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Malinski Quoted in Article Questioning Quality of Generics from India

Dr. Tadeusz Malinski, Marvin White Chair and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was quoted in a column on “FDA suppresses concerns about Indian generics” by Roger Bate at the American Enterprise Institute. “Are American patients taking unsafe medicines from Asia? Even posing that question is leading to unusually public […]

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April 10, 2014 at 3:05 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Will Milky Way’s Black Hole ‘Spaghettify’ Visitor?

Will Milky Way’s Black Hole ‘Spaghettify’ Visitor?

Sometime this spring, a gas cloud called G2 will come perilously close to a black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Ohio University Professor of Physics, talks about the “Front-row Seat for a Black-Hole Feeding Frenzy” in his Columbus Dispatch column. “It is a well-established […]

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April 4, 2014 at 11:22 amFaculty in the News In the News News

Ironton Tribune: English Alum Gives Keynote at OUS Women’s Conference

Ohio University alum Cara Dingus Brook was the keynote speaker at the annual Women’s Conference at Ohio University Southern. Brook is a Lawrence County native and current President and CEO of the Foundation for Appalachia Ohio. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English in 2002 and a Master of Public Administration degree […]

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March 28, 2014 at 9:25 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Letter to Editor: Literary Festival Scored Coup with Rebecca Solnit

A letter to the editor in the Athens News proclaimed Ohio University’s Spring Literary Festival scored a major coup with writer. “I am truly impressed. The Spring Literary Festival at Ohio University has somehow managed to persuade one of my favorite writers to come to Athens. Rebecca Solnit will be […]

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March 28, 2014 at 7:30 pmIn the News

TVNewsCheck: Meteorologist Ethan Huston Joins WGAL Lancaster

TVNewsCheck reported March 28 that Hearst Television-owned NBC affiliate WGAL Lancaster, PA (DMA 43), has added Meteorologist Ethan Huston to its News 8 Storm Team. Huston is an Ohio University alum with a Minor on Meteorology from the Department of Geography. Huston’s regular schedule has him appearing weekends on WGAL’s 6, 10 […]

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March 28, 2014 at 6:51 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Who Killed the Broccoli? Alum Asks

Who Killed the Broccoli? Alum Asks

“We’re trying to figure out who killed the broccoli” is Dr. Carolee Bull’s usual, tongue-in-cheek response to what her team is involved in, writes The Californian reporter Robert Walch. In other words, this is a “CSI” lab for the vegetable world. But although the work done here is important and […]

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March 25, 2014 at 10:14 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Tuning in to the Smallest (Man-Made) Mechanical Resonator

Tuning in to the Smallest (Man-Made) Mechanical Resonator

By Dr. Saw Wai Hla, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University Viewpoint Published in Physics Guitar strings, pendulums in clocks, and quartz crystals in watches are all examples of resonators. As their name suggests, resonators oscillate most strongly at specific frequencies (resonant frequencies), which depend on properties such as […]

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March 24, 2014 at 5:10 pmFaculty in the News In the News News