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“The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) was once a dominant canopy species in the Eastern Deciduous Forest. Unfortunately, the species was decimated by the chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica) in the early 20th century,” say Dr. Brian McCarthy and Lauren Bizzari in the introduction to their poster on “An experimental assessment of […]

By Kathryn McFadden A new piece of research equipment at Ohio University will help scientists study aging, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes and metabolic disorders—including researchers in the Molecular and Cellular Biology program in the College of Arts & Sciences. The Seahorse XF Analyzer measures cellular metabolism by monitoring oxygen consumption rate […]

Physics and Astronomy Graduate Student Shloka Chandavar and Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, along with Dennis Weygand from the Jefferson Lab, present “Photoproduction of scalar mesons at CLAS” at the fall meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the American Physical Society on Oct. 25. Graduate […]

Ohio University faculty will make an impact with 23 presentations at the Geological Society of America’s 125th Anniversary Annual Meeting & Exposition Oct. 27–30 in Denver. Dr. David Kidder, Associate Professor of Geological Sciences, and retired faculty member Dr. Tom Worsley present on EARLY TRIASSIC HYPERTROPICAL CLIMATE:  LATITUDE, ELEVATION, AND […]

Dr. Brian McCarthy, College of Arts & Science Associate Dean for Faculty, Graduate Studies and Research and Professor of Forest Ecology, spoke on Amur honeysuckle, one of the top invading species in the United States, at the Invasive Ornamental Plant Symposium & Working Group” in Chicago last week. He discussed […]

Ohio University alum Dr. Vivian Páez ’95PhD was honored with the Sabin Turtle Conservation Prize at an award ceremony Sept. 30 in New York City. This newly created, $20,000 award is the biggest for turtle conservation in the world and aims to recognize individuals who have made an outstanding contribution […]

Dr. Talinn Phillips, Assistant Professor of English Rhetoric & Composition, and graduate students Yavanna Brownlee, Stephanie Cheslock, and Elise Dixon present next month at the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing in Tampa, FL. Phillips is making a joint presentation on “Designing Support for Graduate Students” with Ohio University […]