Stories tagged with: Research

A recently metamorphosed wood frog. Photo by Cassie Thompson.A recently metamorphosed wood frog. Photo by Cassie Thompson.

Cassandra Thompson shows danger to frogs from pesticide; points to a solution

August 31, 2022 5 min

Cassandra Thompson's research highlights the need to understand the tradeoffs of using pesticides on invasive species and the effects on vulnerable species such as amphibians.

Science Café kicks off with 'Worms in Space: Improving Astronaut Muscle Health' on Sept. 7

August 24, 2022 2 min

The fall 2022 Science Café lineup kicks off with Nathaniel Szewczyk discussing "Worms in Space: Improving Astronaut Muscle Health" at 5 p.m. on Sept. 7.

Brazilian students exchange culture and corrosion research

August 22, 2022 4 min

For Ph.D. students Bernardo Santos and Maria Serenario, studying corrosion at Ohio University’s Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Technology (ICMT) was a top priority.

Daramola wins ORAU's Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award

August 10, 2022 3 min

Damilola Daramola was awarded the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award recognizing his work to extract rare earth elements (REE) from coal mining waste.

Damian Nance (right) with colleagues (left to right) Brendan Murphy (Canada), Rob Strachan (U.K.) and Cecilio Quesada (Spain) in 2005 examining an outcrop in the Ural Mountains of Russia that shows almost identical relationships to those in the northern Appalachians, the U.K., and western Europe.

Damian Nance book provides new chapters on history of Earth

August 9, 2022 6 min

Damian Nance's book revolutionizes our understanding of the origin and evolution of the Appalachian Mountains and mountain ranges of the same age in Europe and northwest Africa.

In this graph, students in the spring kinetics lab predicted daily cases in the state of Ohio through fall 2022.

Chemistry lab students predict spread of COVID-19 with kinetics models

August 9, 2022 5 min

Students in the spring kinetics lab predicted daily COVID-19 cases in the state of Ohio through fall 2022.

Linguistics Colloquium Series fall 2022 schedule includes alumni speakers

August 5, 2022 2 min

Linguistics Colloquium Series fall 2022 schedule includes several recent alumni of the M.A. in Applied Linguistics program as well as professional development mentoring for current students.

Physics Ph.D. student wins Best Speaker Award at international conference in Spain

August 4, 2022 2 min

Physics doctoral student Eva Yazmin Santiago Santos received a prestigious Best Speaker Award at a large international conference in Spain.

Rising sophomore secures one of two spots in Dr. Harold Thompson Racial Health Equity Fellowship

August 4, 2022 5 min

After moving to the United States from Ghana at age 12, Christine Blay hopes to use her own experiences to improve her knowledge on minority healthcare, specifically in rural areas like Appalachia.

Faculty invited to apply for humanities grants to support internships, research and travel

August 2, 2022 2 min

Ohio University humanities faculty are encouraged to apply by Sept. 15 for grants from the Central Region Humanities Center.

JAMA study, led by Heritage College faculty, finds association between high insulin dosage and cancer

July 29, 2022 4 min

Dr. Yuanjie Mao has led a study looking at the correlation between daily insulin dose and cancer incidence among patients with type 1 diabetes.

OMNI scientist Szewczyk collaborates on proposal that could revolutionize space medicine, improve astronaut health

July 29, 2022 5 min

Nate Szewczyk and several other researchers from around the world have published a paper that proposes a program for the European Space Agency that could potentially revolutionize space medicine.

Carey Snyder's take on 'Ann Veronica' by H.G. Wells provides window to discuss women's lives today

July 28, 2022 4 min

If today's social issues are but a moment in time on the trajectory of human development, then literature is not just a window to the past, but also a way to discuss the present.

Dr. Yeong Kim went to the Nagoya Dome with four members of Chubu University’s Center for International Affairs and their families to see a Chunichi Dragons baseball game.

Yeong Kim studies Japan's bid to host the 2030 Olympics, spends summer at Chubu

July 27, 2022 3 min

Yeong-Hyun Kim spent the summer in Japan researching both the lure and the urban impact of being an Olympic venue.

Drs. Theresa Moran and David Bell speaking at the Dublin Gastronomy Symposium in June at the Technological University in Dublin, Ireland

Moran and Bell research British tearooms, where a hunger for rural past meant opportunities for women

July 26, 2022 5 min

Theresa Moran and David Bell present two views of the 1930s British pastime of rambling — from the perspective of hungry day hikers and from the entrepreneurial women who fed them.

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