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Two Plant Biology Students Get Enhancement Awards

Anne Sternberger from Dr. Wyatt and Dr. Ballard's Lab

From Office of Research News Two Environmental & Plant Biology graduate student received Ohio University Student Enhancement Awards for their original research, scholarship and creative work this spring. A total of 27 students received $131,187 in funding. The Student Enhancement Awards are funded by the Office of the Vice President […]

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March 29, 2018 at 2:37 pmNews Research

Five Biology Students Get Enhancement Awards for Research

Rachel Olson

From Office of Research News Five Biological Sciences graduate students received Ohio University Student Enhancement Awards for their original research, scholarship and creative work this spring. A total of 27 students received $131,187 in funding. The Student Enhancement Awards are funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research […]

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March 29, 2018 at 2:13 pmNews Research

History Grad Student Gets Enhancement Award for Work on ‘How Media Shaped Total War’

Alexander Lovelace, Ph.D. candidate

History doctoral student Alexander Lovelace received an Ohio University Student Enhancement Award of $4,992 for his dissertation project, provisionally titled “Total Coverage: How the Media Shaped Total War.” He plans to use the funds to visit the U.S. Military Academy at West Point’s Library and Archives, The FDR Presidential Library, and […]

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March 29, 2018 at 2:05 pmNews Research

Geology Student Gets Enhancement Award for Work on Stalagmites, Wildfires

Kelli Baxstrom

  From Office of Research News Geological Sciences graduate student Kelli Baxstrom received an Ohio University Student Enhancement Award of $4,804 for her research on Stalagmites and Wildfires. He mentor is Dr. Gregory Springer, Associate Professor and Chair of Geological Sciences. A total of 27 students received $131,187 in funding. […]

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March 29, 2018 at 1:56 pmNews Research

Book on Baseball for the Blind Debuts on Opening Day

Dr. David Wanczyk

Beep: Inside the Unseen World of Baseball for the Blind, a book by Ohio University alum and English instructor Dr. David Wanczyk, debuted on opening day of baseball season. Reading of ‘Beep’ by David Wanczyk | April 4 Beep, which was released by Ohio University’s Swallow Press in time for […]

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March 29, 2018 at 1:17 pmResearch

Internship ǀ Testing Nanoscale Materials to Improve Energy-Storing Devices

Ari Blumer

By Ari Blumer ’18 B.S. Engineering Physics, Honors Tutorial College Electrochemical supercapacitors typically store 10 to 100 times more energy per unit than electrolytic capacitors. They utilize the energy-storing mechanisms found in traditional capacitors and batteries, bringing them both into one device using an ionic electrolyte and a high-surface-area electrode […]

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March 27, 2018 at 12:23 pmNews Research

New Cellular Slime Mold Family Named after Professor Emeritus Cavender

Dr. James Cavender

By MC Tilton, PACE Writer A new cellular slime mold family and genus have been named after Dr. James Cavender, Professor Emeritus of Environment & Plant Biology, whose decades of work have distinguished him as the leading expert on Dictyostelids. When Cavender began working on his Ph.D. in the early […]

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March 27, 2018 at 10:11 amNews Research