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Herald: Biology Alum Heads to Venezuela to Study Parrot Communication

Ohio University alum Tatiana Dolgushina ’12 “wants to tackle a question that, up until now, has not been clearly answered,” writes Frank Garza in the Brownsville Herald. Dolgushina, now a graduate student at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, earned a B.S. in Wildlife and Conservation Biology from the […]

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April 25, 2016 at 12:01 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

MCB Students Participate at 2016 EXPO, Basu receives People’s Choice Award

Molecular and Cellular Biology students at Expo, from left: Silvana Duran Ortiz, Debra Walter, Sarah Metro, Yuli Hu, Jason Zhang, Manindra Singh

Twelve interdisciplinary graduate students in Molecular and Cellular Biology were among 840 undergraduate, graduate and medical students who presented at Ohio University Student Research and Creative Activity Expo on April 14. The expo is an annual event hosted for OHIO students to exhibit their original work. Projects this year represented […]

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April 20, 2016 at 2:58 pmNews Research

Biology Alum Named Basketball Coach at Stony Brook University

Biology Alum Named Basketball Coach at Stony Brook University

Ohio University alum Jeff Boals ’95 has been named the new head basketball coach at Stony Brook University. Boals, who earned a B.S. in Biology Pre-Physical Therapy, had been serving as an assistant to Ohio State University coach Thad Matta. Stony Brook announced Boals as the program’s 11th head coach […]

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April 11, 2016 at 1:51 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Biology Students Get Practice Building Vernal Pool at The Ridges

Students test soil for its moisture level.

By Juliana Scheiderer ’16 For aquatic biology students, getting hands-on experience constructing a wetland just came with the class. They surveyed land, tested soil, and helped build vernal pools for amphibians in the woods at The Ridges. “I’m excited to be a part of this project because I’ve never made […]

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March 29, 2016 at 4:18 pmUncategorized

Fall 2016 | Tier II Course on Insects, Science, and Society

Mosquito. Photo by Sean McCann.

With insect-born diseases all over today’s headlines, a Fall 2016 Biological Sciences course takes a closer look at Insects, Science, and Society. Dr. Bekka S. Brodie, Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences, brings her passion for insects to the classroom. BIOS 2350 Insects, Science, and Society Tier II Applied Science & […]

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March 14, 2016 at 10:41 amNews

A&S Students Get Half the Spring Student Enhancement Awards

College of Arts & Sciences graduate and undergraduate students received half of the spring 2016 Ohio University Student Enhancement Awards announced this week. The Student Enhancement Award program provided 23 students with a total of $127,833 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work. The awards are funded by […]

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March 11, 2016 at 10:34 pmResearch

Summer 2016 | Introductory & Online Courses for Non-Majors: Animals, Biodiversity, Drugs & the Brain, Microbes

Summer 2016 | Introductory & Online Courses for Non-Majors: Animals, Biodiversity, Drugs & the Brain, Microbes

The Biological Sciences Department offers a variety of summer courses that fill Ohio University general education Tier II requirements. Many of them are online and for non-majors, including courses about animal diversity, human biology, drugs and the brain, conservation and biodiversity, and microbes and humans. BIOS 1000 Animal Diversity ONLINE […]

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March 10, 2016 at 7:05 pmNews