Archive for October, 2017

Career Corner | Spend a Weekend Networking with Cleveland Alumni, Nov. 2-4

Career Corner | Spend a Weekend Networking with Cleveland Alumni, Nov. 2-4

College of Arts & Sciences students are invited to participate in the OHIO Alumni Association’s Cleveland Networking Week, Nov. 2-4, 2017. The Alumni Association and OHIO Cleveland alumni groups are hosting this opportunity to connect with alumni in the area so that students can learn more about life after graduation […]

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October 6, 2017 at 11:29 amAlumni Announcements

Transfer Tip | Consider Studying Abroad

Kristi Conrad

By Kristi Conrad Academic Advisor & Transfer Specialist Have you considered studying abroad? The Office of Global Opportunities can help you choose a program that best suits your interest and course needs. Once you choose a program and get approval, you will need courses equated so that you know how […]

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October 6, 2017 at 11:17 amNews

Sociology-Criminology Alum Shares Marching 110 Memories

Stacie and Kate Ansel at Homecoming in Athens in 2010.

Stacie (Saunders) Ansel ’92 was excited about getting back to Athens this year for Homecoming! After graduating with her B.A. in Sociology-Criminology from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University, Ansel continued working in the retail job that helped her get through college. Then she landed a position […]

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October 6, 2017 at 8:44 amAlumni

Chemistry Hosts Contest Day for High School Students

Clippinger Hall

The Chemistry & Biochemistry Department is hosting the OHIO Chemistry Contest Day for high school students on Saturday, Nov. 4. OHIO Chemistry Contest Day is a one-day program for high school seniors to compete for tuition scholarships to attend Ohio University. The competition is based on performance on a chemistry exam, but students of […]

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October 5, 2017 at 1:34 pmNews

Plant Biology Students Help Remove Invasive Species near Strouds Run

After clearing a thicket: from left, Alberta Dempsey, Jessica Langguth, Jordan Knisley, Gracie Jahn, Elizabeth Bacon, Maya Ware

Contributed by Kim Thompson Lecturer in Environmental & Plant Biology The Athens Conservancy and the Environmental & Plant Biology Department brought together community members and Ohio University students to remove invasive species from the Blair Preserve on National Public Lands Day. More than 40 participants spread out across 10 locations […]

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October 5, 2017 at 1:01 pmNews

Sheldon Receives Grants for Two Short-Term Fellowships

Dr. Myrna Perez Sheldon

Dr. Myrna Perez Sheldon received two outside grants this year, a short-term fellowship from the Library Company of Philadelphia and one from the American Philosophical Society. Sheldon is Assistant Professor of Classics & World Religions and Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Ohio University, She was awarded a Mellon Scholars Program […]

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October 5, 2017 at 11:18 amResearch

OHIO Physicists Advance Understanding of Chromium Nitride’s Controversial Properties

Professor Arthur R. Smith

  Ohio University physicists Dr. Arthur R. Smith and Dr. Sergio Ulloa have published side-by-side papers about understanding of the chemical compound chromium nitride, a material with a number of interesting but fairly controversial electronic, magnetic, and structural properties. Ulloa and Smith are members of OHIO’s Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena […]

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October 4, 2017 at 5:39 pmResearch