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Geological Sciences 2021 Alumni Symposium, April 16, 17

Ohio University geological sciences students pose for a photo during a field geology course in the summer of 2019.

Geological Sciences alumni are invited to attend the virtual Geological Sciences 2021 Alumni Symposium—Geosciences: Providing Opportunities During Changing Times—to connect with fellow alumni, interact with students and faculty, and attend informal talks and discussions on April 16 and 17. Register to get the Zoom links. If you have any questions, […]

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March 2, 2021 at 12:30 pmEvents

Alumni News | John Woods’s Debut Novel Named One of the Best Crime Novels of 2020

John Woods

Ohio University alumnus John Woods’s debut novel, Lady Chevy, was named one of the 10 Best Crime Novels of 2020 by The New York Times. Published by Pegasus Books and Simon and Schuster, it also will be translated and released in Italy and France. Woods majored in English with an […]

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February 10, 2021 at 9:15 amAlumni

Alumni News | Lance McBrayer Featured in Smithsonian Magazine for Tegu Lizard Project

Dr. Lance McBrayer with his students on the tegu lizard project. Photo by Jonathan Chick, Georgia Southern University

by Hannah Cordes Ohio University alumnus Dr. Lance McBrayer was featured in Smithsonian Magazine for his recent research on invasive Tegu lizards in Georgia See the Smithsonian article, These Four-Foot Lizards Will Eat Anything—and They’re Invading the Southeastern U.S. McBrayer earned a Biological Sciences Ph.D. in 2002 from the College of Arts […]

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February 9, 2021 at 2:37 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alumni News | Jesus Toapanta ‘Learned to be Home Away from Home’ in Athens

Jesus Toapanta on his way from Gordy to Alden Library in the winter of 2006-07.

For Ohio University alumnus Jesus Tuarez Toapanata, there are so many things that bring back “breathtaking” memories of his time at Ohio University. “My first winter with snow, the river path, the farmer’s market, the amazing colorful trees in autumn, the movie rentals on E. State Street, Gordy Hall, my […]

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February 4, 2021 at 5:13 pmAlumni

Gibson Completes B.A. in Fall, M.A. in Spring in Accelerated Program

Isabela Gibson. Photo by Faith Lucas

Set to graduate a semester early, Isabela Gibson remembers why she was initially drawn to the M.A. in Law, Justice & Culture program: “I loved the focus of the program and how we could specialize our degree to what we wanted to learn about and explore.” Gibson applied to the […]

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January 26, 2021 at 9:35 amNews

Alumni News | Sarah Tobin’s Psychology Degree Fostered Problem Solving Skills, Shapes Legal Practice

Attorney Sarah Tobin

Ohio University alumna, Sarah Tobin ’03, uses her Ohio University psychology degree to pursue her interest in problem solving and peaceful resolutions. She came to the Athens campus during her senior year of high school and immediately knew that Ohio University was the place for her undergraduate degree. “I still […]

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January 19, 2021 at 10:23 amAlumni

Sparks Honored With Ohio Innocence Project Award

Jada Sparks

Jada Sparks, a graduate student pursuing an M.A. in Law, Justice & Culture, was awarded the first-ever Dr. Donna Mayerson Student Leadership Award from the Ohio Innocence Project. In 2020, OIP announced the award was created to “honor and celebrate student leaders and their invaluable contributions to educating people in […]

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January 19, 2021 at 9:41 amAlumni News