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White Lab Develops Molecules to Deliver Carbon Monoxide and Singlet Oxygen to Cancer Cells Using Visible Light

Dr. Jessica White

The Jessica White Lab has prepared new transition metal complexes designed to both release multiple equivalents of carbon monoxide (CO) and generate singlet oxygen (1O2) when irradiated with visible light. CO and 1O2 are both molecules that have been demonstrated to lead to cancer cell death, and the spatiotemporal delivery […]

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September 11, 2018 at 1:38 pmResearch

McCrary’s Debut Memoir Released to Excellent Reviews

Micah McCrary

by Kristin Distel Micah McCrary’s debut memoir, Island in the City, published by the University of Nebraska Press, received advanced praise from reviewers. McCrary is a doctoral candidate studying rhetoric and composition in Ohio University’s English Department; he has a secondary specialization in creative writing (nonfiction). His memoir grows out of […]

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September 11, 2018 at 1:42 amResearch

Morris, Co-Authors Examine Reproductive Tactics of Swordfish at Evolutionarily Stable State

Drs. Oscar Rios-Cardenas and Molly Morris

Dr. Molly Morris, Professor of Biological Sciences, co-authored an article in Animal Behaviour that examined reproductive tactics of swordfish at an evolutionarily stable state. Oscar Rios-Cardenas from Mexico’s Instituto de Ecología and Lisa Bono from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University were the other authors of the […]

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September 9, 2018 at 10:46 amResearch

Morris Article Probes Role of Appetite Regulation in Obesity, Metabolic Disorders in Swordtail Fish

Dr. Molly Morris

Dr. Molly Morris, Professor of Biological Sciences, and her students and collaborators published an article on the role of appetite regulation in obesity and metabolic disorders in swordtail fish in an August 2018 article in Zebrafish. “There is a growing interest in the role of appetite regulation in obesity and metabolic […]

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September 9, 2018 at 10:20 amResearch

Kaufman Publishes Two Articles on NGOs and Correctional Systems

Dr. Nicole Kaufman

Dr. Nicole Kaufman, Assistant Professor of Sociology, published two journal articles in June 2018 that examine aspects of NGOs and correctional systems. “Gender and Community-Based Correctional Programs for Women”  was published in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice, edited by H. Pontell. New York: Oxford University Press. “In […]

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September 8, 2018 at 12:13 pmResearch

Harrington to Present at Science of Cannabis Online Symposium on Sept. 27

Dr. Peter de B. Harrington

Dr. Peter Harrington, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University, will present live during the second annual Science of Cannabis Online Symposium on Sept. 27. Harrington will discuss “Chemotyping Cannabis by Spectral Fingerprinting.” “The Science of Cannabis 2018 will bring together expert speakers from established testing companies, academia and, […]

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September 5, 2018 at 5:47 pmFaculty in the News In the News Research

Nance to Give ‘New’ Supercontinent Keynotes on Three Continents

R. Damian Nance

Dr. Damian Nance, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences at Ohio University, has been invited to give keynotes at major meetings on three continents about an article in which he provides evidence for the existence of Pannotia, a supercontinent predating Pangea by 300 million years. The article garnered widespread interest both here […]

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August 31, 2018 at 4:04 pmResearch