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Moore Co-edits New Book, ‘Flash Nonfiction Funny’

Moore Co-edits New Book, ‘Flash Nonfiction Funny’

Dinty W. Moore, along with Tom Hazuka, has co-edited a new book, Flash Nonfiction Funny: 71 Very Humorous, Very True, Very Short Stories (Woodhall Press). The book features concise essays, all consisting of 750 words or less, that are sure to delight and entertain readers. “It is hard to say […]

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August 30, 2018 at 8:13 amFaculty in the News News

Branching Out: Flowers and Herbs at OHIO Student Farm

Two spiral pathways, emulating the design of an antique McArthur Brick Plant brick.

By Julie Anna Scott Bachelor of Specialized Studies in Sustainable Agriculture and Herbalism Just off of West State Street, down a windy gravel road, there lies an abundant garden laden with squash, tomatoes and the usual crops one might find at any good farm. But this year, something new has […]

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August 28, 2018 at 8:13 pmIn Class News

Career Corner | History’s Advisers Provide More Career Planning for Students

Career Corner | History’s Advisers Provide More Career Planning for Students

The History Department’s new advising program provides more career planning and professional development for history majors and minors. “While we know our students enter a number of careers after graduation, the fields of law, public history and museum studies, and secondary education have emerged as the top three career interests […]

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August 28, 2018 at 2:53 pmNews

Hicks Elected Secretary-Treasurer of Division of Nuclear Physics of the American Physical Society

Dr. Kenneth Hicks

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, was elected in 2018 to be the Secretary-Treasurer for the Division of Nuclear Physics of the American Physical Society. The DNP is the national society for his area of physics, with about 2,700 members. The Secretary-Treasurer is part of […]

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August 28, 2018 at 2:38 pmNews

Griffith Begins Teaching Position in History at Rio Grande

Luke Griffith

Luke Griffith, a Ph.D. candidate in the History Department, will serve as an adjunct professor at the University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College during the 2018-19 academic year. At the McArthur Center, Griffith will teach American History II, a course that traces the development of the United States […]

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August 28, 2018 at 2:17 pmNews

Faculty Learning Community | Teaching Book & Print History Across the Disciplines

Faculty Learning Community | Teaching Book & Print History Across the Disciplines

A faculty learning community on “Teaching Book & Print History Across the Disciplines” will bring together faculty and administrators to establish an interdisciplinary community to discuss book and print history. Participants will read key texts in the field and share strategies for incorporating rare books, archival, and special collections materials […]

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August 28, 2018 at 8:02 amAnnouncements News

OHIO Team Shows Existence of Three-Dimensional Phases of Amorphous Graphene

This image represents an 800-atom FEAR model of amorphous carbon at density 0.95 gm/cc. Spheres represent carbon atoms. Orange atoms are members of amorphous graphene subnetwork.

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern A team of Ohio University researchers and their collaborators used a theoretical model to characterize the physical properties of certain samples of amorphous carbon and showed that these materials are, in fact, connected and distorted fragments of amorphous graphene in an article published in […]

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August 27, 2018 at 12:53 pmNews