Archive for August, 2017

Chemistry Placement Exam Offered Aug. 28-31

The Chemistry Placement Exam is offered multiple times a year to Ohio University students to help place them into the correct level of chemistry courses. The exam is administered by the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department. CHEM 1510 – Fundamentals of Chemistry I requisites include MATH 1200 or math placement level […]

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August 1, 2017 at 5:15 pmEvents

Modern Languages | Peace Corps Alum and Ecuadorian Shaman, Aug. 30

Alejandro Aguavil

The Modern Languages Department presents “Cultural Adventure: Dance Your Truth” on Wednesday, Aug. 30, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Bentley Hall 236. Refreshments will be served, and Ecuadorian arts and crafts will be available. Ohio University alum Clay Martin ’07 will present on his Peace Corps experience and provide […]

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August 1, 2017 at 4:45 pmEvents

CMSS Colloquium | Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery and Their Interactions with Biological Membranes, Aug. 31

Amir Farnoud in his laboratory in Stocker Center.

The Condensed Matter & Surface Sciences Colloquium Series presents Amir M. Farnoud of Ohio University, on “Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery and Their Interactions with Biological Membranes” on Thursday, Aug. 31, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: Engineered nanomaterials are being increasingly used in biomedical and industrial applications. Their widespread […]

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August 1, 2017 at 4:30 pmEvents

Garden Internship – 8/1/17

Today I worked alongside my fellow intern, Charles, to take down bamboo that had grown inside of the fencing and a stretch of weeds that had grown out of control. The tools we used were a corn knife, shovel and clippers. It took us just about 3 hours to complete […]

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August 1, 2017 at 3:38 pmUncategorized

Rosen Presents on Ethnographic Experimentation in Portugal

Dr. Matt Rosen

Dr. Matthew Rosen, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, presented “Reading Nearby” at the First International Workshop of the #Colleex Collaboratory for Ethnographic Experimentation. The workshop is supported by the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA). The purpose of the workshop is to learn about the members of the network’s experiences of […]

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August 1, 2017 at 11:38 amResearch

Sociology Alum Works to End Child Slavery in Haiti

Jaclyn Lynch in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 2017

Ohio University alum Jaclyn Lynch ’14, ’16M is now the Child Sponsorship Coordinator at Restavek Freedom Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to ending restavek, which is a system of child slavery in Haiti. She graduated in 2016 with an M.A. in Sociology from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio […]

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August 1, 2017 at 11:30 amAlumni

Moran Named Campus Engagement ‘Rock Star’

Dr. Theresa Moran, Food Studies Theme Director, stands next to student art depicting a garden where students grow produce now offered in campus venues.

From the Center for Campus Engagement Newsletter The CCCE is very proud to recognize Dr. Theresa Moran as this month’s Engagement Rock Star! Moran has been incorporating community-engaged learning into the classes she teaches as the director of the Food Studies theme as well developing volunteer, internship, and study-away opportunities […]

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August 1, 2017 at 9:17 amNews