Archive for October, 2015

The Condensed Matter & Surface Sciences Colloquium Series presents Rolando Valdes Aguilar of The Ohio State University on “Studying Matter with Terahertz Radiation.” on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: THz spectroscopy has sprung to the forefront of the study of quantum materials in recent years. With […]

The Sustainability Studies theme presents a free screening of Cotton Road on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. Abstract: Americans consume nearly 20 billion new items of clothing each year. Yet few of us know how our clothes are made, much less who produces them. Cotton Road follows the commodity of […]

The Ohio University-Ohio State University Ring Theory Seminar meets on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 4:45 p.m. in Cockins Hall 240 at OSU-Columbus. The speaker is Ángel del Río Mateos (Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain) on “An introduction to units of integral group rings.” Please note that this talk takes place […]

Are you considering applying to Graduate School, but are concerned about whether your Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are good enough for admission? Join the Department of Psychology Advising and Resource Center at the GRE Workshop on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Porter 104. The advising center […]

The Food Studies theme Book Club holds its second meeting of Fall 2015 on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 5 p.m. in the Faculty Commons (Alden 301U). The discussion topic is chapters 3-5 (Eggs, Fruit, and Vegetables) of Fresh: A Perishable History by Susanne Freidberg. (Belknap Harvard, 416pp. ISBN 9780674032910) About […]

The Environmental & Plant Biology Colloquium Series presents Dr. Morgan Vis on “Biogeography of Freshwater Red Algae: Changing Ideas about Cosmopolitan and Endemic Floras” on Friday, Oct. 16, at 11:50 a.m. in Porter 104. Vis is Professor and Chair of Environmental & Plant Biology at Ohio University. Abstract: Our understanding […]

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Spanish Club and the national Spanish honor society Sigma Delta Pi  present The Liberator (2014), a film offering a fresh perspective on the military career of Simón Bolívar, hero of the Latin American independence movement, on Friday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. in […]