Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1980, Graduate School

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Master of Science, The Ohio State University, 1960, Graduate School

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Master of Science, The Ohio State University, 1970, Graduate School

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Master of Science, The Ohio State University, 1969, Graduate School

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Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1980, Graduate School

Committee: Not Provided (Other) Subjects: Biology

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1976, Graduate School

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Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1970, Graduate School

Committee: Not Provided (Other) Subjects: Biology

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1969, Graduate School

Committee: Not Provided (Other) Subjects: Biology

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1964, Graduate School

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Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1964, Graduate School

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Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1958, Graduate School

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Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1957, Graduate School

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Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1952, Graduate School

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Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1956, Graduate School

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Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, 2012, Journalism (Communication)

Bentley Glass was an American geneticist during the Cold War who originated the myth that only cockroaches would survive a nuclear apocalypse. As a scientific researcher, writer, editor, and administrator, he advocated better writing in science, greater communication between scientists and the public, and an enhanced policy-making role for scientists. His liberal political views graced the pages of the journal Science, where he introduced the editorial page while serving as interim editor. He wrote for general readers and was an expert guest on radio and television programs. As president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and leader of many other organizations throughout his career, his views were also widely disseminated through public speeches. Glass's authority with the public as a scientist during the Cold War created a platform for his discussions of peace, academic freedom, racial equality, and other social and political topics.

Committee: Joseph Bernt (Advisor); Marilyn Greenwald (Other); Patrick Washburn (Other) Subjects: Communication; History; Journalism; Science History

Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, 1995, Biology

Type-A thoracic interneurons (TI As) receive their major wind evoked input from ventral giant interneurons (vGIs). Some vGI wind maps are biased to the side of the vGI axon. TI As with ventral median (VM) branches on both sides (bilateral TI As) receive input from vGIs on both sides, and have unbiased wind maps; TI As with VM branches on one side receive input only from vGIs on the side of VM branches, and have wind maps biased to that side. It was hypothesized that the VM branch situation and its resultant left-right vGI connections accounts completely for the left-right bias of TI A wind maps. This hypothesis was tested by lesioning one connective and observing the bias of a bilateral TI A wind map. A variable, Bias Index (BI), was introduced to quantify the bias of a wind map. In addition, latency compatibility among vGIs, as a condition for summation of VGI activities in TI As, was also tested. It was found that: (1) The action potentials in vGIs have comparable latencies at all wind angles, as shown by a comparison of relative latencies for 2 vGIs on both sides of the nerve cord. (2) vGI connections as indicated by VM branch morphology have a major influence upon TI A wind fields. Thus unilateral TI As have wind maps biased to the side of VM branches, bilateral TI As have unbiased wind maps, and bilateral TI As in animals with one connective lesioned have wind maps that are either biased to the intact side or not biased.

Committee: Roy Ritzmann (Advisor) Subjects: Biology, Neuroscience