Archive for September, 2017

The Ohio University Mock Trial Team has selected 30 students to compete during the 2017-18 school year. Tryouts occurred on Sept. 13 and 14. To prepare, students were required to prepare and deliver a three-minute speech on a pre-selected topic as well as a two-minute extemporaneous speech. The Mock Trial Executive Board […]

By Mary Vandeman The English Language Improvement Program is collaborating with Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and offering two online CUFS certificates—one in TESOL and Teaching English to Young Learners, and one in Business English. “This project is exciting—being able to share our expertise internationally and work with such […]

Dr. Robert Briscoe, Professor of Philosophy at Ohio University, was awarded a Fulbright-Scotland Visiting Professorship from the US-UK Fulbright Commission. Briscoe’s award will enable him to conduct research at the University of Glasgow through one of the most well-regarded scholarship programs in the world. His project as Fulbright-Scotland Visiting Professor […]

Ohio University’s Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics hosted an Open House recently at the John C. Edwards Accelerator Lab. Doctoral students working with faculty members associated with INPP and the Physics & Astronomy Department shared their research and findings in an afternoon poster session. Visitors and participants were invited […]

Dr. Beth Quitslund, Associate Professor of English, is one of three Ohio University professors selected for the inaugural Mid-American Conference Academic Leadership Development Program. The MAC Academic Leadership Development Program (ALDP) is a professional development program that aims to identify a select group of faculty and administrators in an effort […]

Four out of the five faculty members named 2017 Ohio University Presidential Research Scholars are College of Arts & Sciences faculty. The award recognizes excellence in the areas of physical sciences and engineering, and social and behavioral sciences. The A&S award winners are Dr. Hao Chen, Professor of Chemistry & […]

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen, is a global threat to human health because of increased antimicrobial resistance. Dr. Nathan Weyand, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, and his lab are working to understand how N. gonorrhoeae persists in the human body and protects itself from immune defenses. A better understanding of this […]