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Perspectives magazine

Perspectives magazine covers the research, scholarship and creative activity of Ohio University faculty, staff, and students. It is a published for a diverse audience each spring and autumn.

Current Perspectives issue: Autumn/Winter 2011

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Autumn/Winter 2011 Story Index

Class Act: Undergraduate Stories

Top Brass: Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble hits the unexpected notes (Oct. 7, 2011)

Tree of Life: Botanists nurture blight-resistant version of the famed chestnut tree (Oct. 19, 2011)

Of Note: Research News

1. Fraternal Filmmaking: Biography reveals Syd Chaplin’s role in early Hollywood (Sept. 23, 2011)

2. Team Player: Artificial neural network makes smart NFL draft picks (Sept. 29, 2011)

3. Hometown Heroes: Geographer measures the impact of immigrant donations to Mexican community development projects (Oct. 10, 2011)

4. Destroying Disease: Health campaigns are winning the battle against African river blindness, study finds (Oct. 10, 2011)

5. Small Steps: Hyun-Ju Oh works to improve fitness levels of Appalachian kids (Oct. 18, 2011)

6. The New Physics: Scientists launch international experiment that could test standard model of physics theory (Oct. 18, 2011)

7. Hidden and Forbidden: Documentary filmmaker Danilo Cortes sheds light on abortion in his native Chile (Oct. 18, 2011)

8. Protein Sleuths: Analytical chemistry technique could help scientists select new drug candidates (Oct. 27, 2011)

Features

1. Road Rx: An engineer’s invention could reduce the cracks, bumps, and potholes plaguing the nation’s highways (Oct. 28, 2011)

2. Virtual Emergency: Video game technology, interactive images help first responders train for real-world disasters (Oct. 28, 2011)

3. The Blame Game: Psychologist Mark Alicke offers a new view of how we blame—and suggests that playing the blame card is not always a bad thing (Nov. 7, 2011)

4. Baby on Board: Feature film Small, Beautifully Moving Parts follows a pregnant tech geek who preps for parenthood on a road trip across the United States (Nov. 7, 2011)

5. The Third Gender: Documentary tracks efforts of female marines reaching across cultural boundaries in afghanistan (Nov. 7, 2011) (PDF)

6. The Hemingway Connection: Scholars uncover the literary links between the work of Ernest Hemingway and American black writers, from Ralph Ellison to Claude McKay (Nov. 8, 2011)

7. National Sacrifice: Environmental scholars cast light on the dark side of Appalachia’s role as the heart of energy production in the United States (Nov. 14, 2011)

Perspectives issue: Spring/Summer 2011

Spring/Summer 2011 Perspectives: story index

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Spring/Summer 2011 issue - PDF version

Features

1. String Theory: With a rare 18th century Milanese cello at his side, Michael Carrera makes beautiful music (May 24, 2011)

2. Literary Justice: Paul Jones uncovers how antebellum authors pushed for capital punishment reform (June 1, 2011)

3. Vanishing Act: Biologist Don Miles searches for the lizards-declining on a hotter planet-that hold clues to wildlife diversity, behavior, and ecology (June 3, 2011)

4. The Pious Revolution: Historian uncovers how the Polish Catholic church helped sow the seeds of Solidarity (June 3, 2011)

5. Going Underground: Geologist Gregory Springer finds clues to Earth’s history of flooding, droughts, and climate change deep inside Appalachian caves (June 8, 2011)

6. Art Unwrapped: Craft and technology meet in Alex Hibbitt’s new series of work (June 8, 2011)

7. Walk This Way: Capturing the movements of physical therapy patients on high-definition film could lead to better treatments (June 13, 2011)

8. Strength in Numbers: Millions of Americans suffer pain and weakness from injury, aging, and disuse (June 13, 2011)

Of Note: Research News Briefs

1. Heart Hazards: Environmental pollutants could be heart disease culprits (May 24, 2011)

2. Lost and Found: Journalist helps Sudanese refugees tell tale of survival, love (May 24, 2011)

3. Cool Tools: Texas Instruments grant puts handheld computers in Ohio math classrooms (May 31, 2011)

4. Speedy Science: New laser lab equipment to aid studies of next generation light-sensitive materials (May 31, 2011)

5. Sugar Stories: From comic books to community dialogue, diabetes educators use creative communication in Appalachia (May 31, 2011)

6. The Breaking Point: Civil engineers test safety of box beam bridges (June 1, 2011)

7. Great Leap Forward: World’s oldest frogs show evolution of jumping in action (June 1, 2011)

Graduate Student Spotlight – stories of research, scholarship, and creative activity

1. Jeff Lovett: Mining for Art (March 7, 2011)

2. Shloka Chandavar: Sticky Science (March 17, 2011)

3. Renee Steffen: Ready to Lead (April 5, 2011)

4. Andrew Kouse and William Broach: Disease Detectives (April 15, 2011)

5. Joe Venosa: National Identity (April 15, 2011)

6. Damiano Cinque: Cinema Culture (April 15, 2011)

7. Tony Adami: Safer Skies (April 28, 2011)

8. Angela Shoemaker: Pictures of Addiction (April 28, 2011)

Undergraduate Stories

1. Kayla Bober: Fast Treatment: Kayla Bober studies new way to manage type 2 diabetes (April 27, 2011)

2. Stephanie Dumais: Stage Presence: Wind instrumentalist makes mark on Carnegie Hall (May 11, 2011)

3. Nicole Grams: Storm Tracker: Meteorology student predicts impacts of hurricanes (May 11, 2011)

Perspectives issue: Autumn/Winter 2010

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Autumn/Winter 2010 issue - PDF version