Archive for August, 2018

Dr. Rebecca Snell, Assistant Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology, and graduate student Sarah Smith presented their research at the 2018 Ecological Society of America, Aug. 5-10 in New Orleans. Snell presented a talk titled “Climate change impacts on forests and forest productivity at a regional scale” with co-author Harald […]

by Kristin Distel More than 40 alumni and guest speakers brought high school students in the Summer Law & Trial Institute face-to-face with legal issues from today’s headlines—and even a mock trial. Twenty high school students from Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia were selected from among a pool of almost […]

The College of Arts & Sciences welcomes many new faculty members this fall. “We’re pleased to welcome an outstanding new cohort of faculty to support the College’s academic programs,” said Dr. Joseph Shields, Interim Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. “These individuals bring deep disciplinary knowledge and experience […]

By Dr. Cynthia Anderson Professor and Director of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Greetings Alum and Friends! Who We Are The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at Ohio University is a community of scholars who examine gender and sexuality and their intersection with race, ethnicity, nationality, class, disability, and […]

From Research Communications The Vice President for Research and Creative Activity is soliciting nominations for the 2018 Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship. The Ohio University Foundation established the award to recognize current and former faculty members, students and alumni who have demonstrated excellence in innovation, invention, commercialization and entrepreneurship. […]

Ohio University alum Dr. Frank Papay’s plastic surgery work to restore a young woman’s face was featured in a National Geographic article headlined “The Story of a Face: Inside the groundbreaking face transplant that has given a  young woman a second chance at life.” Papay earned a bachelor’s degree in […]

Today two Ohio University programs received the 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education: Tech Savvy OHIO, for girls in grades 6-9 from the Appalachian region in Ohio and West Virginia, is full day of […]