Archive for April, 2015

The Environmental & Plant Biology Colloquium Series presents Dr. Aruna Kilaru discussing “Marijuana to Moss: Discovery of Plant Endocannabinoids” on Friday, April 17, at 11:50 a.m. in Porter 104. Kilaru is an Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at East Tennessee State University. Abstract: The elucidation of the binding of marijuana’s […]

The Psychology Colloquium series presents Dr. Marcellus Merritt on “The John Henryism Hypothesis and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Potential Mechanisms and New Frontiers” on Friday, April 17, at 11:50 a.m. in Porter 102. Merritt’s research program on stress and cardiovascular health disparities is comprised of two corresponding lines of work: 1) […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Minoru Tomozaewa of Rensselaer Polytechnic on “Glass and Water: A New Glass Strengthening Mechanism” on Friday, April 17, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: A small quantity of water exists in most oxide glasses and has great influence on various glass properties. Also, […]

Members of Ohio University’s Professional Chemistry Fraternity, Alpha Chi Sigma, will entertain community children with hands-on demonstrations of crime scene techniques at the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery’s Forensic Chemistry Day on Saturday, April 18. The museum’s Hunt for Treasure exhibit is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and […]

The Chemistry & Biochemistry Department presents Dr. Leonard R. MacGillivray on “Crystal Engineering the Covalent Bond: Applications of Self-Assembly and Photochemistry” on April 20, at 4 p.m. in Walter 235. MacGillivray is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Iowa. Abstract: A method being developed in our laboratory that enables […]

The Biological & Biomedical Sciences Research Seminar Series presents Dr. Yoon-Seong Kim on “Alpha-Synuclein in Neurodegeneration” on April 20 at 4 p.m. in Irvine 159. Kim is Assistant Professor in the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Medicine at the University of Central Florida. His research explores […]

Dr. Hee-Jong Seo is an astrophysicist who joined Physics & Astronomy in January 2015. She is a member of Ohio University’s Astrophysical Institute. “I was born in Busan, South Korea. Due to external circumstances, I pursued my education in a college of pharmacy in the Busan National University instead of […]