Archive for June, 2017

Politico Quotes Jellison on Melania Trump’s Move to White House

Dr. Katherine Jellison, portrait

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, was quoted in a Politico story headlined “Melania Trump set to make her D.C. move next week.” The long-anticipated move — Trump is the first first lady in modern history to delay her arrival — is expected to lend […]

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June 11, 2017 at 9:41 amFaculty in the News In the News

These Botanists are Really ‘Lichen’ Their Internship at the Wayne

Trevor Somogyi swimming in a sea of grass.

By Trevor Somogyi ’18 and Emily Penn ’18 Hello! This is the first of many blog posts written by the botany interns that aims to inform the public on all the cool things we’re doing during our summer at the Wayne National Forest. First, a little background on our internship […]

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June 9, 2017 at 3:03 pmNews

Day Invited to Paris Workshop on ‘Modelling the Auditory System’

Dr. Mitchell Day

Dr. Mitchell L. Day, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio University, was invited to speak at a workshop at the European Institute for Theoretical Neuroscience in Paris. “The EITN is an open place to foster theoretical neuroscience activities…[and] to create strong interactions with the theoretical neuroscience community,” according to […]

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June 9, 2017 at 12:38 pmResearch

Happy Beginnings | Psychology Senior Finds Success, Fulfills Grad School Goal

Paige Coy will begin graduate studies at OHIO this fall.

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. by Kristin M. Distel Paige Coy, a 2017 OHIO graduate in Psychology, has already realized remarkable success in her field. At OHIO, Coy, who minored in […]

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June 7, 2017 at 9:22 pmAlumni News

Psychology Senior Finds ‘Incredible’ Opportunities as She Prepares for Grad School

Libby Wertz at the Association for Psychological Sciences conference in Chicago.

by Kristin M. Distel Rising senior Libby Wertz’ time at OHIO has been marked by one success after another—and all of the experience she’ll need to apply to graduate school. A Psychology major, Wertz notes that her experiences at Ohio University have enabled her to meet the criteria for Ph.D. […]

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June 7, 2017 at 8:47 pmNews

ELIP Courses Helped Grad Student Learn How to Present Science

Penny Morgan took advantage of ELIP courses to better present the scientific material in her master’s program at Ohio University.

Penny Morgan ’11, ’13M knew scientific writing would be something she’d need to work on in her master’s degree at Ohio University in environmental science studies. “I really felt I wasn’t getting a good scientific grasp on the writing,” says Morgan, whose bachelor’s degree was in Geography Pre-Law from the […]

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June 7, 2017 at 5:40 pmAlumni In Class

Linguistics Alum: ELIP Course Helped Her ‘Talk the Talk’

Lydia Deakin ’12, ’15M became better equipped for the level of academic writing expected in her graduate program through an ELIP course.

Despite excelling in her undergraduate photojournalism studies, Lydia Deakin ’12, ’15M felt unprepared for the level of academic writing expected of her as she began a Master of Applied Linguistics. In order to become better equipped to tackle her responsibilities, she decided to take ELIP 5140: Academic Writing in Graduate […]

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June 7, 2017 at 11:53 amAlumni In Class