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Carpathian/Appalachian Conference: Two Mountain Ranges, Similar Issues

Carpathian/Appalachian Conference: Two Mountain Ranges, Similar Issues

Two mountain ranges on two continents. Facing many of the same 2st century issues. This September, four professors from Ohio University will travel to the Carpathians/Appalachians International Conference 2013 at  the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University (PNU) in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. The journey to the Carpathians will take place from Sept. […]

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September 8, 2013 at 8:08 amResearch

Prakash, Eremenko Present at Argonne National Laboratory

Prakash, Eremenko Present at Argonne National Laboratory

Dr. Madappa Prakash, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, presented a Physics Division Colloquia Sept. 6 at Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago. Prakash—who has a broad range of interests that include nuclear and particle physics, the physics of high energy heavy-ion collisions, and astrophysics—will discuss “Lessons from New Observations of Neutron […]

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September 5, 2013 at 11:53 pmResearch

Two Physicists Present at European Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics

Two Physicists Present at European Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics

Two Ohio University physicists are presenting at the 22nd European Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics in Krakow, Poland, Sept. 9-13. The professors are from the Department of Physics and Astronomy in College of Arts & Sciences. Both are also members of the Ohio University Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics. […]

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September 5, 2013 at 10:37 pmResearch

Cell Biology Conference Invites Students, Postdocs to Register for Free Event

The Appalachian Regional Cell Conference, an annual event designed to facilitate professional networking and resource sharing among students and postdoctoral fellows in the field of cell biology, is open for registration through Friday, Sept. 13. The free event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. […]

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September 4, 2013 at 11:32 amEvents Research

Nominations open for Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship

(Aug. 27, 2013) The Vice President for Research and Creative Activity is soliciting nominations for the 2013 Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship. The Ohio University Foundation established the new award to recognize current and former faculty members, students and alumni who have demonstrated excellence in innovation, invention, commercialization and […]

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August 27, 2013 at 9:41 amAnnouncements Research

Ryu to Discuss Ohio’s Revolving Loan Systems for Transportation Projects

Dr. Jay Ryu

Dr. Jay E. Ryu, Associate Professor of Political Science in the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University, will present a paper at the Transit Planning and Finance Issues session of the 25th annual conference of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM) 25th Annual Conference Oct. 3-5 […]

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August 26, 2013 at 12:18 pmResearch

What the Brachiopods from Cincinnati Say About Tectonic Shift

What the Brachiopods from Cincinnati Say About Tectonic Shift

Did you know that North America was part of an ancient continent called Laurentia that sat near the equator and had a tropical climate? Or that the forerunner to the Appalachian Mountains—called the Taconic Mountains—were forced up about 450 million years ago through tectonic plate movement? As the Taconic Mountains […]

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August 26, 2013 at 9:21 amResearch