Alex Semancik Ohio

2 months ago | athensnews.com | Alex Semancik |Alex Semancik Ohio

Greenland is the world’s largest island, but with a population of only around 57,000, it isn’t exactly prone to making global headlines—that is until recently. In the past few months the Arctic territory has been thrust into the spotlight due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s interest in acquiring it. Geoff Dabelko, Ph.D. believes Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, is central to the geopolitical and geoeconomic competition in many ways.

Jan 13, 2025 | athensnews.com | Alex Semancik |Alex Semancik Ohio

Biomedical researchers at Ohio University are leading an effort to uncover the clinical significance of a protein that is pivotal in fueling skeletal muscle, regulating exercise endurance, and enhancing insulin sensitivity. This groundbreaking research has been awarded a $2.6 million RO1 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), enabling the team to investigate the previously unrecognized role of fat-specific protein 27 (FSP27)(opens in a new window) in skeletal muscle.

Dec 29, 2024 | athensnews.com | Alex Semancik Ohio

Chances are in the past year you’ve read or seen something that was not created by a human being. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become increasingly prevalent in all walks of life including the creation of text, images and videos. The use of AI has drastically increased since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022 and has no signs of slowing down.

Dec 16, 2024 | athensnews.com | Alex Semancik Ohio

During oil and natural gas extraction, processes like fracking use water to access desired resources. As oil and natural gas are extracted, “produced water” returns to the surface as a byproduct of the extraction process. Produced water is a complex mix of water, oil, naturally occurring substances like lithium, salts and rare earth elements, and chemical additives injected into the well to facilitate extraction.