Post Tagged with: "Jordan Francisco"

Happy Beginnings | Francisco Tackles Recycling, Composting with Greenest Region Corps

Jordan Francisco (second from right) with fellow members of the Greenest Region Corps. This photo was taken during the “Illinois National Service Opening Day 2018” hosted by Serve Illinois in Springfield

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Ohio University alumnus Jordan Francisco ’18 is working on recycling and composting projects and as he volunteers in the Greenest Region Corps, a program jointly funded […]

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October 30, 2018 at 3:43 pmAlumni News

Senior Adds ‘Certified Interpretive Guide’ to His Resume

Jordan Francisco

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 […]

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April 3, 2018 at 1:58 pmNews

Undergrad Explores Peanut Plants as Natural Fertilizer

Undergrad Explores Peanut Plants as Natural Fertilizer

By Heather Willard, PACE Writer Jordan Francisco, a junior in Environmental & Plant Biology, did not spend his summer like most college students. He used a Provost Undergraduate Research Fund grant to design and conduct a study of peanut plants’ potential as a natural fertilizer. “Peanuts are legumes, which naturally […]

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February 17, 2017 at 11:25 amResearch

Environmental & Plant Biology Celebrates Student Achievements

Environmental & Plant Biology seniors honored at the Medal Ceremony, from left: Emily Spearman, Haley McAleer, Isaac Pouliot Adam Cook, Megan Osika, Christopher Benson. Not present: Nicolette Anderson and Nathan Becker.

Ohio University Environmental & Plant Biology faculty, students, and staff gathered at the department’s annual Awards Ceremony April 14 to look back on the year’s highlights, honor graduating seniors, recognize scholarship recipients, and acknowledge graduate student accomplishments. During a special medal ceremony, graduating seniors received a custom medal on a […]

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April 21, 2016 at 1:07 pmNews

Peanuts, Mutants, Violets and Pests | Undergrad Researchers Get Funding

Chase Hudak '17 pipets DNA extracted from Arabidopsis plants.

By Sydney Dawes Environmental & Plant Biology Four students studying biology and plant biology received Provost’s Undergraduate Research Fund awards this fall. The competitive awards, first offered in 2001, support students working with a faculty member on an independent project. Students can receive up to $1,500 and are required to […]

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January 11, 2016 at 2:54 pmNews Research