2008 News Stories
Ohio University hosts second annual BioVenture Showcase- December 11, 2008
CT scans reveal that dinosaurs were airheads- December 8, 2008
Skull cavities helped creatures breathe, communicate and move
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
Small graphene wires may be poor conductors- February 15, 2008
Ohio University physicists examine electron properties in semiconductor material
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