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Stigall Contributes to Comprehensive Review of African Fossil Crustacean

Dispersal pathways used by African clam shrimp to colonize other continents. From Gallego et al. (2020)

Dr. Alycia Stigall, Professor of Geological Sciences at Ohio University, recently published “The Devonian-Cretaceous fossil record of ‘conchostracans’ of Africa and their paleobiogeographic relationships with other Gondwanan faunas” in Journal of African Earth Sciences with an international team of collaborators. Conchostracans, or clam shrimp, are crustaceans that live in shallow, ephemeral […]

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January 13, 2020 at 4:18 pmResearch

Chemistry Student, Faculty Present at 2019 NOBCChE National Meeting in St. Louis

Demi Reed at NOBCChE Forum

Two members from Ohio University’s Chemistry & Biochemistry Department recently presented original research at the 2019 NOBCChE national meeting in St. Louis from Nov 18 – 21. The annual meeting of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) provides students, postdocs, faculty, and […]

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January 13, 2020 at 10:35 amNews

Agensky Publishes Article in Third World Quarterly

Dr. Jonathan Agensky

Dr. Jonathan Agensky, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ohio University, just published an article in Third World Quarterly, titled “Who Governs? Religion and Order in Postcolonial Africa.” In the article, Agensky argues that religion and governance intersect to create political order in sub-Saharan settings and that this reflects enduring […]

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January 13, 2020 at 8:43 amResearch

Students Present at Ohio Inorganic Weekend, Roell Takes Undergraduate First

Sarah Roell takes first at Ohio Inorganic Weekend.

Dr. Jessica White and Dr. Travis White, both Assistant Professors of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University, and members of their research labs participated in the 2019 Ohio Inorganic Weekend at the University of Toledo on Nov. 1-2. Ohio Inorganic Weekend is a student-focused meeting for inorganic chemistry groups in […]

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January 12, 2020 at 2:45 pmNews

Harrington Gives Keynote at Analytix 2020 in Japan

Dr. Peter de B. Harrington

Dr. Peter Harrington is the keynote speaker at Analytix 2020 in Osaka, Japan, where he also will be the keynote session chair. Harrington, recently named a Presidential Research Scholar, is Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University. The keynote presentation is “Chemometrics for the Masses: How to Easily Improve […]

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January 11, 2020 at 12:54 pmResearch

Cimatu and Students Author ACS Papers on Molecularly Imprinted Polymers, Substituted Monomers

Cimatu and Students Author ACS Papers on Molecularly Imprinted Polymers, Substituted Monomers

Dr. Katherine Cimatu and students in her lab recently published two papers, one on molecularly imprinted polymers with Dr. Imee Su Martinez and graduate students from the University of the Philippines – Diliman and one on substituted monomers authored solely by the Cimatu lab. Cimatu is Associate Professor of Chemistry& […]

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January 11, 2020 at 9:08 amResearch

Miles Article Models Animal Mating Evolution Like Rock, Paper, Scissors

Dr. Donald Miles

Dr. Donald Miles and researchers from France and California have a new explanation for why some animals are monogamous and others are promiscuous or polygamous, and their model for the evolution of mating systems plays out like a game of rock, paper, scissors. Miles is Professor of Biological Sciences at […]

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December 20, 2019 at 12:33 pmResearch