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Bencin Reports on Bobcats Killed on Roads in Ohio

Heidi Bencin

Dr. Viorel Popescu and graduate student Heidi Bencin presented a poster on “Predictors of road mortality for the recovering Ohio bobcat (Lynx Rufus)” at the Ohio Fish and Wildlife Management 2018 conference, held Jan. 26 in Columbus. They reported that bobcats were 50 times more likely to be killed on […]

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February 7, 2018 at 9:28 amNews

Bikowski Trains Vietnamese Faculty in Teaching in English, Visits Alumni

Bikowski with NTU faculty Lien Phan T Kim, and OHIO aluma Dr. Ngan Nguyen, at a local lounge that Lien helps manage

By M. Vandeman Linguistics Department Dr. Dawn Bikowski spent two weeks in Vietnam training 25 business, science, and technology faculty in how to teach their courses in English, instead of in Vietnamese. Known as English as the Medium of Instruction, this trend is increasing across many regions, such as Asia […]

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February 7, 2018 at 9:10 amAlumni News

Career Corner | Alum Talks about Arts & Sciences Students and Risk Management Scholarship

Career Corner | Alum Talks about Arts & Sciences Students and Risk Management Scholarship

The members of the Central Ohio Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) are proud to provide the Phil and Suzanne Renaud/Central Ohio Scholarship funds for the next generation of risk practitioners. Scholarship Amount:  $5,000 Academic Year: 2018-19 Ohio University alum Eric W. Spalsbury ’83, Director of Risk Management for Stanley […]

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February 6, 2018 at 2:56 pmNews

Alumni News | Geography’s Painter Awarded 2017 Konneker Medal for Commercialization, Entrepreneurship

At the Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship ceremony, from left, Dorothy Sack, Rob Painter, Bob Frank, James Lein

From Office of Research Communications Rob Painter ’93 is one of two alumni awarded the 2017 Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship for their innovations in technology development and successes in entrepreneurship. Painter, who earned a bachelor’s degree in Geography and computer science, and David Pidwell, an alumnus of the […]

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February 6, 2018 at 1:20 pmAlumni News

Career Corner | Paid Research Scholar Positions for Undergraduates, Apply Now

Haley Kennedy

By Daniel Kington From Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs The Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs is offering Undergraduate Research Scholar funded positions for the­ 2018-19 academic year. ­ Highly motivated students from any school or department are encouraged to apply for these competitive positions. To be […]

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February 6, 2018 at 12:16 pmNews

Food Studies Featured in OHIO Today Magazine

Food Studies Featured in OHIO Today Magazine

The Food Studies theme had the honor of being featured in the Winter 2018 issue of the OHIO Today alumni magazine. The article features interviews with Food Studies core faculty, including director Dr. Theresa Moran, and students such as Jack Demain and Joy Kostansek. The author, Mary Reed, has painted […]

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February 5, 2018 at 8:28 pmNews

Advising Tip | Explore Your Personal Learning Style with Study Skills Coaching

Tetyana Dovbnya

By Tetyana Dovbnya Academic Advisor / International Student Advising Specialist Do you know how to learn? This question seems like a no-brainer, but when you really think about it, effective learning takes a lot of practice. If you feel you often copy others’ learning styles – your crazy roommate, your […]

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February 5, 2018 at 2:50 pmAnnouncements News