Archive for November, 2016

Food Studies | Plant Biology Garden Fennel Goes to Pork and Pickles

Summer garden intern holds a fennel bulb.

Produce from the Plant Biology Learning Gardens has found its way into yet another local business. Becky Clark, owner of Pork and Pickles commissioned the Food Matters club and Food Studies theme interns to grow upward of 150 pounds of fresh fennel bulbs that were destined to be pickled. “Pork & […]

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November 29, 2016 at 9:33 amNews

Graduate Student’s Debut Novel Receives Rave Reviews

Michelle Pretorius, creative writing doctoral student

by Kristin M. Distel Doctoral student Michelle Pretorius’ novel, The Monster’s Daughter, has received many glowing reviews from domestic and international outlets. The novel, Pretorius’s first, was published in July 2016 by Melville House and Audible. The Monster’s Daughter takes as one of its two main characters Alet Berg, a […]

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November 28, 2016 at 7:00 pmIn the News Research Students in the News

CLDC Student Ambassador Application Workshop, Nov. 30

Kacey Schaum

By Kacey Schaum Assistant Director for the Career and Leadership Development Center An application workshop for students interested in becoming a Career and Leadership Development Center Student Ambassador is this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 from 7:30 to 8 p.m. in Baker University Center, Room 503 The CLDC student ambassador team […]

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November 28, 2016 at 2:22 pmAnnouncements

Advising Tip | Liberal Arts Distribution Hours: What Are They, How Can You Fulfill Them?

Sara Berens

By Sara Berens Academic Advisor and Retention Specialist Liberal Arts Distribution hours. Why are they required and how can you fulfill them? In a general sense, the liberal arts prepare you to think broadly about many different areas of thought and to become a lifelong learner. As humans, we are […]

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November 28, 2016 at 1:14 pmAnnouncements News

Transfer Tip | Didn’t Get Into A Course? Add Yourself To The Wait-List

Kristi Conrad

By Kristi Conrad Academic Advisor and Transfer Specialist Didn’t get into a course that you had wanted? See if the course has a wait-list option. By adding yourself to the wait-list for a course that is full, you are letting us know that you are interested in the course and […]

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November 28, 2016 at 1:06 pmAnnouncements News

Barr-Melej Authors ‘Psychedelic Chile: Youth, Counterculture, and Politics on the Road to Socialism and Dictatorship’

Barr-Melej Authors ‘Psychedelic Chile: Youth, Counterculture, and Politics on the Road to Socialism and Dictatorship’

Dr. Patrick Barr-Melej, Associate Professor of History at Ohio University, authored his second book, Psychedelic Chile: Youth, Counterculture, and Politics on the Road to Socialism and Dictatorship. The publication date, through the University of North Carolina Press, is May 15, 2017. Barr-Melej’s book illuminates modern Chilean history with an unprecedented […]

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November 28, 2016 at 12:34 pmResearch

2017 I-Corps@Ohio Request for Proposals | Medtech, Science & Engineering

I-Corps@Ohio announces the 2017 Request for Proposals. Applications will be accepted Dec. 12 through Jan. 10. The RFP is available for immediate review on the website. The selection process consists of two rounds of review by an expert committee. The first round is a simple online executive summary questionnaire that […]

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November 28, 2016 at 7:55 amAnnouncements