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Drogula Book on ‘Cato the Younger’ Offers New Perspective on Collapse of Roman Republic

Drogula Book on ‘Cato the Younger’ Offers New Perspective on Collapse of Roman Republic

Dr. Fred Drogula authored a new book, Cato the Younger: Life and Death at the End of the Roman Republic, published by Oxford University Press. Drogula is the Charles J. Ping Professor of Humanities and Professor of Classics at Ohio University. The most complete biography of Cato the Younger in English, […]

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August 25, 2019 at 8:43 amResearch

Crowl Delivers Paper, Keynote and Contributes to Several Books

Dr. Samuel Crowl

Sam Crowl, Trustee Professor of English Emeritus, remains active as he approaches 50 years of teaching and writing at Ohio University. In June he delivered a paper, “Dance Out the Answer: Kenneth Branagh’s Film of Much Ado about Nothing as Festive Comedy” at the Shakespearean Theatre Conference held annually at […]

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August 24, 2019 at 4:00 pmResearch

Hla Develops Robust Molecular Propeller that Enables Unidirectional Rotations

Dr. Saw-Wai Hla

A team of scientists led by OHIO Professor of Physics Dr. Saw-Wai Hla and Dr. Gwenael Rapenne from Toulouse developed a molecular propeller that enables unidirectional rotations on a material surface when energized. The team is from from Ohio University, Argonne National Laboratory, Universitié de Toulouse in France and Nara […]

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August 24, 2019 at 3:13 pmResearch

González-Vallejo Selected for Jefferson Science Fellowship at State Department

Dr. Claudia González Vallejo

From Compass Dr. Claudia González-Vallejo was named a Jefferson Science Fellow for 2019-20 and will spend the year working at the U.S. Department of State. The fellowship is awarded by the National Academy of Sciences. González-Vallejo, Professor of Psychology and affiliated faculty of Latin American studies at Ohio University, will […]

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August 23, 2019 at 4:00 pmNews Research

Hill Spends Summer Fellowship at Collaborative Innovation Center of Confucian Civilization in China

Hill Spends Summer Fellowship at Collaborative Innovation Center of Confucian Civilization in China

Dr. Joshua Hill, Associate Professor of History at Ohio University, was named a Fellow at the Collaborative Innovation Center of Confucian Civilization at Shandong University in the People’s Republic of China, where he spent three months this past summer. He gave a talk at Shandong University on “Voting for Sages? […]

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August 23, 2019 at 11:33 amResearch

Mischkowski Interviewed in ‘Tylenol May Make You Less Empathetic to Others’ Happiness’

Dr. Dominik Mischkowski

Dr. Dominik Mischkowski was featured in an Angle News story about his research headlined “Tylenol may make you less empathetic to others’ happiness.” Mischkowski is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Ohio University. Previous research confirmed that when acetaminophen is helping us feel less of our own pain, it makes us […]

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August 23, 2019 at 8:31 amFaculty in the News In the News

Wu Receives $1.7 Million Grant to Study Potential Prevention, Treatment for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers

Dr. Shiyong Wu

From Compass The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has awarded Ohio University scientists Dr. Shiyong Wu and Dr. Lingying Tong a five-year $1.7 million grant to advance research on a potential prevention and treatment for non-melanoma skin cancers. “Non-melanoma skin cancers are by far the most common type of […]

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August 21, 2019 at 4:17 pmResearch