Archive for November, 2014

By Larry Hayman Ohio University Pre-Law Specialist, Center for Law, Justice & Culture Becoming the first appeals court to do so since the U.S. Supreme Court decision in United States v. Windsor, the Sixth Circuit reversed four decisions by four district court judges in four states striking down same sex […]

Dr. Ryan Fogt, said “All Coupled Climate Models Are Wrong, Some are Useful” in his Fall 2014 Science Café talk. Fogt is Associate Professor of Geography at Ohio University. His research focuses on the Antarctic and the Southern Hemisphere climate. “I use climate models in my research on understanding the […]

Dr. Ronaldo Vigo’s new book Mathematical Principles of Human Conceptual Behavior: The Structural Nature of Conceptual Representation and Processing was just released as part of the Scientific Psychology Series by Psychology Press. Vigo is Associate Professor of Mathematical and Computational Cognitive Science in the Psychology Department at Ohio University. he […]

The Condensed Matter & Surface Sciences Colloquium Series presents Neeraj Nepal on “Low Temperature Atomic Layer Epitaxy of III-V Nitride Semiconductors” on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter Lecture Hall 245. Abstract: The III-V nitride semiconductor family has been recognized as important for various device applications. Over the […]

The Contemporary History Institute is pleased to welcome Dr. Josep Rota on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 4:30 pm in Baker 242 for a reading from his latest work, “Origins and Destinations—A Bilingual Book of Poems.” Rota is Professor Emeritus of Communication and Associate Provost Emeritus for International Studies at Ohio […]

The Center for International Studies presents the Latin American Studies annual lecture featuring Peter Kornbluh on “A New Perspective on Cuba-U.S. Relations” on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 4 p.m. in Baker Center 240. Kornbluh is senior analyst with the National Security Archives and director of the Archive’s Cuba and Chile […]

A U.S. patent was issued to Ohio University on Oct. 28 for “Synthetic genes for plant gums and other hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins.” The inventor is Dr. Marcia J. Kieliszewsk, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Abstract: “A new approach in the field of plant gums is described which presents a new solution […]