Archive for February, 2018

Nassif Presents Preliminary Data on Middle Ear in Extinct Reptiles

James Nassif

Biological Sciences graduate student James Nassif is presenting preliminary data regarding the morphology and physiology of the middle-ear conduction apparatus in both extinct and extant reptiles at the Association for Research in Otolaryngology’s Midwinter Meeting in San Diego from Feb. 9-14. The ARO meeting features cutting-edge basic and clinical research […]

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February 12, 2018 at 1:14 pmResearch

Career Corner | Food Studies Internship in Cloud Forest of Ecuador, Apply by March 1

Cloud Forest of Ecuador

The Food Studies theme announces a summer 2018 internship program in the Cloud Forest of Ecuador. This four-week, three-credit internship in the Cloud Forest, an hour north of the capital, Quito, focuses on a broad set of issues connected to food, from sovereignty to security and access, to food culture and community […]

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February 12, 2018 at 8:05 amAnnouncements News

OPIE Zone: Sign up for Global Conversation Partners; Reading Lab Begins Wednesday

OPIE Zone: Sign up for Global Conversation Partners; Reading Lab Begins Wednesday

  Welcome to Week 5 of The OPIE Zone Newsletter. Here are the important events happening during the fifth week of the semester. International Conversation Hour Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 6-7 p.m. in Jefferson Hall, Room 160 International students and domestic students meet to talk about various topics. This is […]

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February 11, 2018 at 7:43 pmAnnouncements

D’Agostino Goes from ‘Behind the Scenes’ in Lab to Doctoral PT Program

Amanda D'Agostino

by Kristin Distel Amanda D’Agostino ’18, who is majoring in OHIO’s Psychology Pre-Physical Therapy program, has been accepted to two physical therapy doctoral programs. She gives her Ohio University mentors and professors credit for helping her navigate the vast, exciting opportunities available to students in this major. Currently, D’Agostino plans […]

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February 9, 2018 at 6:38 pmIn Class News

Going Underground (in caves) to Model Fire Frequency in Appalachian Forests

Going Underground (in caves) to Model Fire Frequency in Appalachian Forests

By Kelli Baxstrom ’19 Geological Sciences M.S. Candidate Every few weekends, Geological Sciences Chair Dr. Greg Springer and I travel to the West Virginia Association for Cave Studies near Lewisburg, WV, to go caving. Although spending the weekend underground can be both fun and adventurous, our main objective is to […]

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February 9, 2018 at 4:03 pmResearch

Career Corner | A&S Students Invited to Russ College Career Fair, Feb. 15-16

College of Arts & Sciences students are invited to meet employers at the 2018 Russ College Spring Career Fair on Thursday, Feb. 15, and Friday, Feb. 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day in the Stocker Center Lobby and ARC Atrium first floor area. Employer Information for Thursday, […]

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February 9, 2018 at 1:50 pmAnnouncements

Weigand Reports Positive News for Box Turtle Population Bisected by U.S. 33 Bypass

Marcel Weigand presents her poster on the Eastern box turtles in the Wayne National Forest.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology graduate student Marcel Weigand’s research shows positive news for Eastern box turtles whose habitat was bisected by construction of the U.S. 33 bypass through the Wayne National Forest. “In 2013, the Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio was bisected by a high-traffic, high-speed highway, affecting a road-naïve […]

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February 9, 2018 at 12:01 pmNews Research