Archive for March, 2020

AFP Quotes Jellison on Jill Biden, ‘Ideal’ Political Partner

Dr. Katherine Jellison

Agence France-Presse quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor & Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “Jill Biden, Joe’s protective wife and campaign cohort.” Her professional record, her warm and friendly persona and ability to campaign effectively on her own make Jill Biden an “ideal” 21st century political […]

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March 6, 2020 at 8:33 amFaculty in the News In the News

Alumni News | Roederer Secures Geosteering Software for Geology Students

Dawna Roederer

Ohio Today writes about alumna Dawna Roederer, BS ’09, who secured a gift in-kind of ROGII Inc.’s StarSteer software for Ohio University Geological Sciences students to use. Roederer earned a B.S. in Geological Sciences from the College of Arts & Sciences at OHIO. Read the story at Ohio Today. Connect […]

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March 5, 2020 at 2:59 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alumni News | Tomlinson Breaking New Ground in Cancer Screening

Heather Baird Tomlinson

Ohio Today writes about Ohio University alumna Heather Baird Tomlinson, director of clinical operations at biotechnology company Promega Corp., where she is spearheading the development of a cancer screening test. Tomlinson was a Cutler Scholar and earned a B.S. in Chemistry-Biochemistry from the College of Arts & Sciences at OHIO […]

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March 5, 2020 at 2:34 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Ohio Language & Culture Project Probes Language Use in Ohio

From left, Kalynda Thayer, Rasmia Shraim, Michelle O’Malley, An Nguyen, Mark Sakach, and Georgia Curran

The Ohio Language & Culture Project, created and directed by Ohio University Linguistics faculty member Dr. Michelle O’Malley, comprises both undergraduate and graduate student members from various disciplines across the university with a common interest in sociolinguistic study. The lab supports the continued study and documentation of regional language variation […]

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March 5, 2020 at 1:43 pmNews

CANCELED | Sign Up Now | Tech Savvy for Girls in Grades 6-9 is May 9

Girls race the cars they built in the Fuel Cell Car workshop.

Note: This event is canceled. Girls in grades 6-9 are invited to Tech Savvy, hosted by Ohio University on May 9, 2020. Register online for Tech Savvy. A full day of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities with scientists runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Walter Hall. […]

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March 5, 2020 at 12:00 pmAnnouncements News

Hicks in Dispatch | Signals from Outer Space Remain a Mystery

Dr. Kenneth Hicks

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, authored a column in the Columbus Dispatch headlined “Astronomy | Signals from outer space remain a mystery.” If an alien civilization were trying to contact us here on Earth, how would they do it? In the 1997 movie “Contact,” […]

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March 5, 2020 at 9:13 amFaculty in the News In the News

Living Architecture Monitor Quotes Thompson on OHIO’s Green Roof Project

Dr. Kim Thompson

The Living Architecture Monitor quotes Dr. Kim Thompson, Assistant Professor of Instruction in Environmental & Plant Biology, in a story headlined “Ohio University Receives Grants for Green Roof Project.” Right now the roof connected to the third floor of Schoonover Center at Ohio University is empty. Small pieces of equipment […]

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March 5, 2020 at 9:02 amFaculty in the News In the News