Archive for April, 2017

Rothwell, Two Alumni Featured on Cover of Botany

Cover of American Journal of Botany featuring microscopic photo of moss.

Research by Distinguished Professor Emeritus Gar Rothwell and two Ohio University alumni was featured on the cover of the April 2017 edition of American Journal of Botany. Their article—“Extending the fossil record of Polytrichaceae: Early Cretaceous Meantoinea alophosioides gen. et sp. nov., permineralized gametophytes with gemma cups from Vancouver Island”—discusses […]

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April 26, 2017 at 11:27 amAlumni Research

History Awards 2017 Eckes Prize to Grace Konyar

Grace Konyar

The History Department awarded Grace Konyar the 2017 Eckes Prize in History. The prize is an annual cash prize of $5,000 awarded to the graduating senior History major with the highest overall GPA. Connect with her on LinkedIn. Emeritus Professor Al Eckes established the prize to recognize superior academic achievement among history majors. Konyar graduated […]

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April 26, 2017 at 11:23 amNews

Ohio University Genomics Facility Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Genomics Facility Anniversary with Bill Broach and Rachel Yoho

Ohio University Genomics Facility Director Dr. Bill Broach and Technician Rachel Yoho recently hosted a campus-wide open house marking the facility’s 10th anniversary. In attendance were Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate College Dr. Joseph Shields; Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences Dr. Robert Frank; […]

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April 26, 2017 at 11:02 amNews

Sociology Alum Speaks at Africa@OHIO Colloquium in March

Sociology Alum Speaks at Africa@OHIO Colloquium in March

Kwame Edwin Otu ‘09M presented “Normative Collisions, Amphibious Evasions: Sassoi and the Contested Politics of Queer Self-making” at the Africa@OHIO Colloquium at Ohio University in March 2017. His talk was sponsored by the African Studies Program, Office for Diversity and Inclusion Multicultural Center and Programs, Africa@OHIO, the Black Student Cultural […]

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April 26, 2017 at 8:04 amAlumni News

Undergraduate Researches Inclusivity and Stereotyping for Campus LGB+ Students

Undergraduate Researches Inclusivity and Stereotyping for Campus LGB+ Students

by Matt McCullough ‘17 I presented a research project I conducted, titled “Inclusivity and the Influence of Stereotyping on Campus for LGB+ Student Life,” at the Student Research and Creative Activity Expo. Getting Involved in Research I am a senior studying sociology with a professional goal of doing research. This […]

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April 26, 2017 at 7:53 amResearch

Anthropology Alum Enjoys Eclectic Role at Owls Head Transportation Museum

Kathryn Pardo in the front seat of a1941 Stearman at the 2016 Wings & Wheels Spectacular summer air show.

Kathryn (Byerly) Pardo ’06 is the Auction and Development Associate at the Owls Head Transportation Museum. She loves that her responsibilities are amazingly varied and varying! Path to Current Career After graduating with her B.A. in Anthropology with a minor in Political Science from the College of Arts and Sciences […]

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April 25, 2017 at 4:32 pmAlumni News

Sociology Program Prepared Alum for Training Role

Sociology Program Prepared Alum for Training Role

“I am now the Agency Technology Specialist at the Greater Cleveland Food Bank,” says Staci (Vaughan) Hall ’15M. “This role is different from my year as an AmeriCorps VISTA because I am able to run specialized reports for our member agencies via SQL and PantryTrak, manage our online Portal via […]

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April 25, 2017 at 2:14 pmAlumni News