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New Chemistry Building Will Bring Labs Out into the Open

A lab in the new chemistry building

The Chemistry Building under construction between Clippinger Laboratories and Emeriti Park is creating a new look for South Green with its walls of windows, reports Ohio University News. And moving chemistry labs from the basement of Clippinger into a new building with volumes more windows and light will usher in […]

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August 6, 2020 at 4:28 pmNews

A&S Drop-in Advising Goes High-Tech, But Keeps the High-Touch

A&S Drop-in Advising Goes High-Tech, But Keeps the High-Touch

College of Arts & Sciences advisers are standing up a new system for drop-in advising hours that’s both high-tech and high-touch. Undergraduate students in need of schedule changes or graduation checks used to show up at the first floor of Wilson Hall on the Ohio University College Green during drop-in […]

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August 6, 2020 at 4:06 pmAnnouncements News

Wu Named President-Elect of American Society for Photobiology

Dr. Shiyong Wu meets with students.

Dr. Shiyong Wu was recently elected president-elect of the American Society for Photobiology. He will serve as the president of the society from 2022-24. Wu is professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry and director of the Edison Biotechnology Institute at Ohio University. He is an associate editor for the journal Photochemistry […]

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July 29, 2020 at 3:06 pmNews

State Department Awards Bikowski Certificate of Appreciation for Online Education

Dr. Dawn Bikowski

Dr. Dawn Bikowski was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the U.S. State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for her and her team’s work on developing and running online courses for the American English E-Teacher Program, which is changing its name to the Online Professional English Network: OPEN). Bikowski […]

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July 29, 2020 at 10:26 amNews

Advising News | How to Get Help Adjusting Fall Course Schedule

Stevi Miller

By Stevi Miller Director of Student Services Did you receive an email from the Office of the University Registrar notifying you to adjust your fall semester schedule? The College of Arts & Sciences Office of Undergraduate Student Affairs is here to help! We have a team of dedicated advisers who […]

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July 28, 2020 at 10:07 amNews

Bikowski Chosen for State Department Virtual English Language Specialist Assignment

Dr. Dawn Bikowski

Dr. Dawn Bikowski, director of the Academic and Global Communication Program (formerly ELIP), was selected by the U.S. State Department for a virtual language specialist project to develop and implement a professional development program for faculty in Brazil. Bikowski is part of a select group, as she is one of […]

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July 22, 2020 at 11:16 amNews

OHIO Physicists Help Paint First Complete Picture of Expanding Universe, Lead Pursuit of Dark Energy

The SDSS map is shown as a rainbow of colors, located within the observable Universe (the outer sphere, showing fluctuations in the Cosmic Microwave Background). We are located at the center of this map. The inset for each color-coded section of the map includes an image of a typical galaxy or quasar from that section, and also the signal of the pattern that the eBOSS team measures there. As we look out in distance, we look back in time. So, the location of these signals reveals the expansion rate of the Universe at different times in cosmic history.

Except from Ohio University News The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) released today a comprehensive analysis of the largest three-dimensional map of the universe ever created, filling in the most significant gaps in the possible exploration of its history, and Ohio University researchers played key roles. The highlights of the […]

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July 20, 2020 at 12:17 pmNews