Post Tagged with: "Robert Frank"

Faculty Invited to Conversations on Undergraduate Education Goals, Nov. 22

College of Arts & Sciences faculty are invited to join Dr. Beth Quitslund, Associate Professor of English, and Dr. Robert Frank, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, in a conversation about the goals of an undergraduate education at Ohio University. “As members of the General Education Taskforce, Beth […]

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November 1, 2013 at 2:10 amAnnouncements Events In Class

Food Studies Theme Tackles Globalization, Science, Technology, Social Progress

Food Studies Theme Tackles Globalization, Science, Technology, Social Progress

College of Arts & Sciences faculty are tackling the challenges of the 21st century by building interdisciplinary and team-taught courses around a new set of curricular themes. “In the space of a few months, Food Studies has gone from the proverbial mustard seed to an actual living green shoot pushing […]

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October 28, 2013 at 9:34 amNews

Beijing International Studies University MOU Promotes Scholarship, Study Abroad

Beijing International Studies University MOU Promotes Scholarship, Study Abroad

By George Mauzy Compass Ohio University’s academic reach around the world was extended on Oct. 15 when it entered into a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Beijing International Studies University (BISU) in China. The MOU states that the new partnership is designed to “promote sustainable scholarly activities and international […]

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October 17, 2013 at 1:24 pmNews

All Faculty Invited to Explore Curricular Themes on Nov. 5

All Faculty Invited to Explore Curricular Themes on Nov. 5

Ohio University faculty are invited to attend the first annual “Themes Fest” on Nov. 5 from 2-4 p.m., in the Nelson Commons Reception Area. Themes Fest provides an update on the curricular themes initiative launched in the College of Arts & Sciences last spring.  [See A&S Faculty Bring Curricular Themes to […]

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October 16, 2013 at 8:41 amNews

A&S Faculty Bring Curricular Themes to Life

A&S Faculty Bring Curricular Themes to Life

College of Arts & Sciences faculty are tackling the challenges of the 21st century by building interdisciplinary and team-taught courses around a new set of curricular themes. This initiative seeks to provide students with a broad but integrated range of opportunities for building the critical skills and knowledge they need […]

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October 7, 2013 at 5:16 pmNews

Food for Thought Series: Eat, Drink, Taste, Smell, Sept. 25

Food for Thought Series: Eat, Drink, Taste, Smell, Sept. 25

The Food for Thought faculty speaker series kicks off on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 5 p.m. in Ellis 113 with Dr. Robert Frank, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, talking on “Eat, Drink, Taste, Smell: Cognitive and Perceptual Perspectives on Food Studies.” “In the space of three months, […]

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September 10, 2013 at 8:57 amEvents

Dean’s Scratch-and-Sniff NIH Test Helps Patients, Researchers

Dean Robert Frank and Dr. Nancy Tatarek share a common interest in bones. On visiting Tatarek's forensic anthropology lab, Frank discovered that they both have skull casts that were surgically perforated, or trephined, about 400 years ago.

Dean Robert Frank and Dr. Nancy Tatarek share a common interest in bones. On visiting Tatarek’s forensic anthropology lab, Frank discovered that they both have skull casts that were surgically perforated, or trephined, about 400 years ago. Imagine the following circumstances. You are taking a new drug developed to minimize […]

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May 5, 2013 at 4:06 pmNews Research