Research

Evans Edits Book on School Mental Health Services for Adolescents

Dr. Steven Evans

Dr. Steven Evans, Professor of Psychology, co-edited a book on School Mental Health Services for Adolescents (New York, NY: Oxford University Press). Co-edited by J.R. Harrison and B.K. Schultz, the 2017 book: Provides in-depth information for researchers and school mental health professionals working in secondary schools. Describes the history of […]

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August 29, 2017 at 3:52 pmResearch

Biology Grad Helps Discover New Species of Sauropod Dinosaur in Tanzania

Eric Gorscak is a Cambridge, Ohio, native who earned a Ph.D. in biological sciences at Ohio University. Photo: Emily R. Naylor/Courtesy of Eric Gorscak

From Compass In an article published last week in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Ohio University paleontologists have identified a new species of titanosaurian dinosaur. The new species is a member of the gigantic long-neck sauropods, and its fossil remains were recovered from Cretaceous-age (70-100 million years ago) rocks in […]

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August 28, 2017 at 4:15 pmAlumni Research

Chen, Grad Students Use Mass Spectrometry to Capture Visible Light Photoredox Reaction Intermediates

Abstract image for visible-light-mediated photoredox reactions

Dr. Hao Chen, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, and graduate students co-authored an article on “Detection of Fleeting Amine Radical Cations and Elucidation of Chain Processes in Visible-Light-Mediated [3 + 2] Annulation by Online Mass Spectrometric Techniques” in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Ohio University co-authors are graduate […]

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August 26, 2017 at 3:45 pmResearch

Vis Wins Award for Best Phylogeny/Taxonomy Poster at International Phycological Congress

Dr. Morgan Vis

  Dr. Morgan Vis, Professor and Chair of Environmental & Plant Biology, attended the 11th International Phycological Congresss in Szczecin, Poland in August. Vis presented a poster on “Systematic Revision of the sister genera Lemanea and Paralemanea (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta).” She and her co-authors (K. Müller, J. Kwandrans, R. Sheath, P. Eloranta, […]

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August 26, 2017 at 2:05 pmResearch

Cimatu and Grad Students Author Two Articles in Chemistry Journals

Graphical abstract: Sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy of methacrylate-based functional monomers at the hydrophilic solid–liquid interface

Dr. Katherine Cimatu, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, and four graduate students in her lab published two articles in chemistry journals. Narendra Adhikari, Uvinduni Premadasa, and Cimatu co-authored “Sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy of methacrylate-based functional monomers at the hydrophilic solid–liquid interface,” in the journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. Abstract: 2-Substituted […]

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August 18, 2017 at 3:40 pmResearch

Musaraj Publishes Article on ‘Pyramid Firms and Value Transformation in Postsocialist Albania’

Dr. Smoki Musaraj

Dr. Smoki Musaraj, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Ohio University, authored an article in Ethnologie Française, on “Pyramid Firms and Value Transformation in Postsocialist Albania” (Ethnologie Française Vol 2: 321-330. 2017). Abstract: Pyramid Firms and Value Transformation in Postsocialist Albania. When they collapsed in 1997, the so‑called pyramid firms (firma […]

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August 18, 2017 at 12:50 pmResearch

Chang Authors Two Essays: ‘Queergaming’ and ‘A Game Chooses, A Player Obeys’

Dr. Edmond Y. Chang

Dr. Edmond Y. Chang, Assistant Professor of English at Ohio University, published essays in two recent books. An essay on “A Game Chooses, A Player Obeys: BioShock, Posthumanism, and the Limits of Queerness” was published in Gaming Representation: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Video Games.  Published by Indiana University Press […]

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August 15, 2017 at 4:46 pmResearch