Archive for August, 2014

Vedder & Denhart in Forbes: 22 Richest Schools In America

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, and Ohio University alum Christopher Denhart ’14 wrote a July 30 column in Forbes about the “22 Richest Schools In America.” Vedder and Denhart are director and administrative director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. Denhart earned a B.S. in Economics […]

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Phillips Presents ‘Seasonal Movements of the Sandstone Falls Population of Lower New River Walleye’

Biological Sciences graduate student Taylor Phillips presented a paper on”Seasonal Movements of the Sandstone Falls Population of Lower New River  Walleye” at the 2014 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists July 30 to Aug. 4 in Chattanooga, TN. Her co-author was Dr. Matthew White, Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio University. […]

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August 5, 2014 at 2:37 pmResearch

Morris Presents ‘Intralocus Tactical Conflict and the Evolution of “Reversible” Alternative Reproductive Tactics’

Morris Presents ‘Intralocus Tactical Conflict and the Evolution of “Reversible” Alternative Reproductive Tactics’

Dr. Molly Morris, Professor of Biological Sciences, presented a paper on”Intralocus Tactical Conflict and the Evolution of ‘Reversible’ Alternative Reproductive Tactics” at the 2014 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists July 30 to Aug. 4 in Chattanooga, TN. Abstract: Alternative reproductive tactics (ARTs) are characterized by consistent and discrete variation […]

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August 5, 2014 at 2:33 pmResearch

Lattanzio Presents Two Papers at Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Biological Sciences alum Matthew Lattanzio ’14Ph.D.  presented two papers at the 2014 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists July 30 to Aug. 4 in Chattanooga, TN. Lattanzio earned a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University in 2014. From Disturbance to Fitness: Selective Consequences […]

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August 5, 2014 at 2:15 pmAlumni Research

Kitson Presents on ‘Performance of Malaclemys terrapin Hatchlings: Variation in Seasonal’

Kitson Presents on ‘Performance of Malaclemys terrapin Hatchlings: Variation in Seasonal’

  Biological Sciences student Sarah Kitson presented a paper on “Performance of Malaclemys terrapin Hatchlings: Variation in Seasonal ” at the 2014 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists July 30 to Aug. 4 in Chattanooga, TN. Her co-author was Dr. Willem Roosenburg, Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio University. Abstract: […]

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August 5, 2014 at 2:03 pmResearch

Howey Presents ‘Thermoregulation & Energy Expenditures of Black Racers in Thermally Contrasting, Burned & Unburned Landscapes’

Biological Sciences alum Christopher Howey ’14Ph.D. presented a paper on “Thermoregulation and Energy Expenditures of Black Racers (Coluber constrictor) in Thermally Contrasting, Burned and Unburned Landscapes” at the 2014 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists July 30 to Aug. 4 in Chattanooga, TN. Howey earned a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from […]

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August 5, 2014 at 1:56 pmAlumni Research

Hantak Presents ‘Color Polymorphism in the Eastern Red-backed Salamander’

Maggie Hantak, graduate student

Biological Sciences graduate student Maggie Hantak presented a paper on “Color Polymorphism in the Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus): How Morphs are Seen through the Eyes of Visual Predators” at the 2014 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists July 30 to Aug. 4 in Chattanooga, TN. Her co-author was Dr. Shawn […]

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August 5, 2014 at 1:39 pmResearch