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By Dr. Saw Wai Hla, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University Viewpoint Published in Physics Guitar strings, pendulums in clocks, and quartz crystals in watches are all examples of resonators. As their name suggests, resonators oscillate most strongly at specific frequencies (resonant frequencies), which depend on properties such as […]

By George Mauzy From Compass “We’re accustomed to seeing the coordination of military operations and national policy in the First World War in terms of civil-military relations,” said author and historian Sir Hew Strachan as he kicked off the 2014 Baker Peace Conference. In his keynote speech, “Military Operations & […]

The Ohio Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies announced four  graduate fellowships for 2014-15. Vincent Farallo was awarded an OCEES Graduate Fellowship for Spring 2015 for his work on “Exploring below the undergrowth: the role of microhabitat in the evolutionary ecology of Plethodontid salamanders” under his adviser, Dr. Donald Miles, […]

Why did the United States and Europe impose new sanctions on 11 Russian officials today? How can freezing assets and banning visas affect the diplomatic efforts? David Satter described the oligarchs that rule Russia—and until recent weeks ruled Ukraine—and how they unscrupulously amassed their wealth—such as the assets targeted today. […]

The Ohio University Student Research and Creative Activity Expo is seeking faculty, staff and postdoctoral fellow judges for the event on the morning of Thursday, April. The Expo, held at the Convocation Center, will feature 800 student presenters from the Athens and regional campuses this year. Top Seven Reasons Why […]

The Spanish section of the Department of Modern Languages presents The 18th Annual Spanish and Latin American Studies Spring Colloquium form Thursday, March 27, through Saturday, March 29. The colloquium’s mission, since its inception in 1996, is the promotion of Hispanic artistic and cultural awareness as well as the showcasing […]

Twenty College of Arts & Sciences Students earned departmental honors in 2015. Outstanding undergraduate students in the College of Arts & Sciences at the junior or senior level who maintain an accumulative GPA of at least 3.50 may be eligible to earn departmental honors from their department of major. A […]