Post Tagged with: "Melanie Schori"

Plant Biology Alum Joins USDA’s National Germplasm Research Lab

Dr. Melanie Schori

Ohio University alum Melanie Schori ’10Ph.D. joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is working as a botanist with the National Germplasm Research Laboratory, which is part of the Agricultural Research Service. Schori works to help sustain a subset of that service, called the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), researching […]

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April 20, 2017 at 8:06 amAlumni

Plant Biology Alum Has Tasty Career Based on Coffee and Chocolate

Courtney Denning

By Heather Willard ’17 Courtney Denning ’10 graduated from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University with bachelor degrees in Applied Ecology and Women’s and Gender Studies. Now, seven years later, Denning is a successful professional with a career that takes advantage of some tasty tropical plants. Connect […]

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January 23, 2017 at 3:55 pmAlumni

Tech Savvy Provides Contact Point for Local Girls Interested in STEM

Parents and schoolgirls register for Tech Savvy 2016.

More than 90 girls and 45 parents attended the third annual Tech Savvy event May 14 at Ohio University. Tech Savvy is designed to help girls in grades six through nine become interested in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Attendees came from both public schools and homeschools […]

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June 23, 2016 at 2:16 pmNews

PBIO Colloquium | Alum on ‘Embryology in Cardiopteris,’ Feb. 12

Dr. Melanie Schori

The Environmental & Plant Biology Colloquium Series presents Dr. Melanie Schori on “Embryology in Cardiopteris” on Friday, Feb. 12, at 11:50 a.m. in Porter 104. Schori is a Visiting Scholar in the Environmental & Plant Biology Department and an Ohio University alumnus, earning a Ph.D. in 2010. Abstract: Embryology, which focuses […]

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February 1, 2016 at 9:15 pmAlumni Events

Girls Build Candy Bridges, Decode DNA at Tech Savvy

Abigail Tadlock explores her appearance with the effect of gravity on Mars.

By Cecilia Ellis ’17 Registration opens in Baker University Center at 8:30 am, and West 82 quickly fills with dozens of girls donning their new lime-green shirts declaring their status as “Tech Savvy Girls,” excitedly chatting in anticipation of the day ahead. It’s the second annual Tech Savvy event, Saturday […]

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June 17, 2015 at 10:49 amNews

Women’s Center Brown Bag on Women in STEM, April 8

The Ohio University Women’s Center presents a special two-hour brown bag on “Women in STEM—Challenges and Opportunities” on Wednesday, April 8, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Women’s Center in Baker 403. Jody Markley, M.Ed., Director of Multicultural Experiences at Russ College, Ohio University, discusses how women are sorely […]

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April 1, 2015 at 10:15 pmEvents

DNA Barcoding of Medicinal Plants to Help Prevent Misidentification

DNA Barcoding of Medicinal Plants to Help Prevent Misidentification

What would happen if a Pakistani consumer thought she was buying chamomile to help her sleep or hyssop to help with a cough, but instead the herbs were misidentified? “In Pakistan, herbal products are a primary source of medicines, yet quality control for raw plant material sold to individuals or […]

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September 20, 2013 at 8:52 amAlumni Research