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The Coronavirus Number to Watch is R-Zero, Says Math Expert

Dr. Winfried Just

 When Ohio University multimedia Journalism student Taylor Bruck interviewed experts from different disciplines across campus to find out more about the topic of the novel coronavirus in today’s headlines, Dr. Winfried Just was there to look at how mathematical modeling helps provide an analytical tool for assessing prevention strategies […]

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March 4, 2020 at 4:04 pmNews Research

Biologists Report 6% of Bobcat Population Killed Annually on Ohio Roads

A bobcat is spotted by one of the researchers’ camera traps.

From Ohio University News Up to 6 percent of Ohio’s bobcat population may be killed on roadways each year, say Ohio University researchers in a new study. And getting the felines not to cross busy roads is not an easy mitigation. Dr. Viorel Popescu and graduate and undergraduate researchers in […]

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March 4, 2020 at 3:00 pmResearch

Physics Professor Recognized for Patent

Distinguished Professor Alexander Govorov

From Ohio University News Three Chemistry & Biochemistry professors were among Ohio University honored faculty, staff and student inventors honored during a Feb. 26 awards ceremony. Dr. Alexander Govorov, Distinguished Professor of Physics & Astronomy, was recognized for “Compositions of Matter Having a Mixture of Strongly Plasmonic Nanorods and Exhibiting […]

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March 4, 2020 at 2:33 pmResearch

Biological Sciences Professor Recognized for Patent

Dr. Anne Loucks (background) and Lyn Bowman (foreground) work in their laboratory in Irvine Hall where they have developed technology to measure human bone strength.

From Ohio University News Three Chemistry & Biochemistry professors were among Ohio University honored faculty, staff and student inventors honored during a Feb. 26 awards ceremony. Dr. Lyn Bowman, Biological Sciences, received a patent for “Systems and Methods for Estimating the Stiffness of a Bone Using Mechanical Response Tissue Analysis.” […]

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March 4, 2020 at 2:22 pmResearch

Four Chemistry Professors Recognized for Patents

From left, Provost Chaden Djalali and Dr. Michael Held. Photo by Haldan Kirsch.

From Ohio University News Four Chemistry & Biochemistry professors were among Ohio University honored faculty, staff and student inventors honored during a Feb. 26 awards ceremony. The Inventors Dinner recognized individuals who engaged with the university’s Technology Transfer Office over the past year to commercialize their research findings, by protecting […]

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March 4, 2020 at 2:20 pmResearch

Muncy, Clark Win American Meteorological Society Research Awards

Tyler Muncy

Tyler Muncy and Logan Clark, both Geography graduate students, received awards for their research presented at the 19th Annual Student Conference, held in conjunction with the 100th meeting of the American Meteorological Society in Boston Jan. 5-10. Only four out of 52 eligible graduate student presentations were given awards based upon […]

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March 3, 2020 at 5:02 pmNews Research

Moran, Trese, Kostansek Present on Creative Models for Financing the Farm

From left, Dr. Theresa Moran, Dr. Art Trese, and Joy Kostansek

Dr. Theresa Moran, Dr. Art Trese, and Joy Kostansek attended the Farm to Institution New England Campus Farmer Summit on Feb. 22 to present a session on “Financing the Farm: Creative Models + Financial Infrastructure” about their work with the OHIO Student Farm. Held at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass., this […]

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March 3, 2020 at 11:01 amResearch