Archive for April, 2017

Plant Biology Alum Joins USDA’s National Germplasm Research Lab

Dr. Melanie Schori

Ohio University alum Melanie Schori ’10Ph.D. joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is working as a botanist with the National Germplasm Research Laboratory, which is part of the Agricultural Research Service. Schori works to help sustain a subset of that service, called the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), researching […]

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April 20, 2017 at 8:06 amAlumni

Walk-In Auditions for Fridays Live for Fall 2017, April 24-25

Walk-In auditions for Season 39 of Fridays Live for Fall 2017 are Monday and Tuesday of finals week, April 24-25, in the AVW Office on the third floor of Baker from 7-9 p.m. “We are not only looking for available actors for the 2017-18 school year, but also writers, camera people, […]

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April 19, 2017 at 3:16 pmAnnouncements

Room Reserved for A&S Students to Study for Finals

As a result of a suggestion by several students, the College Arts & Sciences has reserved a room in the Living and Learning Center (102/104) as a study room for A&S students during finals week. The room will be open: Friday, April 21, from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, […]

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April 19, 2017 at 2:22 pmAnnouncements

Geology Alum Joins Technical Board of Viscount Mining

Ohio University alum James P. Robinson ’76 joins the technical board of Viscount Mining. Robinson earned a B.S. in Geological Sciences from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – April 18, 2017) – Viscount Mining Corp. is pleased to announce that geologist James P. […]

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April 19, 2017 at 12:37 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Huntington News: OHIO Alum Named Drinko Fellow at Marshall

Dr. Rachael Peckham

Ohio University alum Dr. Rachael S. Peckham, associate professor of English at Marshall University, “has been selected as the 2017-2019 Distinguished John Deaver Drinko Academy Fellow at Marshall University, according to Dr. Alan Gould, executive director of the academy. The announcement of her appointment was made at the annual Drinko Fellows […]

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April 19, 2017 at 11:39 amFaculty in the News In the News

Nature: Drivers Gear Up for World’s First Nanocar Race

Pit crew members, from left,  Karthi Perumal, Kondalarao Kotturi, Mersad Raesi and Ramin Rabbani

“Six teams from three continents are preparing for a unique race on a polished gold track in the south of France this month. But this is no luxurious supercar event: competitors will be racing single molecules. In 36 hours, they aim to move them a distance of 100 nanometres — […]

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April 19, 2017 at 11:25 amFaculty in the News In the News

Wisland Publishes Essay on AIDS Crisis, Father’s Life

Wisland Publishes Essay on AIDS Crisis, Father’s Life

by Kristin M. Distel “This is the story of one of the longest-surviving HIV-positive men in the United States, a story irrevocably intertwined with my own,” says Kirk Wisland, doctoral candidate in creative writing. Wisland has published an essay in the latest issue of Proximity Magazine. The essay, “Inheritance,” chronicles […]

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April 18, 2017 at 3:36 pmResearch