Archive for May, 2021

Tiny seedlings and 3 million worms: Two OHIO experiments head to International Space Station on June 3

NASA's SpaceX Commercial Resupply Mission-22 sits on the pad, ready for launch.

Watch live: Coverage of the launch of NASA’s SpaceX CRS-22 commercial cargo mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, June 3, at 1:29 p.m. EDT.   From Ohio University News When NASA’s SpaceX Commercial Resupply Mission-22 launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 3, it will […]

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May 26, 2021 at 6:42 pmNews

Stigall Chosen for MAC’s Academic Leadership Development Program

Dr. Stigall with ordovician rocks, containing brachiopods, at the Oslo Fjord, Norway

From Ohio University News Dr. Alycia Stigall is one of four Ohio University faculty members chosen as the 2021-22 Mid-American Conference Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows. Stigall is Professor and Chair of Geological Sciences in the College of Arts & Sciences at OHIO. The other three faculty members are: Mick Andzulis, […]

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May 24, 2021 at 2:49 pmNews

Two A&S Students Commissioned as Second Lieutenants in Air Force

Mark Vorndran

Excerpted from Ohio University News Ohio University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 650 commissioned six cadets – two of them from the College of Arts & Sciences – as second lieutenants in the U.S. Air Force on May 1. Carter Fee, from Cincinnati, Ohio, earned his bachelor’s degree in history and […]

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May 19, 2021 at 3:38 pmNews

What a Difference a Graduate Degree Makes, Study Says

Ali Aldhumani gets hooded at graduate commencement at Ohio University 2021.

A new study from the American Academy of Arts & Sciences shows that more than half of the students with an undergraduate degree in the life and physical sciences go on to earn a graduate degree – and that advanced degree provides a significant financial boost to the earner. While […]

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May 19, 2021 at 1:42 pmNews

Degree + Work Experience = Higher Earnings, Study Says

Rahul Patel gets a hug from his mother Jenny Patel at undergraduate commencement 2016. Photo by Ben Siegel

A new study from the American Academy of Arts & Sciences shows significant earnings increases for those with a bachelor’s degree – in any major. Add in years of work experience, and the study shows that “earning a bachelor’s degree, in any major, provides a substantial financial advantage over those […]

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May 19, 2021 at 1:19 pmNews

C-SPAN Airs Show with Jellison on Dolley Madison, Lucy Hayes & Betty Ford, May 23

Dr. Katherine Jellison

C-SPAN’s The Presidency series airs a segment with Dr. Katherine Jellison on “Dolley Madison, Lucy Hayes & Betty Ford” on May 23 and 24. May 23, 2021 | 9 p.m. EDT | C-SPAN 3 May 24, 2021 | 1 a.m. EDT | C-SPAN 3 Jellison, Professor of History at Ohio […]

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May 18, 2021 at 10:03 amEvents Faculty in the News In the News

Ellen Gill-Franks Gets Distinguished Engagement Award for Sociology, Her Next Stop is Supreme Court of Ohio

Ellen Gill-Franks at Supreme Court

Ellen Gill-Franks ’22 has been adding a lot of adventures and accolades to her resume at Ohio University. Her next stop is an externship with the Public Information Office of the Supreme Court of Ohio this summer. “I always joke that my greatest strength and weakness is that I say […]

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May 14, 2021 at 3:41 pmNews