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Meet the Orientation Leaders | Hannah Jones Found ‘My Home Away from Home’

Hannah Jones '16

Bobcat Student Orientation Leader Hannah Jones ’16 is off to graduate school—but not until she helps provide a soft landing for the Class of 2020 at Ohio University. Jones graduated in May with a B.S. in Biological Sciences–Preprofessional and a minor in Applied Nutrition. She will be attending Palmer College […]

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June 8, 2016 at 1:33 pmNews

Chemistry, Biology Faculty Get Innovation Funding for Ohio Drug Discovery Collaborative

Ohio University’s Innovation Strategy program has provided $50,000 in a seed grant to help a team of Ohio University faculty on a project named Ohio Drug Discovery Collaborative: Identification and Development of Novel Molecular Therapies for Human Disease. This project will build a centralized, interdisciplinary initiative focused on drug discovery […]

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June 7, 2016 at 5:47 pmResearch

Alum Is First African-American Valedictorian at Maryland Dentistry School

At Ohio, Tera Poole studied chemistry, psychology and biology.

Ohio University alum Tera Poole ’11 gave the valedictorian address May 20 to her fellow graduates of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. “Prior to the ceremony, a school administrator had told Poole – a 2008 Walnut Hills High School graduate from Amberley Village – that she was the historic dental school’s […]

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June 5, 2016 at 11:06 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Two OHIO Students Place First in Tri Beta Xi Phi Convention

Tri Beta Xi Phi chapter with Dr. John Kopchick in March.

Ohio University’s Tri Beta Xi Phi chapter hosted the annual District Convention on the bricks in Irvine Hall on March 19. Schools from all around the district were in attendance including Thomas Moore College, Shawnee State University, and the furthest Purdue University North Central. Undergraduate students from six different Tri […]

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June 2, 2016 at 2:42 pmNews

Morris Study Finds New Method to Identify Asymmetrical Fingerprints Can Forecast Risk for Diabetes

Dr. Molly Morris

The same technology used by forensic investigators to capture fingerprints also can help doctors predict whether patients might be at risk for developing diabetes, a new study published in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. A team of scientists and clinicians led by Dr. Molly Morris, Professor of Biological […]

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April 30, 2016 at 7:10 pmResearch

Profit and Unrealistic Data Drive Wildlife Management, Researchers Find

Brown bear, photo by Despinel Dragomir

Romanian wildlife management authorities determine annual hunting quotas based on ambiguous data, and these decisions might be influenced by the profitability of the hunt, according to new research from an international team of scientists including Dr. Viorel Popescu, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio University. The team also includes […]

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April 29, 2016 at 3:27 pmResearch

Mission Trips Spark Junior’s Interest in the Medical Field

Chase Hudak '17, a Biological Sciences pre-medicine major, presents his research at Ohio University's Student Research and Creativity Expo.

By Juliana Scheiderer ’16 Biological Sciences pre-medicine major Chase Hudak ’17 is taking advantage of all the resources in the College of Arts & Sciences to help him on his path to medical school. The junior was recently awarded $900 from the Provost’s Undergraduate Research Fund for his project researching […]

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April 29, 2016 at 9:20 amResearch