s headlines, Dr. Winfried Just was there to look at how mathematical modeling helps provide an analytical tool for assessing prevention strategies […]

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March 4, 2020 at 4:04 pmNews Research

Biologists Report 6% of Bobcat Population Killed Annually on Ohio Roads

A bobcat is spotted by one of the researchers’ camera traps.

From Ohio University News Up to 6 percent of Ohio’s bobcat population may be killed on roadways each year, say Ohio University researchers in a new study. And getting the felines not to cross busy roads is not an easy mitigation. Dr. Viorel Popescu and graduate and undergraduate researchers in […]

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March 4, 2020 at 3:00 pmResearch

Physics Professor Recognized for Patent

Distinguished Professor Alexander Govorov

From Ohio University News Three Chemistry & Biochemistry professors were among Ohio University honored faculty, staff and student inventors honored during a Feb. 26 awards ceremony. Dr. Alexander Govorov, Distinguished Professor of Physics & Astronomy, was recognized for “Compositions of Matter Having a Mixture of Strongly Plasmonic Nanorods and Exhibiting […]

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March 4, 2020 at 2:33 pmResearch

Biological Sciences Professor Recognized for Patent

Dr. Anne Loucks (background) and Lyn Bowman (foreground) work in their laboratory in Irvine Hall where they have developed technology to measure human bone strength.

From Ohio University News Three Chemistry & Biochemistry professors were among Ohio University honored faculty, staff and student inventors honored during a Feb. 26 awards ceremony. Dr. Lyn Bowman, Biological Sciences, received a patent for “Systems and Methods for Estimating the Stiffness of a Bone Using Mechanical Response Tissue Analysis.” […]

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March 4, 2020 at 2:22 pmResearch