Archive for November, 2017

Modern Languages Names Study Abroad Photo Contest Winners

"Izamal" by Max Annable (Merida, Mexico, 2016)

The Modern Languages Department celebrated International Education Week on Nov. 14 with “Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Making the Most of Study Abroad with Modern Languages.” The evening was an enjoyable homecoming for students who recently returned from languages programs in places as diverse as Salzburg, Cuenca, Italy, France, Mexico, Moscow and Toledo. They shared their memories […]

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November 15, 2017 at 3:53 pmNews

Alum, Professor Predict Ways to Better Manipulate Electrons in Graphene

Drs. Mahmoud Asmar and Sergio Ulloa

Two physicists predict that electronic currents of graphene can be split into two parts, thereby allowing scientists to manipulate the properties of graphene in new ways. Ohio University alum Dr. Mahmoud Asmar (Physics PhD ’15), and Dr. Sergio Ulloa, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, and a member of OHIO’s Nanoscale […]

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November 15, 2017 at 2:44 pmResearch

OHIO Hosts Herpetology Symposium, Featuring Student Researchers

OHIO Hosts Herpetology Symposium, Featuring Student Researchers

  Seven years ago, then-graduate student Vincent Farallo organized a symposium composed of Ohio University and John Carroll University undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. The aim of the symposium was to bring together everyone interested in the biology of amphibians and reptiles, a field of biology known as “herpetology.” The seventh […]

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November 15, 2017 at 1:30 pmResearch

OHIO Alumni and Friends Share Legal Insight at Pre-Law Days

Kate McGarvey delivers Pre-Law Day keynote.

Twenty-one alumni and friends returned to Ohio University on Nov. 2-3 to share their law-related experiences and knowledge with current students at Ohio University’s 2017 Pre-Law Days. The event began in Baker Theater with keynote a address by Columbus Legal Aid Society Director and OHIO alum Kate McGarvey. McGarvey, who […]

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November 15, 2017 at 11:10 amNews

Law Center Announces 2017-2018 Law, Justice & Culture Certificate Cohort of Students

Law Center Announces 2017-2018 Law, Justice & Culture Certificate Cohort of Students

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture is proud to present this year’s cohort of students in the Law, Justice & Culture Certificate program. The certificate program brings together interdisciplinary coursework from departments across the social sciences and humanities to provide students with intellectual training in a “law and society” perspective. It also provides […]

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November 14, 2017 at 9:14 amNews

Advising Tip | Start Preparing for Finals: Start Early!

Tetyana Dovbnya

By Tetyana Dovbnya International Student Advising Specialist / Academic Advisor We still have four weeks before finals. Plenty of time, right? While some of you may still have quizzes, assignments, and labs before taking your final exam for a course, you can still begin planning your study schedule and materials […]

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November 13, 2017 at 9:25 pmNews

History’s Jellison Wins Outstanding Faculty Leadership and Service Award

Dr. Katherine Jellison, portrait

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, received the Outstanding Faculty Leadership and Service Award for 2016-17. The Arts & Sciences Awards Advisory Committee made its decision last spring and announced it this fall. The award recognizes “outstanding contributions in the areas of departmental, college, and university governance, […]

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November 13, 2017 at 8:50 pmNews