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Trauschweizer’s Book Traces Career of White House Insider, Architect of U.S. Strategy in Vietnam

Trauschweizer’s Book Traces Career of White House Insider, Architect of U.S. Strategy in Vietnam

Dr. Ingo Trauschweizer’s new book Maxwell Taylor’s Cold War: From Berlin to Vietnam traces the career of Gen. Taylor, a Kennedy White House insider and architect of American strategy in Vietnam. Trauschweizer is Professor of History and Director of the Contemporary History Institute at Ohio University. The book was published […]

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August 25, 2019 at 3:41 pmResearch

Switching Infections Off: Hines & Bergmeier Receive NIH Award for Antibacterial Drug Discovery Research

Dr. Jennifer Hines

Ohio University Chemistry & Biochemistry professors Dr. Jennifer Hines and Dr. Stephen Bergmeier recently received a $430,000 award from the National Institutes of Health for medicinal chemistry studies targeting a molecular switch to treat bacterial infections. “Globally, bacterial infections pose a significant threat to human health, especially when the bacteria […]

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August 25, 2019 at 2:51 pmResearch

Hembree Named an Executive Editor of Palaeontologia Electronica

Daniel Hembree

Dr. Dan Hembree was appointed as an Executive Editor of the journal Palaeontologia Electronica. Hembree is Professor of Geological Sciences at Ohio University. About Palaeontologia Electronica: Founded in 1997, Palaeontologia Electronica (PE) is the longest running open-access, peer-reviewed electronic journal and covers all aspects of palaeontology. PE uses an external […]

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August 25, 2019 at 1:14 pmResearch

Drogula Book on ‘Cato the Younger’ Offers New Perspective on Collapse of Roman Republic

Drogula Book on ‘Cato the Younger’ Offers New Perspective on Collapse of Roman Republic

Dr. Fred Drogula authored a new book, Cato the Younger: Life and Death at the End of the Roman Republic, published by Oxford University Press. Drogula is the Charles J. Ping Professor of Humanities and Professor of Classics at Ohio University. The most complete biography of Cato the Younger in English, […]

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August 25, 2019 at 8:43 amResearch

Crowl Delivers Paper, Keynote and Contributes to Several Books

Dr. Samuel Crowl

Sam Crowl, Trustee Professor of English Emeritus, remains active as he approaches 50 years of teaching and writing at Ohio University. In June he delivered a paper, “Dance Out the Answer: Kenneth Branagh’s Film of Much Ado about Nothing as Festive Comedy” at the Shakespearean Theatre Conference held annually at […]

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August 24, 2019 at 4:00 pmResearch

Hla Develops Robust Molecular Propeller that Enables Unidirectional Rotations

Dr. Saw-Wai Hla

A team of scientists led by OHIO Professor of Physics Dr. Saw-Wai Hla and Dr. Gwenael Rapenne from Toulouse developed a molecular propeller that enables unidirectional rotations on a material surface when energized. The team is from from Ohio University, Argonne National Laboratory, Universitié de Toulouse in France and Nara […]

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August 24, 2019 at 3:13 pmResearch

González-Vallejo Selected for Jefferson Science Fellowship at State Department

Dr. Claudia González Vallejo

From Compass Dr. Claudia González-Vallejo was named a Jefferson Science Fellow for 2019-20 and will spend the year working at the U.S. Department of State. The fellowship is awarded by the National Academy of Sciences. González-Vallejo, Professor of Psychology and affiliated faculty of Latin American studies at Ohio University, will […]

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August 23, 2019 at 4:00 pmNews Research