Archive for January, 2020

Masson Co-Authors Paper in Top-Tier Chemistry Journal on Supramolecular Self-Sorting

Eric Masson studies pumpkin-shaped Cucurbituril molecules

Dr. Eric Masson co-authored a paper on “Dual Layer” Self-Sorting with Cucurbiturils in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, a top-tier research journal with one of the highest impact factors in the chemical literature. Masson is the Roenigk Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University. […]

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January 16, 2020 at 1:01 pmResearch

OHIO Phi Beta Kappa Wins Keys to Action Week Chapter Award

Phi Beta Kappa chapter gives away pizza during Keys to Action Week.

The Ohio University chapter of Phi Beta Kappa received the Keys to Action Week Chapter Award, which includes $500 to develop future events. “We loved the way you brought students together for a wonderful on-campus pizza study break event. You also did an excellent job of centering our core theme […]

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January 15, 2020 at 11:46 amNews

Career Week | OHIO Prepared Basalla for Innocence Fellowship, Big Firm Summer Associate Position

Katie Basalla

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Ohio University alum Katie Basalla ’18 is expanding upon her undergraduate experiences to propel her through exciting fellowships, internships, and opportunities in law school. At OHIO, […]

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January 14, 2020 at 11:13 amAlumni News

Tadlock Research on Attitudes about Transgender Athletes Featured in SciTech Daily

Dr. Barry Tadlock

Dr. Barry Tadlock, Professor of Political Science at Ohio University, was part of a research team featured in a story in SciTech Daily headlined “Research Reveals Public Attitudes About Transgender Athletes.” As several states draft legislation that would force student-athletes to play as their gender identified on their birth certificate […]

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January 14, 2020 at 10:16 amFaculty in the News In the News

Career Corner | Air Force ROTC Offers Technical Career Paths

Career Corner | Air Force ROTC Offers Technical Career Paths

Interested in an exciting and fulfilling career in engineering, physics, computer science, healthcare or any other STEM-related field right after college? Check out technical career paths in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC). What is AFROTC? An officer training program, where upon successful completion, cadets become 2nd Lieutenants […]

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January 13, 2020 at 6:09 pmAnnouncements News

Career Week | Law Student Jesser Pursues Passion for Criminal Defense

Alexa Jesser

  Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Ohio University alum Alexa Jesser ’18 is using her passion for advocacy and law by pursuing a career as a criminal defense attorney. She is […]

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January 13, 2020 at 5:22 pmAlumni News

Stigall Contributes to Comprehensive Review of African Fossil Crustacean

Dispersal pathways used by African clam shrimp to colonize other continents. From Gallego et al. (2020)

Dr. Alycia Stigall, Professor of Geological Sciences at Ohio University, recently published “The Devonian-Cretaceous fossil record of ‘conchostracans’ of Africa and their paleobiogeographic relationships with other Gondwanan faunas” in Journal of African Earth Sciences with an international team of collaborators. Conchostracans, or clam shrimp, are crustaceans that live in shallow, ephemeral […]

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January 13, 2020 at 4:18 pmResearch