Archive for September, 2019

Harrington Is Finalist for FACSS Innovation Award

Dr. Peter de B. Harrington

Dr. Peter de B. Harrington was selected from a competitive pool of applicants as one of four finalists for the 2019 FACSS Innovation Award. Harrington is Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University. “The FACSS Innovation Award differs from other awards in that significant emphasis is placed on the novelty, […]

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September 25, 2019 at 10:20 amResearch

New Biology Faculty Diego Alvarado-Serrano Looking for Students to Work in Lab

Dr. Diego Alvarado-Serrano

  Dr. Diego Alvarado-Serrano is a new faculty member and researcher here at Ohio University, and he is currently recruiting undergraduate and graduate students to work in his lab for the 2019-20 school year. An Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, he earned his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. His […]

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September 25, 2019 at 9:08 amAnnouncements

Dantas on Keynote Panel of World History Association Meeting

From left: Dr. Jorge Giovannetti-Torres (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras); Dr. Mariana Dantas (Ohio University); Dr. Michael Goebel (Graduate Institute, Geneva); Dr. Zaire Dinzey-Flores (Rutgers University).

Dr. Mariana Dantas, Associate Professor of History at Ohio University, was a keynote panelist at this year’s meeting of the World History Association, the leading professional association for scholars and teachers of world history. Held on 27–29 June 2019 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the WHA meeting took up the […]

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September 25, 2019 at 9:03 amResearch

Mazakis Named Finalist for 2020 Miller Williams Poetry Prize

Angie Mazakis

Ohio University graduate student Angie Mazakis’ collection I Was Waiting to See what You Would Do First was named a finalist for the 2020 Miller Williams Poetry Prize and will be published next year by the University of Arkansas Press. Mazakis’ manuscript was also a finalist for the National Poetry […]

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September 24, 2019 at 10:58 amNews

Ingram Selected for Outstanding Faculty Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award

Robert G. Ingram

Ohio University’s Arts & Sciences Awards Committee selected Dr. Robert Ingram, Professor of History, as the humanities recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award for 2018-19. The award, announced during the 2019 Fall Gala of the College of Arts & Sciences, recognizes “a major contribution to […]

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September 22, 2019 at 4:10 pmResearch

Advising Tip | Take Advantage of Walk-In Hours to Complete Grad Check, Declare Major

Eileen Schulz, Academic Advisor

By Eileen Schulz College of Arts & Sciences Academic Advisor I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful fall season in Athens and here on campus. As we move on to week five, the College of Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Student Affairs staff would like to remind you to take […]

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September 20, 2019 at 11:15 amNews

Singing, Dancing and Churning the Cheese in Sicily

Singing, Dancing and Churning the Cheese in Sicily

From Ohio University News Students in the summer Italy: Food in Sicily study abroad course experienced making pasta, tasting oil, wine and chocolate, volunteering in the Caritas food kitchen for the homeless, visiting makers of Sicilian jams, sauces and pastries, and of course, making cheese. Each May, Dr. Theresa Moran, […]

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September 20, 2019 at 10:52 amIn Class News