Stories tagged with: College of Arts and Sciences

The Wyatt lab at the ASGSR conference in Houston, where they presented their work.

Gbolaga Olanrewaju wins top graduate award, first place for poster at gravitational and space research conference

December 10, 2022 5 min

Gbolaga Olanrewaju won the top graduate student award and first place for his research poster at the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research meeting in Houston.

Letitia Lyneka Price named assistant director of the Ohio University Women’s Center

December 8, 2022 3 min

After a nationwide search, Ohio University announces that Letitia Lyneka Price has joined the Women's Center as its assistant director.

OHIO ranked among best in the world by US News & World Report

December 8, 2022 2 min

Ohio University was ranked among the top universities in the world by U.S. News & World Report in its new 2022-2023 Best Global Universities rankings.

Figure 1. Thought experiments comparing collisions in gas and mixed gasses under normal conditions. Figure (a) shows a random distribution of gases A and B in a sample volume traveling at a relative speed of vr in time t, and two possible distance d vs time trajectories. Figure (b) shows A and B diluted with C, and two possible trajectories between A and B. Where the flux of A is a function of time whose limit at infinity long time is used to calculate the collision frequency in the Smoluchowski rate model.

Jixin Chen discovers new reaction rate in solution, with implications for industrial, biological processes

December 8, 2022 7 min

While the world watches the soccer world cup, chemist Jixin Chen is studying another kind of "ball" and discovering that a 100-year-old collision theory doesn't stand up to 21st century calculations.

29 students receive Provost Undergraduate Research Fund awards

December 7, 2022 3 min

The Ohio University Provost Undergraduate Research Fund (PURF) award program provided 29 students with a total of $40,446 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work this fall.

Andrew Owusu, Osahon Ogbebor, and Adam Ward are shown in the podcast studio

With help from the Pod, four friends made the most of daily debates over sports

December 6, 2022 4 min

Shortly after they met their freshman year, Andrew Owusu, Osahon Ogbebor, Adam Ward and Gavin Broome found themselves arguing daily as they ate lunch at Nelson Dining Hall.

A graduate celebrates at Spring Commencement 2022.

Fall Commencement set for Saturday, Dec. 10

December 1, 2022 1 min

Approximately 900 students are expected to participate in Ohio University’s Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 10.

Sarah Wyatt, Ph.D., professor of environmental and plant biology and director of the molecular and cellular biology graduate program at Ohio University

Sarah Wyatt's next experiment on the International Space Station will probe plant telomeres

December 1, 2022 5 min

Sarah Wyatt is teaming up with colleagues from Texas A&M and Colorado State to research the effect of space radiation on plant telomeres -- an International Space Station experiment.

Covers of Silius Italicus: Punica, Book 9 and The Complete Works of Claudian: Translated with an Introduction and Note

Neil Bernstein brings modern access to 2,000-year-old classic Latin poetry

December 1, 2022 3 min

Classicist Neil Bernstein brings modern access to 2,000-year-old classic Latin poetry through his English translation and commentary in two new books.

Dr. Winfried Just, talking in his office

University community mourns Mathematics Professor Winfried Just

November 30, 2022 6 min

The Ohio University community mourns the passing of Professor Winfried "Vinny" Just on Nov. 2. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Dec. 3.

Science Café features Thompson and Rosenthal on 'Planting Rooftops around Town – Benefits and Challenges of Green Roofs' on Dec. 7

November 29, 2022 2 min

Science Café presents Kim Thompson and David Rosenthal discussing "Planting Rooftops around Town – Benefits and Challenges of Green Roofs" on Wednesday, Dec. 7.

Dr. Joseph Gingerich (center) and undergraduate students from this year’s dig.

Anthropology students conduct mid-semester archaeology fieldwork in Virginia

November 29, 2022 2 min

Joseph Gingerich led Ohio University students back to Virginia in November, continuing his research to document eroding archaeological sites along the Roanoke River.

Fall Grad Spotlight: Ashley Roberts

November 28, 2022 2 min

Ashley Roberts, of Caldwell, Ohio, will graduate this semester with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from the Patton College of Education and minors in history and nutrition.

Fall Grad Spotlight: Andrew Ray