Archive for July, 2017

by Kristin Distel “The second you start to detangle the knot of the urban world, it hooks you,” says Ohio University alum Kyle May, a self-described “geography nerd.” May earned a B.S. in Geography—Urban Planning from the College of Arts & Sciences in 2009. Since 2011, May has worked as […]

Ohio University alum Dr. Jeffrey Willey ’99, ’01M is part of NASA’s Rodent Research-9 mission that will be sending a science payload to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Rocket scheduled for August 10. Willey, who earned both a B.S. and M.S. in Biological Sciences from the College of […]

Dr. David Drabold, Distinguished Professor of Physics & Astronomy, has a question for President Trump in a Washington Post editorial headlined “Trump needs to answer more questions. Our readers have a few for him.” “Though it is the journalist’s job to press those in power on behalf of the public, […]

OHIO First Scholars is a program at Ohio University that supports first-generation college students. “If you are interested, there are many ways for you to be involved, whether you were first-gen or not!” noted Bob Frank, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. “I was the first in my […]

Tech Ohio writes about ProclaRx, an Innovation Center client based in Athens, Ohio, and with an Ohio University alum as its CEO in an article headlined “ProclaRx Breaks Down Walls to Beat Bacteria.” Dr. Joseph D. Kittle, CEO of ProclaRx, earned a B.S. in Chemistry through the Honors Tutorial College. Chances […]

The Provost’s Office recently announced the promotion and tenure decisions, including 21 College of Arts & Sciences promotions that will take effect in August 2017. “Each year, I have the pleasure of reading the promotion dossiers of the faculty,” says Dr. Robert A. Frank, Dean of the College of Arts […]

Due to the extreme heat that Athens has been experiencing, the Friday Veggie Sales at the Plant Biology Learning Gardens are suspended, effective immediately. (No sale Friday July 21.) But veggie lovers can still pre-order or place bulk orders. “We hope to start up again with the Friday sales when the […]