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The 2016-17 lineup for Ohio University’s Science Café kicks off Sept. 7 with Dr. Daniel Phillps from physics and includes speakers from engineering, psychology, biology, math and more. Events are held on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. in the Front Room at Baker University Center. They are free and open to students, faculty […]

Café Conversations presents Dr. Loren Lybarger on “Radical Islam’: What’s Religion Got to Do with It?” on Wednesday, March 30, at 5 p.m. in the Baker Center Front Room. The rise of the Islamic State has once again reignited debate about whether Islam is compatible with modern political institutions founded […]

Science Café presents Dr. Ronan Carroll on “The Rise of the Superbugs,” on Wednesday, March 16, at 5 p.m. in the Baker Center Front Room. About 12,000 people die every year in the United States from infections caused by MRSA, which is an antibiotic-resistant form of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. […]

Science Café presents Dr. James Thomas on “Virtual Reality in Rehabilitation” on Wednesday, March 23, at 5 p.m. in the Baker Center Front Room. Virtual reality takes gamers into new worlds, immersing them both visually and audibly. But virtual reality isn’t just for gamers. This technology, which has been used for […]

Science Café presents Natalie Kruse Daniels on  “The Mining Legacy of Southeast Ohio: Learning from Past Mistakes,” on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 5 p.m. in the Baker Center Front Room. Natalie Kruse Daniels, an Ohio University associate professor of environmental studies, explains that when we mine coal, we expose minerals that […]

Café Conversation presents Dr. Brian Schoen, Associate Professor of History, discussing “The U.S. Civil War and Global Crisis: Then and Now,” on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 5 p.m. in the Baker Center Front Room. “It’s a century in which you have millions of people moving for the first time, a […]

Science Café presents Dr. Winfried Just on “Spread of Contagions:  Diseases, Rumors and Mathematical Models” on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 5 p.m. in the Baker Center Front Room. Imagine the scenario: An infectious disease outbreak has been reported. Epidemiologists furiously search for patient zero (the first infected person) and track […]