Post Tagged with: "news"

Nobel Laureate Decodes Answers about Life’s Beginning, Medicine’s Future

Honorary degree recipient Venkatraman "Venki" Ramakdrishnan speaks at gradute commencement. Photo by Ben Siegel

 By Lori Bauer From Ohio University News As Nobel laureate and Ohio University alumnus Venki Ramakrishnan painted the big picture of his journey from graduate school in Athens to a molecular lab in Britain, he also showed the tiniest picture of life. It’s a discovery that won a Nobel […]

Read more ›
May 4, 2019 at 3:59 pmAlumni News

Sigma Delta Pi Initiates 12 New Members

¡Felicidades! to the new initiates of Sigma Delta Pi: Alexander Petras, Allison Robertson, Annalee Davis, Carolyn Summerford, Cassidy Selep, Claire McGee, Colleen Cain, Emma Kane, Iyana Davis, Kaitlyn Booher, Liesl Ludwig, Molly Gannaway, and Rory O’Malley

  The Ohio University Chapter Pi Rho/Tao of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, initiated 12 new members at a Feb. 25 ceremony.   Sigma Delta Pi is the only national honor society recognizing outstanding college and university students of Spanish and requires members to hold a […]

Read more ›
March 4, 2019 at 2:34 pmNews

Translation Club Interprets for Three Visiting Delegations

OUTC Advisor Dr. María Postigo (center) interpreting for the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE) in the Spring of 2018. OUTC President Victor Niro (left) and OUTC Vice President Spencer Cappelli (right) interpreting for the Universidad de Manizales (Colombia) in the fall of 2018.

Since its formation in 2017, the Ohio University Translation Club has been a valuable resource, providing the university with fast and reliable interpreting services. So far, the club has carried out translations and interpreted for three delegations who came to Ohio University to strengthen their partnerships between various programs. The […]

Read more ›
January 22, 2019 at 11:12 amNews

Vis Named 2018 Presidential Research Scholar, Ceremony Oct. 31

Dr. Morgan Vis

From Research Communications Dr. Morgan Vis, Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology, has been named an Ohio University Presidential Research Scholar. Vis is an internationally known expert on the systematics of freshwater red algae, an important source of food and shelter for invertebrates in steams, and the use of algae […]

Read more ›
October 2, 2018 at 4:30 pmEvents Research

Canceled | Brewing Science Short Course for Alumni, Community, July 9-13

Canceled | Brewing Science Short Course for Alumni, Community, July 9-13

Note: This course has been canceled. Are you a home brewer? Ohio University is offering a Brewing Science Short Course, July 9-13, that leads up to the start of Ohio Brew Week. Register online. Amateur beer enthusiasts will get a working knowledge of the brewing science fundamentals, practical brewing experiences, […]

Read more ›
April 11, 2018 at 10:40 amAlumni News

Sigma Delta Pi Initiates 12 New Members

The new initiates, current members, and current officers of Sigma Delta Pi

Congratulations to the new initiates of Sigma Delta Pi: Alexis Broomes, Alexis Wales, Genoveva Di Maggio, Olivia Sturtevant, Patrick Ballow, Rachel Broughton, Spencer Cappelli, Suzy Aftabizadeh, and Taryn Osborne. ¡Felicidades! Sigma Delta Pi, founded in 1919 at the University of California, Berkeley, is the only national honor society recognizing outstanding […]

Read more ›
March 22, 2018 at 2:32 pmNews

Dean’s Message | My Last Commencement as Dean of Arts & Sciences

Dean’s Message | My Last Commencement as Dean of Arts & Sciences

By Dr. Robert Frank Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences This spring’s commencement will be the last I attend as Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, as I am returning to my first love—teaching psychology. May 11 is my last day as dean, and then I […]

Read more ›
March 16, 2018 at 10:03 amNews