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By Becca Wagenknecht ’21 B.S. Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University On March 7, 2020, 15 other undergraduates and I traveled to Bocas Del Toro, Panama on a university-sponsored program—Panama: Tropical Biology—to study the plant and animal diversity in the tropical rainforest. For a week we stayed at an off-grid […]

By Richard Hardimon Ohio University Before the social distancing and stay at home orders were implemented, I spent my time as a work study student at the Ohio University Student Farm. It’s a hidden gem of the campus, being located near the Innovation center, and I do mean a gem. […]

From Research Communications An Environmental & Plant Biology graduate students is among the 2020 recipients of the Ohio University Student Enhancement Awards program, which provided 21 students with a total of $121,948 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work this spring. Oyeyemi Ajayi (graduate student, Environmental and […]

  It’s easy for the tiny seeds to practice social distancing on their flight up to the International Space Station. They’re on an unmanned SpaceX rocket. But making sure they don’t germinate too early is a problem that has to be solved back on Earth, where Ohio University has asked […]

The Minnesota Ag Connection, the New York Ag Connection, and the Michigan Ag Connection all printed an Ohio University news release about Dr. Jared DeForest, Associate Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology, who co-authored the study, Tree growth response to shifting soil nutrient economy depends on mycorrhizal associations, published Feb. 17 […]

By Dr. Allan Showalter Professor & Chair of Environmental & Plant Biology Greetings PBIO alumni, students, faculty, and staff! It remains my privilege to serve as chair of this outstanding department. This newsletter highlights some of the great things that our faculty, staff, and students are doing. If you are […]

Note: This event is canceled. Girls in grades 6-9 are invited to Tech Savvy, hosted by Ohio University on May 9, 2020. Register online for Tech Savvy. A full day of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities with scientists runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Walter Hall. […]