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González Vallejo Study Reveals Humans Are Impatient, Even Down to Seconds

Dr. Claudia González Vallejo

Ohio University News featured a study by Dr. Claudia González Vallejo and Ohio University alumna Dr. Ping Xu that reveals that humans are impatient, even down to seconds—and González Vallejo notes that the findings can be applicable to behaviors during the Covid-19 pandemic. An Ohio University study seeking to understand […]

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July 24, 2020 at 1:33 pmResearch

Ingram Edits New Book ‘Freedom of Speech, 1500–1850’

Ingram Edits New Book ‘Freedom of Speech, 1500–1850’

Dr. Robert G. Ingram, professor of History at Ohio University, co-edited a new book titled Freedom of speech, 1500–1850 (Manchester University Press). Ingram co-authors the first chapter of the book, “Freedom of speech in England and the anglophone world, 1500–1850,” as well as chapter 8, “‘The warr. against heaven by […]

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July 23, 2020 at 5:06 pmResearch

Harrington Appointed to NIH Center’s External Advisory Committee

Dr. Peter de B. Harrington

Dr. Peter de B. Harrington was recently appointed to Chair the External Advisory Committee for the National Institutes of Health Center for the Influence of Dietary Botanical Supplements on Biological and Behavioral Resilience, a recently awarded cooperative agreement center at the Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine. Harrington is a […]

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July 21, 2020 at 1:45 pmResearch

OHIO Physicists Help Paint First Complete Picture of Expanding Universe, Lead Pursuit of Dark Energy

The SDSS map is shown as a rainbow of colors, located within the observable Universe (the outer sphere, showing fluctuations in the Cosmic Microwave Background). We are located at the center of this map. The inset for each color-coded section of the map includes an image of a typical galaxy or quasar from that section, and also the signal of the pattern that the eBOSS team measures there. As we look out in distance, we look back in time. So, the location of these signals reveals the expansion rate of the Universe at different times in cosmic history.

Except from Ohio University News The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) released today a comprehensive analysis of the largest three-dimensional map of the universe ever created, filling in the most significant gaps in the possible exploration of its history, and Ohio University researchers played key roles. The highlights of the […]

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July 20, 2020 at 12:17 pmNews

Wyatt Named Fellow of Two National Organizations: ASPB and Sigma Xi

Dr. Sarah Wyatt in the growth lab with a model of the Falcon rocket that will take their experiment to the International Space Station. Photo by Ben Siegel

From Ohio University News Dr. Sarah Wyatt, an internationally respected researcher in the field of plant gravity biology, was named a fellow of two national organizations — the American Society of Plant Biologists as well as the inaugural cohort of Sigma Xi Fellows. Wyatt is professor of Environmental & Plant […]

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July 17, 2020 at 1:59 pmResearch

OHIO News | Fogt, Clem Publish on Record South Pole Warming

Dr. Ryan Fogt at the Geographic South Pole

The South Pole has been warming at more than three times the global average over the past 30 years, according to research led by Dr. Ryan Fogt, professor of Geography, and OHIO alumnus Kyle Clem,” Ohio University News reports in a story headlined “Ohio University professor Ryan Fogt, alum Kyle […]

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July 13, 2020 at 12:54 pmResearch

OHIO News | Myers Probes New Ways to Focus in on Antibiotic Resistance

Mason Myers

“Ohio University student Mason Myers, a senior chemistry major in the Honors Tutorial College (HTC) and recently named Goldwater Scholar, has been researching ways on how to focus in on molecules in regards to antibiotic resistance research,” reports Ohio University News in a story headlined “OHIO Goldwater student’s research shows […]

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July 13, 2020 at 12:29 pmResearch