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Scanlan: ‘I Miss Composting’

Scanlan: ‘I Miss Composting’

Letters from Ireland Stephen J. Scanlan, Fulbright  Scholar National University of Ireland Galway Sustainability and the Environment I miss composting. At home in Athens the compost pile where my backyard meets woods is a fixture of my gardening and waste management activities. Everything from apple cores and coffee grounds to […]

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November 15, 2013 at 8:14 amNews

Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Students Win at Regional Conference

Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Students Win at Regional Conference

The ARCC is a professional event organized by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from Ohio University, West Virginia University, Marshal University and the University of Kentucky. The event was designed to facilitate professional networking and resource sharing among graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the field of cell biology in […]

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November 14, 2013 at 4:17 pmNews Research

It’s Time for a New Big Picture on Evolutionary Theory

It’s Time for a New Big Picture on Evolutionary Theory

First in a Series on Macro-Evolution Darwin and his successors wrote the first chapters on evolution by looking at small changes in species over relatively short periods of time, usually described as natural selection. Scientists developed the Modern Synthesis to describe gradual evolution following the discovery of the DNA molecule, […]

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November 14, 2013 at 2:00 amResearch

Test Drive Your Career with Summer Research Fellowships

Test Drive Your Career with Summer Research Fellowships

By Kathryn McFadden “Why work a fast food service job this summer when you can get paid to do research and advance your college career instead?” asks Roxanne Malé-Brune. Malé-Brune, director of grant development and projects for the Office of Research, helps Ohio University students identify and competitively apply for […]

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November 12, 2013 at 8:54 amNews

Poggione Helps with University’s Summer Transition Program

Poggione Helps with University’s Summer Transition Program

Dr. Sarah Poggione, Associate Professor of Political Science, was one of several faculty featured in the Compass Making the Difference article “Faculty, staff behind summer program give incoming students a fresh start and a head start.” The University’s Summer Transition Program helps students not only transition from high school to […]

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November 8, 2013 at 8:42 amNews

Accurso Wins Third Straight Individual MAC Title

Accurso Wins Third Straight Individual MAC Title

Ohio University student-athlete Juli Accurso ’14 became the first runner in Mid-American Conference history to win three straight individual league titles as she claimed the 6-kilometer race in a time of 20:37.46 on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Bowling Green. “It was definitely a goal of mine,” she said. “I thought […]

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November 5, 2013 at 9:17 amNews

Historical Marker Honors Former Slave Who Raised Civil War Regiment

Historical Marker Honors Former Slave Who Raised Civil War Regiment

A historical marker will be dedicated at the Athens County Fairgrounds to commemorate the location where 150 years ago Milton Holland raised Company C of the 5th United States Colored Infantry regiment. The ceremony will take place at 2 p.m., on Veterans Day, which is Monday, Nov. 11. The keynote […]

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November 4, 2013 at 10:21 amNews