Archive for October, 2013

By George Mauzy Compass Ohio University’s academic reach around the world was extended on Oct. 15 when it entered into a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Beijing International Studies University (BISU) in China. The MOU states that the new partnership is designed to “promote sustainable scholarly activities and international […]

Daniel Williams went to Startup Weekend 2012 without an idea to pitch. He was looking for a team to join. He found it. Williams majored in Plant Biology in Ohio University’s College of Arts & Sciences. He also minored in Computer Science and Chemistry and earned a certificate in Bioinformatics. […]

Ohio University faculty are invited to attend the first annual “Themes Fest” on Nov. 5 from 2-4 p.m., in the Nelson Commons Reception Area. Themes Fest provides an update on the curricular themes initiative launched in the College of Arts & Sciences last spring.  [See A&S Faculty Bring Curricular Themes to […]

  The Athens County Historical Society & Museum is located at 65 N. Court St., Athens. The event is part of Archaeology Month.  

Dr. Brian McCarthy, College of Arts & Science Associate Dean for Faculty, Graduate Studies and Research and Professor of Forest Ecology, spoke on Amur honeysuckle, one of the top invading species in the United States, at the Invasive Ornamental Plant Symposium & Working Group” in Chicago last week. He discussed […]

Ohio University alum Dr. Vivian Páez ’95PhD was honored with the Sabin Turtle Conservation Prize at an award ceremony Sept. 30 in New York City. This newly created, $20,000 award is the biggest for turtle conservation in the world and aims to recognize individuals who have made an outstanding contribution […]

“How will you feel when Chinese taikonauts are walking around on the moon? Is this just one more example of the United States ceding its technological superiority? How you feel might depend on what happens to the U.S. space program over the next decade,” writes Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of […]