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How to Survive the First Week of a Teaching Assistantship

Genoveva Di Maggio

By Genoveva Di Maggio Graduate Student in Modern Languages at Ohio University When we start graduate school, many questions arise. In addition to all the doubts, it is always necessary to do paperwork, meet professors and colleagues, and at the same time adapt to the new place of work and […]

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January 6, 2018 at 1:04 pmNews

Happy Beginnings | Alumni Back to Explore Acid Mine Drainage in Appalachian Watershed

Rebecca Steinberg

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Two Ohio University alumni are back as grad students, helping an interdisciplinary team—Ohio University’s Appalachian Watershed Research Group—assess data collected from regional mining operations in a […]

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January 5, 2018 at 2:57 pmAlumni News

Economics Students Give Good Works a $10,000 Boost

From left, Benjamin Beaty, Alex Armstrong, Dominic Detwiler, Keith Wasserman, Michael McTernan, and Madison Stanley

by Kristin Distel Students in Dr. Julia Paxton’s fall Economics of Altruism class presented a $10,000 check to Good Works, a local nonprofit founded and directed by Ohio University alum Keith Wasserman ’81. The students — Alex Armstrong, Michael McTernan, Madison Stanley, Benjamin Beaty, and Dominic Detwiler — gave a […]

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January 5, 2018 at 12:00 pmAlumni In Class News

Biology’s Foster Featured in Ohio Magazine’s ‘Excellence in Education’ Issue

Dr. Jodie Foster

By Juli Holbert; Photos by Ben Siegel From Compass The recipients of this year’s Ohio University Presidential Teacher Award and the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching have another accolade to add to their impressive resumes – being among the approximately 75 educators throughout the state to be featured in […]

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January 3, 2018 at 1:35 pmFaculty in the News In the News News

INPP Seminar | Phase Transitions in Dense Matter, Jan. 30

Veronica Dexheimer

The Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (INPP) presents Veronica Dexheimer, of Kent State University, on “Phase Transitions in Dense Matter” on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 4 p.m. in Edwards Accelerator Lab, Roger W. Finlay Conference Room. Abstract: As the density of matter increases, atomic nuclei disintegrate into nucleons and, […]

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January 1, 2018 at 4:45 pmNews

Career Week | Alumni Networking at Reception Leads Student to Internship

Keeghan White

by Kristin Distel Senior Keeghan White’s internship with Southeastern Ohio Legal Services has paid off in dividends, providing him with a more focused career path, a wealth of legal knowledge, and a broadened network of professional contacts. White, a pre-law student studying Political Science and History, is also completing Ohio […]

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December 29, 2017 at 12:06 pmNews

Happy Beginnings | Kim Kraus Broadens Grad School Plans to Include Medicine and Research

Kim Kraus and her research mentor Dr. Robert Colvin during a recent visit to the Athens campus.

  Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Recently Kim Kraus ’16 HTC returned to Ohio University to visit her research mentor in Biological Sciences, Dr. Robert Colvin. Kraus’ interest in research and […]

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December 18, 2017 at 2:18 pmAlumni News