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Darwin lecture to focus on impact of climate change on animal extinction - Feb. 8, 2010

Science Cafés offer winter roster of research topics - Jan. 22, 2010

Ohio University researcher receives $3 million to study intervention for kids with ADHD - Jan. 14, 2010

Scientists receive $2.6 million grant to develop novel drug for cancer, autoimmune disease - Dec. 4, 2009

The Spin Cycle - Oct. 20, 2009
Research by Ohio University nanoscientists could lead to next generation of transistors

“Science cafés” demystify current issues in science, medicine and engineering - Sept. 24, 2009

Connecting the Cosmos - August 14, 2009
Can NASA use the internet in space? Ohio University researchers help design the interplanetary technology.

The Story of the Gun - July 20, 2009
Sociologist paints new portrait of American gun collectors

Student Enhancement Award funds 19 proposals - June 10, 2009

Technology Gap Fund offers four grants for engineering, medical innovations - June 10, 2009
New Ohio University program assists with research commercialization

OURC provides second cycle of grants for faculty research - June 8, 2009

Cold Case - May 21, 2009
Scientist Ido Braslavsky explores how anti-freeze proteins protect critters from the cold

Eye-tracking system can check language comprehension in patients with brain injury - May 18, 2009
New NIH grant will support commercialization of medical diagnostic tool

Straight from the horse's mouth - May 12, 2009
Chewing patterns hint at history of mammals 

Cookin' in the Kitchen - May 11, 2009
Student's work aimed at reducing fat in fried chicken 

Air-filled bones helped prehistoric reptiles take first flight - February 17, 2009
Study takes new look at skeletal system of pterosaurs and their modern relatives

Chemical chameleons - February 8, 2009
Color-changing molecules could be used for sunglasses, military applications

Scripps Survey Research Center offers research tool with nationwide reach - January 2009

Ohio University hosts second annual BioVenture Showcase - December 11, 2008

New platinum-phosphate compounds kill ovarian cancer cells - November 19, 2008
Agents bind to different targets than conventional drugs

Study shows direct link between leptin and obesity-related cardiovascular disease - November 10, 2008
Hormone can create damage similar to other health conditions

Forensic chemists verify human remains from fat deposits - November 3, 2008
New study sheds light on how bodies decompose indoors

Atlanta firm to develop Ohio University algae bioreactor - October 8, 2008
New technology could reduce air and waste pollution, provide biofuel

Ohio University invention could help reduce highway repairs - September 23, 2008
Professor’s company licenses asphalt testing device

Licensing revenue at all-time high - September 18, 2008
Innovation Center also yields record impact

Wu receives $1.25 million NIH grant for skin cancer research - September 11, 2008
Ohio University scientists to study how UV light creates damage

New climate record shows century-long droughts in eastern North America - August 19, 2008
Weak sun created cool oceans, lowered rainfall seven times in 7,000 years

Fish cancer gene linked to pigment pattern that attracts mates - August 18, 2008
Swordtails can inherit melanoma that drives sexual selection

Duck-billed dinosaurs outgrew predators to survive - August 5, 2008
New study on hadrosaur bones shows fast growth, reproduction rates

Scientists find potential protein biomarkers for growth hormone - June 17, 2008

Scientists find first dinosaur tracks on Arabian Peninsula - May 20, 2008
Footprints of sauropod herd, ornithopod preserved in Yemen

Lizard hunting styles impact ability to walk, run - April 21, 2008
Foraging sheds light on evolution of biomechanics

Turning first-time blood donors into loyal givers - February 2008

Jackson receives NSF CAREER grant for forensic science research, education - January 29, 2008
Ohio University chemist will use $562K for development of handheld detector

Scientists discover new method of observing interactions in nanoscale systems - January 17, 2008

T.Rex had teen pregnancies - January 14, 2008
Dinosaurs grew fast, reached sexual maturity early and died young

What climate change means to Africa - January 2008
Geographers tackle a growing threat to the continent’s dryland communities