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Although women hold close to half of all jobs in the U.S. economy, they hold less than 25 percent of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) jobs. The Athens Branch is one of 23 AAUW National Tech Savvy sites working to improve those numbers. The Athens branch hosts an AAUW […]

Ohio University alum Lynn Soby is the Executive Director of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), an organization frequently referred to as “the United Nations of Chemistry.” Connect with Soby on LinkedIn. A recent article titled “Career Ladder: Lynn Soby Passion for addressing global problems led her […]

Unlike NASCAR. there’s no celebrity announcing, “Drivers, start your engines.” The “engines” are scanning tunneling microscopes. The cars are just a few atoms. And the track is solid gold. The OHIO Bobcat Nanowagon is representing the United States in the world’s first nanocar race this weekend in Toulouse, France. The […]

By Lauren Cartwright From Compass Ohio University sophomore Addy Kruse and junior Bertrand Neyhouse received an honorable mention for the nationally competitive Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The Goldwater Foundation offers up to $7,500 to sophomores and juniors aspiring to pursue a research career in the natural […]

By Lauren Cartwright From Compass Ohio University sophomores Addy Kruse, Emily Trzeciak and Amy Grube have been selected to complete a three-month summer research internship at top German universities through the nationally competitive DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering program. Kruse, an Honors Tutorial College chemistry major, will conduct […]

“Six teams from three continents are preparing for a unique race on a polished gold track in the south of France this month. But this is no luxurious supercar event: competitors will be racing single molecules. In 36 hours, they aim to move them a distance of 100 nanometres — […]

Dr. Jennifer Hines, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, received a Baker Fund Award of $12,000 for research on “Biogenic Amine Modulation of Regulatory RNA Function.” The John C. Baker Fund awarded $67,163 total to six faculty proposals for research, scholarship and creative work during spring semester 2017. Endowed in 1961 […]