Archive for November, 2013

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

MCB Seminar: Insulin Stimulates Membrane Fusion and GLUT4 Accumulation in Clathrin Coats on Adipocyte Plasma Membranes, Nov. 12

Molecular and Cellular Biology Seminar (MCB 7410) features Xinhao Liu on “Insulin Stimulates Membrane Fusion and GLUT4 Accumulation in Clathrin Coats on Adipocyte Plasma Membranes” on Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 4:10 to 5:05 p.m. in Porter 100. Abstract: Glucose transporter type 4(GLUT4) is a insulin responsive glucose  transporter that is […]

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November 12, 2013 at 8:24 amEvents

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

History Alum Writes Book on West Virginia University Since WWII

History Alum Writes Book on West Virginia University Since WWII

Ohio University alum Dr. Ronald L. Lewis ’66 has written the contemporary history of West Virginia University, where he taught history until his retirement in 2008. His newly released book is Aspiring to Greatness: West Virginia University since World War II. Lewis earned a B.A. in Political Science from the […]

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November 7, 2013 at 7:43 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

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

Student Presents on Underground Coal Mines as Possible Geothermal Energy Resource

Ohio University faculty made an impact with 23 presentations at the Geological Society of America’s 125th Anniversary Annual Meeting & Exposition Oct. 27–30 in Denver. Joshua Richardson, Dr. Dina Lopez, Tim Letwich, Michael Ange, Mark Wolfe, and Frank Fugitt co-authored UNDERGROUND COAL MINES IN OHIO AS A POSSIBLE GEOTHERMAL ENERGY […]

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November 4, 2013 at 4:28 pmResearch

Nance Presentation: Does Canadian Meguma Terrane Extend Into Southern Britain?

Ohio University faculty made an impact with 23 presentations at the Geological Society of America’s 125th Anniversary Annual Meeting & Exposition Oct. 27–30 in Denver. Erica Neace, Dr. R. Damian Nance, James Briad, Brendan Murphy, Nicolle Dupius, & Robin Shail presented on DOES THE MEGUMA TERRANE EXTEND INTO SOUTHERN BRITAIN?. […]

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November 4, 2013 at 4:20 pmResearch