Archive for November, 2017

Alumni News | Sociology’ Carthen Joins Forbes Coaches Council in 2017

Dr. Jason Carthen

Ohio University alum Dr. Jason Carthen ’93 has been busy! He is an international best-selling author of three books, including his most recent, 52 Ways to Tackle Leadership for Your Success! And he created the I Speak Life Academy, which provides high-level training via an online learning portal. In April […]

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November 20, 2017 at 12:15 pmAlumni

OHIO Undergrads Go to West Point for Conference on U.S. Affairs

China group at the  Student Conference on U.S. Affairs at West Point.

Two undergraduate majors in Political Science and War and Peace Studies attended the 69th Annual Student Conference on U.S. Affairs, a rare opportunity for college students from across the country to participate in discussions on foreign affairs at the prestigious U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York. The […]

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November 17, 2017 at 5:23 pmNews

Alum Herdman Appointed to Attorney General’s Advisory Committee

Justin E. Herdman

Ohio University alum Justin E. Herdman ’96 was appointed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to a two-year term on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys. Herdman earned a B.A. in Global Studies Europe from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. According to a U.S. Department […]

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November 17, 2017 at 4:28 pmAlumni

Spanish Students Learn Culture Through Theater Visit

Marietta College is hosted Tres Vidas, a chamber music theatre work.

Students from the Spanish Club and Intermediate Spanish courses attended the play Tres Vidas at Marietta College on Oct. 13 with their instructors Liliana Alvarez, Joanna Mitchell and Nelson Hippolyte. “It was Friday the 13th, but it was a great day for us!” said Mitchell. “The students got to hear […]

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November 17, 2017 at 3:33 pmIn Class News

Four Biology Undergrads Receive Kopchick Awards for Research Projects

Mitchell Harberson and John Kopchick at the 2017 Kopchick Fellowship Awards Ceremony

Four undergraduate Biological Sciences students received awards from the John J. Kopchick Molecular and Cellular Biology/Translational Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Student Support Fund. These awards provide up to $1,500 for undergraduate students working with MCB/TBS faculty and conducting translational medical research and scholarly activities. Recipient: Mitchell Harberson, Biological Sciences Mentor:   Kevin […]

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November 17, 2017 at 8:38 amResearch

Shriwas Receives Kopchick Award for In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of Novel Anticancer Therapeutics

Pratik Shriwas and John Kopchick

  Pratik Shriwas, a graduate student in Biological Sciences and Molecular and Cellular Biology, received a John J. Kopchick Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB)/Translational Biomedical Sciences (TBS) Research Fellowship Award. He received $9,998 for his project on “In vitro and in vivo characterization of novel anticancer therapeutics.” His mentor is […]

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November 17, 2017 at 8:30 amResearch

John J. Kopchick Awards Support 14 Student and Faculty Research Projects

2017 Kopchick Fellowship Awards Ceremony

  From Staff Reports Fourteen Ohio University students and faculty members received funding for their health and medical research from the John J. Kopchick Awards. The program will provide a total of $100,213 in grants and fellowships during its 2017-18 cycle to advance research on topics such as drug delivery, […]

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November 16, 2017 at 5:09 pmResearch