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Graduate student Danny Wolf received the Robert T. Wilce Graduate Paper Award for best oral presentation at the annual Northeast Algal Symposium April 13-15 in New Haven, Ct. Wolf is in the master’s program in Plant Biology. His presentation was titled “Multi-marker metabarcoding assessment of biodiversity within stream biofilm communities […]

Dr. Philip Cantino, Professor Emeritus of Environmental & Plant Biology, was quoted in an Athens Messenger article headlined “Athens Conservancy awarded more than $1 million in grant funding.” Among the three tracts the Athens Conservancy plans to purchase is “land from American Electric Power in York and Dover Twps. to […]

The Plant Biology Graduate Student Association has been active this year in mentoring undergraduates, judging science fairs, removing invasive plants, and more. As graduate students preparing for careers in plant science, the group came together during the year to attend American Association for the Advancement of Science webcasts on professional […]

Dr. Sarah Wyatt, Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology, and two students helped staff the American Society of Plant Biologists booth at the USA Science & Engineering Festival April 7-8 in Washington, D.C. The festival is the nation’s largest celebration of STEM, with more than 350,000 attendees. At the ASPB […]

WOUB Digital quoted Dr. Art Trese, Associate Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology, in a story headlined “Local Farmers Unaffected by China Tariffs.” Ohio University Environmental and Plant Biology Professor Art Trese said he also believes in the importance of supporting local farming. “I think the local value is that […]

by Kristin Distel Senior Jordan Francisco ’18 is known among his friends as “the plant doctor”—an apt name for the Environmental & Plant Biology major who says, “Plants make up 90 percent of my life.” Connect with Jordan Francisco on LinkedIn. Thanks to a four-day training session provided by OHIO’s […]

Students in an Environmental & Plant Biology scientific writing course will hold a poster session on Thursday, April 19, from 9:15 to 10 a.m. in the fourth floor lobby and hallway at Porter Hall. “This is a great opportunity to see what your colleagues and friends are working on,” notes […]