Events

By Taylor Smith From Compass On Nov. 19, Ohio University will join the worldwide celebration of International GIS Day and Global Entrepreneurship Week with the“Where in the World is OU? GIS Open House.” Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, is more than its best-known application — mapping — and has a vast range of […]

NQPI NanoForum presents Maksim Livshits on “A New Paradigm for Macroscopic Photoinduced Bending (Photonastism) of Nanofibrous Polymer Mats” on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 4 p.m. at Clippinger 259. His adviser is Dr. Jeffrey Rack, Professor of Chemistry. NanoForums are presented several times per semester and are sponsored by Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena […]

Like ice cream, cheesecake, and chocolate? What about marzipan, cannoli, and sumptuous pasta? Then, come experience the cultural and historic food ways of Sicily, the Mediterranean’s largest island with the Maymester in Italy program in May 2015. Learn more about Ohio University’s Maymester in Italy at an Info Session on Tuesday, […]

The Sustainability Studies curricular theme is hosting Sustainability in Scotland on Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Porter 104. Students who participated in the Summer 2014 Edinburgh: City and the Environment Program will discuss their experiences studying urban sustainability in Edinburgh and their exploration of land use […]

The Science on Screen series presents Journey to the Center of the Earth on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. Admission is free. A talk on “Exploring the Unknown” follows the film with Dr. Dan Hembree, Associate Professor of Geological Sciences, and Paleontologist Dr. Patrick O’Connor, […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Mark Lucas of Ohio University on “Engaging Students in Introductory Physics Classes at Ohio University” on Friday, Nov. 14, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: As physics educators a significant part of our work involves teaching students who are not destined to […]

The Department of Geological Sciences Colloquium Series presents Dr. Carrie Davis Todd on “A Re-examination of the 1889 Johnstown Flood Using Historical Accounts, Field Measurements, and Hydrologic Modeling” on Nov. 14 at 4:05 p.m. in Clippinger 205. Davis Todd is a professor of geology at of Baldwin Wallace University. Abstract: […]