Archive for January, 2015

PBIO Colloquium: Scaling from Seedscape to Ecosystems, Jan. 23

The Environmental & Plant Biology Colloquium series presents Dr. Noelle G. Beckman on “Scaling from seedscape to ecosystems: the influence of vertebrates, insects, and pathogens on plant recruitment” on Friday, Jan. 23, at 11:50 a.m. in Porter Hall 104. Beckham is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Ohio State University’s Mathematical Biosciences […]

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January 23, 2015 at 6:30 pmEvents

MLK and Strategies for Social Change, Jan. 23

MLK and Strategies for Social Change: Then & Now is a panel discussion about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s strategic vision for creating social change and how activists are inspired by him today in the struggle for racial justice. The panel discussion is Friday, Jan. 23, from […]

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January 23, 2015 at 6:30 pmEvents

Klein Co-Authors Math Circle Article on ‘Liar’s Bingo’

Klein Co-Authors Math Circle Article on ‘Liar’s Bingo’

Dr. Robert Klein, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Ohio University, co-authored an article on “Liar’s Bingo” in the national newsletter of the Math Teachers’ Circle community. “Bob Klein and Steve Phelps’ featured session on “Liar’s Bingo” is a great illustration of collaboration across MTCs in Ohio, where there is now […]

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January 23, 2015 at 4:07 pmResearch

New: Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film Series

Dr. Katarzyna Marciniak

With Dr. Michael Gillespie, Dr. Katarzyna Marciniak is curator of the new Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film Series at the Athena this spring. Marciniak, Professor of English, specializes in transnational studies, and the film series’ theme reflects her scholarly interests. Gillespie is Assistant Professor of Film Theory, with the […]

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January 23, 2015 at 2:03 pmNews

Six Thai Students Join OPIE for Spring 2015

Thai students join OPIE.

By Tanya Dovbnya Ohio Program of Intensive English and A&S International Academic Adviser Six Thai students arrived in Athens to study English in OPIE (Ohio Program of Intensive English) and pursue their undergraduate degrees in engineering at Ohio University. The newly arrived students are all recipients of the Royal Thai Government Scholarship, […]

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January 23, 2015 at 1:04 pmNews

Continuing Students Must Apply for 2015-16 Scholarships by March 1

From Office of Undergraduate Student Affairs, College of Arts & Sciences Important Reminder Regarding Scholarships for the 2015-16 Award Year: All continuing Athens campus students who wish to apply for scholarship for the 2015-16 school year must do so by March 1, 2015. Regional campus students should check with the […]

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January 23, 2015 at 12:54 pmAnnouncements

Roosenburg Part of Team Awarded Grant to Study Nelsonville Bypass

Nelsonville Bypass wildlife crossing

Dr. Willem Roosenburg, Professor of Biological Sciences, is part of an Ohio University team awarded a three-year, $600,000 federally funded research contract form the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to monitor traffic safety and the effectiveness of wildlife preservation efforts along the new U.S. Route 33 Nelsonville Bypass. The 8.5-mile, […]

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January 23, 2015 at 12:33 pmNews