Archive for October, 2014

The Molecular & Cellular Biology Seminar presents Jonathan Young on “Mechanisms of Immune Modulation by Gut Microbiota” on Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 4:35 p.m. to 5:55 p.m. in Porter Hall 104. Abstract: Microorganisms live all over the human body, outnumbering the human cells by a factor of ten to one. […]

Sarah Nestor will be leading the discussion at Bioinformatics Journal Club on “Darwin and the women” on Tuesday, Oct. 7, in ARC 314 at 4:30 as usual. \ PDF & discussion questions available at  http://www.ohio.edu/bioinformatics/Journal-Club.cfm.

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture continues the “Critical Resistance to Mass Incarceration” series with a panel discussion on the challenges of life after incarceration on Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Baker 231 . “The growth of incarceration in the United States has led to a […]

The Minority Association of Premedical Students is designed to enrich the academic and professional skills of pre-professional students by exposing them to the medical field, supplying academic resources and providing networking opportunities, thereby producing successful and competitive candidates at their respective medical or health related professionals. “We meet every other week, […]

As her first book—Battle Cry: The Demon Slayer Knight—goes to print, Ohio University alum Marjorie McKee shares her personal story of struggle to get where she wanted to go in life. By Marjorie McKee* Ohio University alum In 1986, I dropped out of high school in the 11th grade. I […]

Kelly Sundberg, a graduate student in English, has been named the 2015 A Room of Her Own Foundation’s Courage Fellow. The fellowship was created to enable a survivor of domestic violence or sexual assault to attend the foundation’s annual retreat in Ghost Ranch, NM. While at the retreat, Sundberg will […]

A Diverse Issues in Higher Education article on “Experts: ‘Opportunity Gap’ Key Impediment to Black Male Academic Achievement” quoted Dr. Debra Thompson, Assistant Professor of Political Science, extensively. In a report on the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education last week, Autumn A. Arnett’s article asked, “What if the […]