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Advising Tip | Preparing for Finals: ‘I Must Start Early’

Sara Berens

By Sara Berens Academic Advisor and Retention Specialist We still have four weeks before finals. Plenty of time, right? While some of you may still have quizzes, assignments, and labs before taking your final exam for a course, you can still start to plan your study schedule and materials for […]

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November 8, 2016 at 9:35 amNews

New Astronomy Observatory Under Construction at The Ridges

A portion of the Fecker telescope awaits its new home.

Ohio University has initiated construction on a new campus observatory that will augment capabilities for undergraduate instruction and public outreach. A formal opening is scheduled for May 2017. “This is the first time in the history of Ohio University that we have a permanent domed structure on campus to shield the […]

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November 7, 2016 at 12:55 pmNews

Transfer Tip | Is Online Learning for You?

Kristi Conrad

By Kristi Conrad Academic Advisor and Transfer Specialist Online learning is a great way to fit classes into your schedule when courses seem to overlap. Also they can be a great option when you know you will have an unusual schedule due to work or other obligations. Although convenient, these […]

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November 7, 2016 at 12:16 pmNews

Sociology Senior Explores Hollywood through OHIO in LA Program

Sociology Senior Explores Hollywood through OHIO in LA Program

by Austin Rivers ’17 This past summer, senior Tavon Winbush ‘17 (center of image) spent the summer in greater Los Angeles exploring its media-entertainment industry as a part of the OHIO in LA summer program. Winbush is a Sociology major in the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio University. […]

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November 3, 2016 at 12:50 pmNews

Graduate Students Help Elementary Students Extract Strawberry DNA

Graduate students Proma Basu, Emily Keil, Laura Mason, Danny Wolf, and Joshua Evans stand outside the Coolville elementary.

By Heather Willard PACE Writer Environmental & Plant Biology The Plant Biology Graduate Student Association participated in family science night at the Coolville Elementary School, teaching students about basic biology concepts, including DNA extraction and how the Venus Flytrap “eats.” Joshua Evans, graduate student and member of the Plant Biology […]

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November 3, 2016 at 8:33 amNews

Environmental & Plant Biology Welcomes New Faculty Member, Rebecca Snell

Dr. Rebecca Snell

Dr. Rebecca Snell recently joined the faculty of the Environmental & Plant Biology Department at Ohio University. Snell has traveled and studied globally, including Calgary, Canada, and Zurich, Switzerland. She researches the way plants and plant communities respond to climate change, looking at changes in vegetation dynamics, succession, biodiversity and […]

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November 3, 2016 at 8:27 amNews

Wealth and Poverty Food Drive Fills 20 Boxes

Sarah Baitamouni, a freshman in Biological Sciences, hosted a food drive in her University Commons apartment and encouraged her friends and neighbors to donate food.

The Wealth and Poverty theme collected more than 20 boxes of canned and dry food items in a campus-wide food drive in October. Building on its success last year, the theme launched its second annual fall food drive in celebration of World Food Day. World Food Day is a day […]

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November 1, 2016 at 4:23 pmNews