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Peters Authors Article on Making Good News Even Better

Dr. Brett Peters

Dr. Brett Peters, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, authored an article on “Making the good even better: A review and theoretical model of interpersonal capitalization” in the journal Social and Personality Psychology Compass. Abstract: When good things happen, individuals will often retell this good news to others, a […]

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July 23, 2018 at 12:20 pmResearch

Plant Biology, Chemistry Researchers Present at Cell Wall Conference

VIII. Cell Wall Conference in Asilomar, California, June 18-22, 2018. Photo left to right: Mick Held (Chemistry), Lee Tan (Chemistry Alum), Allan Showalter, (PBIO), Yadi Zhou (Chemistry grad student)

Ohio University researchers from Environmental & Plant Biology and Chemistry & Biochemistry presented at the VIII. Cell Wall Research Conference in Asilomar, CA, June 18-22. The presenters included Dr. Allan M. Showalter, Dr. Michael Held, and graduate student Yadi Zhou. Showalter, Professor and Chair of Environmental & Plant Biology and […]

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July 20, 2018 at 2:02 pmResearch

Hua’s NSF CAREER Grant Will Involve Big Data, Many Students

Dr. Zhihua Hua

Dr. Zhihua Hua received a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Grant for his work on how plant cells remove old or abnormal proteins, with implications for crop breeding and seed production. Hua is an Assistant Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology at Ohio University. The five-year grant of $1.09 million will […]

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July 18, 2018 at 1:56 pmResearch

Rios Study: Men Who Sexually Harass Subordinates Fear Being Judged as Incompetent

Dr. Kimberly Rios

New research by Dr. Kimberly Rios, Associate Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, shows that sexual harassment is related to feeling threatened and wanting to maintain one’s social status. The numerous high-profile men who have recently been accused of sexual harassment may not have been simply exercising their power. Instead […]

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Drabold Group Visualizes Electric Conduction in Computer Memory Materials

The authors modeled space-projected conductivity of several CBRAM materials. In this figure, oxygen atoms are shown in red, copper atoms in blue, and aluminium atoms in green.

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern In a paper published in Rapid Research Letters this week, a team of current and former Ohio University researchers reported a new theoretical method to determine the electrical conductive properties of a type of material that is important for the development of new computer […]

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July 5, 2018 at 9:39 pmAlumni Research

Harrington Gives Plenary on Potential Use of Restricted Boltzmann Machines

Harrington Gives Plenary on Potential Use of Restricted Boltzmann Machines

Dr. Peter Harrington, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, delivered a plenary address on “Cascading and Enhanced Restricted Boltzmann Machines for Feature Expansion of Spectra” at the Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry meeting in Halifax, CA. “Many advances in modern society are due to embedded artificial intelligence. Some of these innovations are […]

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July 3, 2018 at 8:07 amResearch

Malinski Quoted: ‘We Don’t Have to Develop a New Drug. We Already Have It.’

Dr. Tadeusz Malinski

Personal Liberty reported on research by Dr. Tadeusz Malinski, the Marvin & Ann Dilley White Chair and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University, in a story headlined “The last vitamin you’d expect to save your heart.” A team of researchers at Ohio University set out to discover the […]

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July 3, 2018 at 7:35 amFaculty in the News In the News