Post Tagged with: "environmental and plant biology alumni"

Who Killed the Broccoli? Alum Asks

Who Killed the Broccoli? Alum Asks

“We’re trying to figure out who killed the broccoli” is Dr. Carolee Bull’s usual, tongue-in-cheek response to what her team is involved in, writes The Californian reporter Robert Walch. In other words, this is a “CSI” lab for the vegetable world. But although the work done here is important and […]

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March 25, 2014 at 10:14 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

AP: OHIO Alum, Former President of Mississippi University for Women, Killed in Accident

The Associated Press reported that Ohio University alum James Walter Strobel ’55, former President of Mississippi University for Women, died in a car accident in Florida. Strobel majored in Plant Biology and earned his degree from the College of Arts & Sciences. MUW made the announcement in a news release […]

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January 12, 2014 at 2:13 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alum Says: Find a Team to Join at Startup Weekend

Alum Says: Find a Team to Join at Startup Weekend

Daniel Williams went to Startup Weekend 2012 without an idea to pitch. He was looking for a team to join. He found it. Williams majored in Plant Biology in Ohio University’s College of Arts & Sciences. He also minored in Computer Science and Chemistry and earned a certificate in Bioinformatics. […]

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October 17, 2013 at 10:51 amNews

Athens Messenger: Putting Down Roots: Ed Newman

The Athens Messenger interviewed College of Arts & Sciences alum Ed Newman ’81, ’03M for its series on “Putting Down Roots,” students who came and decided to stay in Athens. Newman “currently serves on the board of the nonprofit Athens County Recycling Centers Inc., is on the Athens Environment and […]

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September 27, 2013 at 3:21 pmAlumni Alumni in the News

Plant Biology, Women’s and Gender Studies Alum Guest Blogs for Hocking Hills

Courtney Denning ’10, who double majored in Plant Biology-Applied Ecology and Women’s and Gender Studies at Ohio University, now works as the Experience Designer at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Columbus, OH. She guest blogs for Hocking Hills Tourism Association on July 10, evoking memories of family, friends, […]

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July 15, 2013 at 4:33 pmAlumni Alumni in the News

Logan Daily: Logan Native Awarded Teaching Fellowship

The Logan Daily News reported May 29 that Marilyn Hayden ’13, a Plant Biology major in Ohio University’s College of Arts & Sciences, has been named a 2013 Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellow. Hayden completed her undergraduate education at OU this year with a degree in biological sciences and a […]

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June 10, 2013 at 1:04 pmIn the News Students in the News

Plant Biology Alum to Head ODNR Wildlife Division Law Enforcement

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources named Ken Fitz ’86 as the executive administrator of law enforcement for the ODNR Division of Wildlife. “Fitz has worked for the ODNR Division of Wildlife since 1996,” reports the Vinton County Courier on June 5. “Ken has done an outstanding job as the […]

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June 5, 2013 at 12:39 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News