In Class

Gravity. Actors Sandra Bullock and George Clooney provided a theatrical look at how humans might experience the lack of gravity in space. But what about plants? Humans have touched the moon and sequenced the human genome. But answers to how plants respond to gravity are just now being unlocked—by students […]

By Andrea Frazier from Compass Students in an introductory-level Political Science course are engaging with the local community to raise awareness about the detriment of puppy mills and to make positive change at Ohio University and in the Athens area. The course, POLS 1600: Engaging Politics, is taught by Dr. […]

College of Arts & Sciences faculty are invited to join Dr. Beth Quitslund, Associate Professor of English, and Dr. Robert Frank, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, in a conversation about the goals of an undergraduate education at Ohio University. “As members of the General Education Taskforce, Beth […]

The Department of Environmental and Plant Biology offers plant biology internships with host institutions around the United States for upper-level plant biology majors and minors interested in gaining a comprehensive career experience. The Plant Biology Majors Internships Program offers positions with many host institutions in and around Athens, around Ohio […]

By Jill Wallenhorst, Compass What sounds more appealing: going to class or going to the moon? There is a place on Ohio University’s Athens Campus that allows students to do both. Welcome to Gordy 015. One component of OHIO’s Language Resource Center, this high-tech facility dedicated to language learning now […]

  Dr. Eric Masson, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts & Sciences, has seen a 10 to 15 percent increase in grades in organic chemistry since he invented a computer game that works like dominoes. Students use cards with reagents, reactants, reaction conditions, and products […]

By Helen Cothrel ’15 Honors Tutorial College and Physics Major, Ohio University Experimental physics has proven to be a fickle beast, but perseverance in the face of its vicissitudes is rewarding. In the lab this summer, first I had to master the tools, but then I learned the joy of […]