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Ohio University researchers find bobcat population rising, with room for growth

Graduate student Marrissa Dyck is part of an Ohio University research team that is using multiple data sources, including camera traps, to develop management strategies for the recovering bobcat (lynx rufus).

From Ohio University News Ohio University researchers report that bobcats—Lynx rufus, the furry, spotty felines not the OHIO students—are expanding across the state and have adequate habitat to continue rebounding. Researchers led by Dr. Viorel Popescu have been studying the ecology and threats to the bobcat population over the past […]

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November 17, 2021 at 9:40 amResearch

Biology, Engineering Students Win Three Minute Thesis Competition

Cassandra Thompson

From Ohio University News Three graduate students walked away winners from the 2021 Ohio University Three Minute (3MT) Thesis Competition finals hosted by the Graduate College on March 24. “The Three-Minute Thesis competition showcases the phenomenal research our OHIO graduate students are doing,” says Dr. Becky Bushey-Miller, director of communications […]

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March 31, 2021 at 4:28 pmNews Research

Ecolunch | Dracula’s Menagerie: a Multi-species Occupancy Analysis of Lynx, Wildcats and Wolves in Transylvania, Nov. 4

Marissa Dyck

The Ecolunch Seminar Series presents Marissa Dyck discussing “Dracula’s menagerie: a multi-species occupancy analysis of lynx, wildcats and wolves in Transylvania” on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 11:50 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. Dyck is a graduate student in Biological Sciences. Join Microsoft Teams Meeting +1 614-706-6572 United States, Columbus (Toll) Conference […]

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October 2, 2020 at 3:30 pmEvents

Biological Sciences Graduate Society Makes Plans to Keep Community Engaged

Biological Sciences Graduate Society Makes Plans to Keep Community Engaged

Officers of the Biological Sciences Graduate Society say that while virtual meetings and events are much more accessible during the pandemic, it’s difficult to replicate all of the social and outreach experiences in a virtual world. So the group’s officers are deploying assets like a website and a newsletter, virtual […]

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September 18, 2020 at 1:38 pmNews

Seven Biology Students Receive Student Enhancement Awards

Brian Waldron

From Research Communications Seven Biological Sciences students are 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. The Student Enhancement Awards are funded by the Office […]

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March 29, 2020 at 9:44 amResearch

Marissa Dyck Works to Preserve Bobcat Roadkill Specimens

Marissa Dyck Works to Preserve Bobcat Roadkill Specimens

By Kaitlyn Lyons Bobcats have been locally extinct for about 100 years due to over-harvesting and loss of habitat, but they have recently started to recover throughout the state of Ohio. More and more people have started seeing them in their backyards or killed on roadways. Ohio University graduate student […]

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January 7, 2020 at 4:21 pmResearch

Ecolunch | Invasive Species: Yellowstone Trails with Lots of Snails and Baboon Troops with Spiny Poops, Feb. 27

Ecolunch presents Marissa Dyck discussing “Invasive species: Yellowstone trails with lots of snails and baboon troops with spiny poops” on Wednesday, Feb. 27, from 11:50 a.m.to 12:45 p.m. in Irvine 159. Dyck is a graduate student in Biological Sciences at Ohio University. Ecolunch is a long-running seminar series that meets on […]

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February 1, 2019 at 5:30 pmEvents