Archive for May, 2021

Waterbury Awarded Fulbright to Study Hungary and Ethnic Identity in the European Neighborhood

D. Myra Waterbury (Photo by Robin Hecker)

From Ohio University News Dr. Myra Waterbury was recently named a Fulbright Scholar and will be headed to Budapest in the spring of 2022 to conduct research on Hungary’s disparate populations. Waterbury, professor of Political Science at Ohio University, says that “Hungary can be understood as existing in a state […]

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May 5, 2021 at 10:12 amNews Research

Geological Sciences Alumni Symposium Connects Alumni, Students and Faculty in Online Forum

Geological Sciences Alumni Symposium Connects Alumni, Students and Faculty in Online Forum

The Geological Sciences Alumni Advisory Board hosts a symposium every other spring to reconnect alumni with the department and build an ever-expanding network with current students and support their career development. This year the goals were the same, but the forum moved online. “We are so very grateful for the […]

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May 4, 2021 at 2:41 pmAlumni

Houser Wants to Observe Tornados as They Cross the Landscape, BBC Wants to Film It

Dr. Jana Houser with the University of Oklahoma’s Rapid-scan, X-band, polarimetric mobile radar (RaXPol).

From Ohio University News Dr. Jana Houser heads to Oklahoma this month in search of more answers about how tornados behave. Usually, Houser takes some Ohio University students with her to do fieldwork in Tornado Alley. But this year it will just be her, the University of Oklahoma radar team […]

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May 4, 2021 at 1:55 pmNews Research

Request for Papers: 2021 Ohio Public Interest Environmental Justice Writing Competition

Request for Papers: 2021 Ohio Public Interest Environmental Justice Writing Competition

The Ohio Environment Council launches the second Ohio Public Interest Environmental Justice Writing Competition to highlight the high-quality academic work of individuals soon to enter the legal or policy world and catalyze conversation about issues facing Ohio’s environment. This year writing prompts has water as its focus: Our Fight for […]

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May 4, 2021 at 1:08 pmNews

Samuel Gutherz Awarded Graduate College Fellowship

Samuel Gutherz

From Ohio University News This year five named fellowships were funded through the Graduate College, in the amount of $2,000 per semester for academic year 2021-22. This is in addition to a student’s existing appointment. The Graduate College Fellowship goes to Samuel Gutherz, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences […]

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May 4, 2021 at 12:07 pmNews

Kira Slepchenko Awarded Donald Clippinger Fellowship

Kira Slepchenko

From Ohio University News This year five named fellowships were funded through the Graduate College, in the amount of $2,000 per semester for academic year 2021-22. This is in addition to a student’s existing appointment. The Donald Clippinger Fellowship goes to Kira Slepchenko, a doctoral student in the Molecular and […]

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May 4, 2021 at 12:04 pmNews

Dominic Ysidron Awarded the James Cady Fellowship

Dominic Ysidron

From Ohio University News This year five named fellowships were funded through the Graduate College, in the amount of $2,000 per semester for academic year 2021-22. This is in addition to a student’s existing appointment. The James Cady Fellowship goes to Dominic Ysidron, a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology in […]

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May 4, 2021 at 10:05 amNews