Archive for January, 2019

Research Demonstrates Existing Hypothesis of Top-Down Tornado Formation Is Incorrect From Compass Weather forecasters may be looking in the wrong place when working to issue tornado warnings, new research led by Ohio University’s Dr. Jana Houser has demonstrated. Historically, there have been a wide number of conflicting theories about how […]

A small group of Ohio University students under the direction of Dr. Keith Milam, Associate Professor of Geological Sciences, visited eastern Kentucky in search of samples from the Earth’s mantle in October. As a part of Thomas Johns‘ Honors Tutorial College geology tutorial project, Johns, Milam, and graduate student Logan […]

From Compass Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis announced the inaugural cohort of Ohio University’s Capital Internship Program. See the Athens News story headlined “OU’s new D.C. internship program focuses on public service” for a look at the interns’ start in D.C.—on day 32 of the partial government shutdown. This […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, authored a column in Forbes headlined “Are University Presidents Paid Too Little or Too Much?” Higher education recently has been confronted with falling enrollments, increasing financial uncertainty (as evidenced by credit downgrades by Moody’s and Fitch) and falling public support. […]

From Compass Ohio University and the National Academy of Engineering announced today that the 2019 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize will be given to Julio Palmaz, Leonard Pinchuk, John Simpson, Richard Schatz and Paul Yock for innovations leading to the widespread adoption of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), previously […]

Quidel Corp. has a part-time position open in its Quality Control Scanning Group that is ideal for science students. The QC Technician I position is at the company’s Athens location, which employs many Ohio University Bobcats from a variety of backgrounds and areas of expertise. More information about QC Technician […]

Four Ohio University faculty are among the Ohio Magazine’s  “2018 Excellence in Education Honorees.” Kelly S. Johnson, Ph.D. Biological Sciences Ohio University Sami Kahn, Ph.D. Teacher Education Ohio University Stephen Scanlan, Ph.D. Sociology & Anthropology Ohio University Frank M. LoSchiavo, Ph.D. Psychology Ohio University Zanesville