Archive for November, 2017

Sinha Gets Grant, Authors Reference Ontology on Mapping Basins, Valleys and Canyons

Dr. Gaurav Sinha

Dr. Gaurav Sinha, Associate Professor of Geography, co-authored a reference ontology on mapping depression landforms such as basins, valleys and canyons as part of the Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography book series. Sinha was awarded a grant of $41,000 from the United States Geological Survey to fund his sabbatical research […]

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November 9, 2017 at 12:38 pmResearch

Food Studies | Final Harvest Takes Place Before Frost

From left, Jack Demain, Joy Kostansek, Dr. Art Trese, and Jules Collins with the final harvest for the fall 2017 Grover Market Sales.

The growing season has ended at the Plant Biology Learning Gardens due to a sharp decrease in overnight temperatures. The Food Studies theme final harvest featured a beautiful bounty of produce ranging from sweet potatoes to cucumbers and cauliflower. This season was full of many phenomenal opportunities for the garden, […]

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November 8, 2017 at 9:34 pmIn Class News

Chemistry Faculty Host Midwestern Universities Analytical Chemistry Conference

Professor Howard Dewald highlights the history of Analytical Chemistry at Ohio University and the notable scientific contributions to the field resulting from research in the department.

  Chemistry & Biochemistry professors Hao Chen, Howard Dewald and Peter Harrington hosted the recent Midwestern Universities Analytical Chemistry Conference held at the Ohio University Inn on Oct 19-21. MUACC started in 1947 and is a well-known conference for analytical chemists across over 10 states in the Midwest area. “The […]

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November 8, 2017 at 6:58 pmNews

Biologists Monitor Nearby Eastern Timber Rattlesnakes

Biologists Monitor Nearby Eastern Timber Rattlesnakes

By Robert Frank Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences I recently had the opportunity to accompany Biology professor Willem Roosenberg and his graduate assistants Alayna Tokash and David Jenkins on a trip to monitor three Eastern Timber Rattlesnakes. This team has been locating and recording the health of […]

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November 8, 2017 at 6:27 pmResearch

Career Corner | Indianapolis Museum, Nature Park Seeking Spring Interns

Indianapolis Museum of Modern Art

Newfields, a Place for Nature and the Arts—the dynamic 152-acre campus cultural campus that includes the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Lilly House, The Garden, The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres, and performance spaces—is seeking interns in a variety of departments. Newfields is currently accepting applications for Spring 2018. Spring […]

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November 8, 2017 at 4:07 pmAnnouncements

Two Grad Students Earn Excellence in Teaching Awards

From left, Genoveva Di Maggio and Angela Romero

Modern Languages graduate students Genoveva Di Maggio and Angela Romero earned the Excellence in Teaching Award after completing the College of Arts & Sciences’ Advanced Graduate Teaching Certificate program with high distinctions. Both are in the Spanish master’s program at Ohio University. “These teaching assistants have been instructing lower-division Spanish […]

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November 7, 2017 at 5:05 pmNews

Christina Morina, CHI Alum, Teaches and Writes About Modern Europe

Christina Morina

Ohio University alum Dr. Christina Morina teaches German and European history at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and recently published her second book. She earned a Certificate in Contemporary History and M.A. in History from the College of Arts & Sciences at OHIO in 2002. Here’s how she […]

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November 7, 2017 at 4:41 pmAlumni