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Stem Cells: From Classical Model to Modern Computation

Dr. Horacio Castillo

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern The human body is home to more than 200 different types of cells, each performing a unique function. But what makes a blood cell a blood cell, or a neuron a neuron? All cells in an organism are derived from a single embryonic stem […]

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December 6, 2018 at 1:14 pmResearch

Cambridge Sabbatical Mingles Research, Networking

NQPI member David Drabold (center right) poses in Cambridge, England with Nobel laureate
Venkatraman “Venki” Ramakrishnan (center left) and his sons, Will (left) and Edward (right). Drabold
spent last spring at Trinity College during his sabbatical. (Photo courtesy of David Drabold)

By Ryan Flynn NQPI editorial intern One might not think history and physics regularly coincide. However, Distinguished Professor of Physics and Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute member Dr. David Drabold steeped himself in both this past spring by taking sabbatical at Trinity College in Cambridge, England. While in Cambridge, Drabold met with […]

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December 6, 2018 at 1:12 pmAlumni Research

Bikowski, Phillips Co-Author Book on ‘Teaching with a Global Perspective’

Bikowski, Phillips Co-Author Book on ‘Teaching with a Global Perspective’

Ohio University professors Dr. Dawn Bikowski and Dr. Talinn Phillips co-authored a book on Teaching with a Global Perspective: Practical Strategies from Course Design to Assessment (Routledge, 2018). Bikowski is Director of the English Language Improvement Program in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Phillips is Associate Professor of English. The […]

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December 6, 2018 at 7:48 amResearch

Figueroa Authors Collection of Stories about Puerto Rican Traditions

Dr. Melissa Figueroa

Dr. Melissa Figueroa, Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Modern Languages Department, published a collection of short stories titled Nota de duelo (Mourning Note) in ArtePoética Press, a New York-based publishing company that specializes in literature written in Spanish in the United States. The stories are about Puerto Rican traditions […]

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December 3, 2018 at 1:29 pmResearch

Cox Co-Facilitates Workshop for Women and Crime Professional Development Series

Dr. Amanda Cox

by Aissatou Boye ’20 Dr. Amanda Cox, Lecturer of Sociology, participated in the American Society of Criminology’s Division on Women and Crime Professional Development Series at the organization’s annual meeting. With her colleague, Dr. Shelly Clevenger, an Associate Professor at Illinois State University, Cox led a portion of the workshop […]

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November 29, 2018 at 8:59 amResearch

Linguistics Faculty, Students Present Teaching Tips at Second Language Pronunciation Conference

Linguistics faculty and graduate students present at PSLLT

Second-year Linguistics M.A. students Sofía Fernandez and Zoe Zawadzki presented their projects at the 10th annual Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching conference at Iowa State University from Sept. 6-8, along with Dr. Lara Wallace and Dr. Edna Lima of the English Langauge Improvement Program. Fernandez presented with Wallace, Senior […]

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November 28, 2018 at 1:55 pmResearch

Welser Presents ‘Swipe for Your Right to Party’ for SMART Dialogues

Dr. Ted Welser presenting at Smart Dialogues in October 2018

By Richard Morris Associate Professor of Sociology Dr. Ted Welser presented during an installment of the Scripps College of Communication SMART Dialogue Series, which is dedicated to providing a platform for discourse on social media research. In his lecture, “Swipe for Your Right to Party,” he described the effects which […]

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November 27, 2018 at 3:48 pmResearch