Archive for May, 2016

By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Nuclear physicists from the University of Notre Dame, Michigan State University, University of Tennessee, and Central Michigan University visited Ohio University’s Edwards Accelerator Laboratory recently to calibrate a neutron detector called the Heavy ion Accelerated Beam induced (Alpha, Neutron) Emission Ratio Observer, or “HabaNERO.” […]

By Sydney Dawes PACE Writer Environmental & Plant Biology Dr. David Rosenthal, Assistant Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology, is putting an Ohio University Research Committee (OURC) award to work funding his student-interactive study of American Chestnuts. The OURC is a competitive, internal university-wide award for research and scholarship. Rosenthal […]

“What I enjoy most about my work is being able to have a positive impact on young athletes,” says Ohio University alum Ski Bailey ’13, who lives in New York City and works at a sports-based youth development nonprofit called Play Rugby USA. “I have various roles including my office […]

By Hayley Baldzicki Four Ohio University graduating seniors—including two from the College of Arts & Sciences—have been awarded Fulbright scholarships. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is a unique program that provides awardees grants for individually designed study and research projects. Clare Lyons ’16, Grace Pauley ’16 and Cheyenne Weaver ’16 […]

Ohio University alum and West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Menis Ketchum ’64 had a simple message for graduates at Marshall University’s Commencement, reports the Herald Dispatch in a story on “Graduates encouraged to follow their passion.” “Find your passion and be happy with yourself,” he said. “The person that you […]

Dr. Klaus Himmeldirk, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry & Biochemistry, receives the 2016 Provost Award for Excellence in Teaching at Ohio University. “In my educational work, the focus is on the development of more efficient, thought-provoking laboratory classes in Organic Chemistry.  I strive to prepare students to be independent thinkers and […]

“Anti-Money Laundering is an emerging field which is quickly becoming one of the most sought after positions in the banking world,” says Michael Richard, who works as an anti-money laundering investigator for Discover Financial Services. The two primary skills he brings to this work are quantitative analysis and finding patterns […]