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Riley Sombathy studies rings in dinosaur legs to see how they grew

Riley Sombathy in the lab with Allosaurus samples

From Ohio University News Getting Ready for Expo Riley Sombathy says nothing is more exciting than when he looks into the microscope and the rings appear on the slice of ancient Allosaurus bone. He’s using those rings—akin to tree rings—to learn more about how the dinosaurs that lived 150 million […]

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April 4, 2022 at 8:51 amNews Research

Samuel Gutherz Awarded Graduate College Fellowship

Samuel Gutherz

From Ohio University News This year five named fellowships were funded through the Graduate College, in the amount of $2,000 per semester for academic year 2021-22. This is in addition to a student’s existing appointment. The Graduate College Fellowship goes to Samuel Gutherz, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences […]

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May 4, 2021 at 12:07 pmNews

Six Biological Sciences Grad Students Awarded A&S Graduate Student Research Awards

Biological Sciences graduate student awardees outside Irvine Hall. from lft: Anthony Gilbert, Jasmine Croghan, Cassie Thompson, Juan Pablo Aquilar Cabezas. Waymon Holloway. Not pictured, Rachel Olsen

Six Biological Sciences graduate students were chosen to receive College of Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Research Awards this past fall during the inaugural funding cycle for the award. The objective of the research award is to support graduate students in their research endeavors. Two review cycles are offered each […]

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February 24, 2018 at 11:51 amResearch

Fantastic Voyage | Free Film & Discussion, Oct. 27

Fantastic Voyage | Free Film & Discussion, Oct. 27

Knowing the Future goes to the movies with the “What Does the Future Hold?” film series, featuring Fantastic Voyage on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema with Profs. Erin Murphy and Patrick O’Connor. Richard Fleischer / 100 min. / PG In this sci-fi adventure, a submarine […]

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October 1, 2015 at 5:30 pmEvents

What Does the Future Hold? Film Series Kicks Off in September

What Does the Future Hold? film series

Knowing the Future goes to the movies with the “What Does the Future Hold?” film series on four Tuesdays this fall. The Knowing the Future curricular theme hosts the movie screenings at the Athena Cinema. Screenings are free, and open to the public. The film series is sponsored by the […]

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August 23, 2015 at 1:55 pmEvents

Journey to the Center of the Earth, Free Screening Nov. 18

Journey to the Center of the Earth, Free Screening Nov. 18

The Science on Screen series presents Journey to the Center of the Earth on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. Admission is free. A talk on “Exploring the Unknown” follows the film with Dr. Dan Hembree, Associate Professor of Geological Sciences, and Paleontologist Dr. Patrick O’Connor, […]

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November 18, 2014 at 6:45 pmEvents

Grad Student Discovers New Species of Titanosaurian Dinosaur

An artistic rendering of a deceased Rukwatitan bisepultus individual in the initial floodplain depositional setting from which the holotypic skeleton was recovered. Image credit: Mark Witton, University of Portsmouth.

Eric Gorscak ’09, a doctoral student in Biological Sciences, is the lead author on the discovery of a new species of titanosaurian dinosaur in Tanzania. The study describes a rare find—a sauropod dinosaur skeleton from Africa. Ohio University paleontologists have identified the new species of titanosaurian, a member of the […]

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September 9, 2014 at 7:37 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News Research