Archive for October, 2020

University Community Mourns Loss of Psychology Professor Mark Alicke

Dr. Mark Alicke

The Ohio University community mourns the loss of Dr. Mark Alicke, Professor of Psychology, due to an accident at his home on Oct. 23, according to his obituary. “Our hearts and condolences go out to Mark’s family, friends, colleagues, and students,” says Dr. Florenz Plassmann, Dean of the College of […]

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October 27, 2020 at 2:26 pmNews

Geology Graduate Students, Faculty Participate in Annual Geological Society of American Meeting

Geology Graduate Students, Faculty Participate in Annual Geological Society of American Meeting

The Geological Society of America annual meeting is one of the largest scientific gatherings of geologists each year, and the Ohio University Geological Sciences Department historically sends a large contingent of students and faculty to showcase their research. This year the GSA meeting is online from Oct. 26-30, but departmental […]

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October 27, 2020 at 12:30 pmResearch

‘Twas the Night Before College…

‘Twas the Night Before College…

Twas the night before college And all through my head Visions of missed exams Filled me with dread. But it was just a dream. Tim Burton playing with me. No Jack Skellington virus Could change what will be. I’ll be in Athens next September. I’ll be snug in my bed […]

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October 23, 2020 at 11:47 amNews

Election 2020 | How Other Countries View America’s Current Election, Their Relationship with America

Dr. Nukhet Sandal. Photo by Ben Siegel

 Professors Emmanuel Jean-Francois, Nukhet Sandal, and Mario Grijalva discuss “How other countries view America’s current election in terms of being concerned with their own countries’ relationship with America” in Ohio University’s Ask the Experts Election 2020 series. Sandal is Associate Professor of Political Science in the College of Arts & […]

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October 23, 2020 at 11:09 amFaculty in the News In the News

Bythell Group Awarded Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Grant for Instrumentation

Dr.  Benjamin Bythell

Dr. Benjamin Bythell’s group has purchased a High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) system together with a LC/MS 8050 Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer, nitrogen generator, and quantitation software thanks to an $184,500 instrumentation grant from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc. together with start-up funds from the College of Arts & Sciences. Bythell is […]

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October 23, 2020 at 9:13 amResearch

Election 2020 | How Climate Change, Health Care Intertwine

 Professors Geoff Dabelko, Daniel Skinner, and Dina López discuss how climate change and health care intertwine, and how are they reflected in the candidates’ policies in the United States in Ohio University’s Ask the Experts Election 2020 series. Dabelko is professor of environmental studies in the Voinovich School of […]

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October 22, 2020 at 5:35 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Election 2020 | How Women Impact the Political Landscape in the U.S.

Dr. Sarah Poggione

Drs. Katherine Jellison and Sarah Poggione talk about how women have and continue to change the political landscape in the United States in Ohio University’s Ask the Experts Election 2020 series. Jellison is professor of History, and Poggione is Associate Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences and Associate […]

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October 22, 2020 at 5:05 pmFaculty in the News In the News