Archive for June, 2018

OHIO Today Quotes Trauschweizer on Baker Peace Conference’s 30 Years

Dr. Ingo Trauschweizer

OHIO Today marked the 30th anniversary of the Baker Peace Conference with a story headline “Daring to dialogue.” The theme for the 2018 Baker Peace Conference on March 22 and 23 was “Populism, the Press, and the Election of 2016.” The keynote speakers and panelists examined the upsurge of populism […]

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June 29, 2018 at 3:12 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Alumni News | Sundberg Publishes Debut Memoir to Rave Reviews

Dr. Kelly Sundberg, author of 'Goodbye, Sweet Girl'

Dr. Kelly Sundberg, a 2018 graduate of OHIO’s Creative Writing Program, published her debut memoir, Goodbye, Sweet Girl, with HarperCollins press. She earned a Ph.D. in English from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. She is now a Visiting Assistant Professor in the English Department at Ohio […]

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June 29, 2018 at 2:21 pmAlumni

Working on the Wayne | Figuring Out Where to Start

Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita). Photo Credit: Tyler Stewart

By Tyler Stewart Biological Sciences student interning at the Wayne National Forest When I was offered the opportunity to work at the Wayne National Forest as an intern for the summer, I was ecstatic. Last summer, two students from Ohio University’s wildlife biology program partnered with the Wayne National Forest […]

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June 29, 2018 at 10:29 amNews

Alumni News | Anthropology Alum Competes on ‘Jeopardy,’ Wins First Day

Marilyn Maher on "Jeopardy!" Photo courtesy of: Sony Pictures Studios

“Marilyn Maher ’11, an administrative specialist in the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, competes on ‘Jeopardy!’ Thursday, July 5,” reports Ohio University’s Compass newsletter. Maher earned a B.A. in Anthropology and minor in History from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. Maher won her first […]

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June 29, 2018 at 8:40 amAlumni In the News

Carroll Lab Students Present at Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology

Carroll Lab Students Present at Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology

Dr. Ronan Carroll, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio University, and seven students attended the Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology in Estes Park, CO, June 13-17. Five of the students presented posters outlining their research while two—Rachel Zapf and Caleb Burke—gave oral presentations. Graduate students on the trip were […]

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June 28, 2018 at 2:44 pmResearch

Working on the Wayne | Seeking Salamanders

Jefferson Salamander/Unisexual Mole Salamander. Photo Credit: Nicole Dake

  Editor’s Note: Nicole Dake and Tyler Stewart are Environmental Biology and Wildlife Biology majors interning at the Wayne National Forest. This summer two Biological Sciences students, Nicole Dake and Tyler Stewart, participated in an internship through the Wayne National Forest. Tasked with surveying a future prescribed burn site (the Long […]

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June 28, 2018 at 1:31 pmIn Class News

Working on the Wayne | Diminishing Butternut Trees

Working on the Wayne | Diminishing Butternut Trees

By Shelby Kihm Field Ecology major interning at the Wayne National Forest Hello Everyone, Have you ever been roaming the woods? Finding yourself facing a tree that could be on the verge of being totally wiped out? I’m sure you could name a couple, like the Ash tree (Fraxinus americana) […]

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June 26, 2018 at 7:27 pmNews