In the News

Science News quoted Dr. Madappa Prakash in an article headlined “Neutron stars shed neutrinos to cool down quickly.” Prakash is a Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University. Scientists have spotted the first solid evidence that some neutron stars, the collapsed remnants of exploded stars, can rapidly cool their […]

The Outdoor Wire reports that “the photo of a garter snake, submitted by Ryan Wagner of North Olmsted in Cuyahoga County, stood out as a winner for the ninth annual Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp Photo Contest, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Wagner is a sophomore at […]

Ohio Today profiled Kyle Triplett BA ’12, MBA ’17 in a story headlined “Recent graduate, Alumni Association board member reflects on the OHIO experience.” A member of the College of Arts & Sciences Notable Alumni, Triplett earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the College of Arts & Science […]

In a story headlined “Energy-saving windows made from common glass and cheap nanocrystals,” Nano Werk reports on research by Visiting Research Scholar Dr. Xiang-Tian Kong, and  Dr. Alexander Govorov, Distinguished Professor of Physics. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Buildings and other man-made structures consume as much as 30-40% of the primary energy in […]

Joseph M. Denham, who earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1956—the first Ph.D. to be granted at Ohio University after the doctoral programs were created in the mid-1950s—passed away in April at the age of 88, according to a Pike County Courier obituary. In early 1952, at the […]

Perry County Court Judge Dean Wilson ’76 was one of the five Ohio attorneys to receive awards for distinguished service to the legal profession at the Ohio State Bar Association’s annual Council of Delegates on April 27, reports the Logan Daily News. Wilson received “the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation’s (OLAF) […]

The LA Times quoted Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “For Melania Trump, the shroud of invisibility lifts during a week of public attention.” Ohio University historian Katherine Jellison said that while first ladies are almost always more popular than the […]