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University Community Mourns Elizabeth Gierlowski Kordesch

University Community Mourns Elizabeth Gierlowski Kordesch

Dr. Elizabeth Gierlowski Kordesch, age 59 of The Plains, died unexpectedly Tuesday evening, May 17, 2016, at Ohio Health O’Bleness Hospital, Athens. Gierlowski Kordesch was a Professor of Geological Sciences at Ohio University since 1989. She was a member of several professional societies, including the Geological Society of America, and […]

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May 20, 2016 at 4:16 pmNews

OHIO Hosts Regional Science Fair

L to R: The Athens High School team first place winners include Sylvie Wilson, Yu-Shiang Jeng, Harry Fetsch, Derek Demel, Ed Drabold, and Kate Dispenza. Not pictured:  Shifra Narasimhan and Anru Tian  Photo: Jean Andrews/Ohio University

By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Young Scientists Take Top Honors Ohio University faculty and graduate students came together on a recent Saturday morning to share their passion for science with youth from Southeastern Ohio at the annual science fair. Approximately 140 students in grades 5 through 12  showcased their […]

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March 30, 2016 at 2:41 pmNews

Summer 2016 | Online Course Helps Schoolteachers Integrate Science Fair, Classroom Learning

Summer 2016 | Online Course Helps Schoolteachers Integrate Science Fair, Classroom Learning

A new online class helps schoolteachers in grades 5-12 learn how to integrate science fair projects with learning the scientific method in the classroom. The instructor is Dr. Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch, who is also director of the Ohio District 12 Science and Engineering Fair (associated with the Ohio Academy of Science). […]

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March 10, 2016 at 7:41 pmNews

Summer 2016 | Online Courses about Dinosaurs, Parks, Water, Pollution and More

Summer 2016 | Online Courses about Dinosaurs, Parks, Water, Pollution and More

The Geological Sciences Department at Ohio University offers an online course about Dinosaurs and the Mesozoic, along with courses about parks, water, pollution and that fill the university’s general education requirements, as well as College of Arts & Sciences distribution requirements. GEOL 1010 Introduction to Geology Tier II Natural Sciences […]

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March 10, 2016 at 5:16 pmNews

Geology Student Gets ODNR Grant for Work on Utica, Point Pleasant Formations

Dreadnaught Stubbs

Dreadnaught Stubbs, an Ohio University first-year master’s student in Geological Sciences, received one of two Ohio Department of Natural Resources grants from the Division of Geological Survey’s Ohio Geology License Plate Fund to support geologic research, ODNR announced on Feb. 23. Dreadnaught Stubbs, a first-year master’s student at Ohio University, […]

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February 26, 2016 at 4:32 pmResearch

Summer 2016 | Online Courses Help Students Across OHIO

Get back on track and fill some General Education requisites this summer.

Enjoy the Parks | Fill Some Reqs What’s Online This Summer? Dinosaurs of the Mesozoic | Civil Rights & Black Power Movements | Drugs and the Brain | Americans and their Forests | Globalization & the Developing World | Geology of National Parks | Consumer Math | Rise of Modern […]

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February 22, 2016 at 11:22 amNews

Five A&S Faculty Part of Innovation Grant to Monitor Fracking Impact

Five A&S Faculty Part of Innovation Grant to Monitor Fracking Impact

Five College of Arts & Sciences faculty are collaborators on a newly funded Ohio University Innovation Strategy project that will help monitor hydraulic fracturing and the water supply in Torch, OH. Called the “Partnership for Digitally Connected Environmental Monitoring,” this project unites environmental science with journalism and public outreach initiatives. The planning […]

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January 7, 2016 at 10:48 amNews