Archive for August, 2014

Creative Writing Alum Sara Dobie Bauer reads from her work at Glendale (CA )Community College in August. “Sara Dobie Bauer is a writer, blogger, and prison volunteer,” reports the Glendale Star. “She has an honor’s degree in creative writing from Ohio University, and she is a certificate student at GCC. […]

Ohio University alum Aaron Bruggeman ’08 has joined Bricker & Eckler LLP as an attorney on the firm’s Shale, Oil & Gas team, according to a news release from the Columbus-based law firm. His practice focuses primarily on oil and gas matters for clients in Ohio and West Virginia. Bruggeman […]

Dr. Jana Houser, Assistant Professor of Geography, co-authored an article on “A Mobile Rapid-Scanning X-band Polarimetric (RaXPol) Doppler Radar System” in the July 2013 Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. Her co-authors were Andrew L. Pazmany and James B. Mead of ProSensing Inc. in Amherst, MA, and Howard B. Bluestein […]

Online Course Design Brown Bag Discussions will be held the First Friday of each month, September through November, at noon in Wilson Hall 303. “Are you thinking about offering a new online course or wanting to refresh a current one? Bring your lunch and join your colleagues to discuss new […]

The College of Arts & Sciences New Faculty Orientation is Tuesday, Aug. 19, from 9a.m. to 1 p.m.  in the Human Resources Training Center. Half-day workshop and discussions will acquaint new faculty with academic policies, new initiatives in Arts & Sciences, and strategies for a successful transition to the college. […]

Biological Sciences is hosting a Graduate Student Reception on Tuesday, Aug. 26, from 5 to 8 p.m. on the Bricks at Irvine Hall. Come and welcome the new graduate students. Enjoy food, drinks, games and more. For more information, contact Michele Garfield, Administrative Assistant in Biological Sciences.

Dr. Gar Rothwell, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Environmental & Plant Biology has been elected a Fellow of the Paleontological Society. Rothwell’s research focuses on Phylogenetic Systematics and Evolutionary Developmental Plant Biology. “Among other things, you were recognized for fundamental contributions to our understanding of the anatomy, diversity, and evolution of […]