Archive for December, 2019

Ganeshan, Bonansea, O’Bryon Attend 2019 ACTFL Convention and World Languages Expo

Ganeshan, Bonansea, O’Bryon Attend 2019 ACTFL Convention and World Languages Expo

Dr. Ashwini Ganeshan, Assistant Professor of Spanish in Modern Languages, and Carolina Bonansea and Isaiah O’Bryon, graduate students pursuing a master’s in Spanish, attended the 2019 American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo in Washington DC from November 22–24. They attended several […]

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December 3, 2019 at 3:49 pmNews Research

4 Plant Biology Graduate Students Earn $1,000 Research Grants from Arts & Sciences

Allison Paolucci from Dr. Rosenthal's Lab

Four Ohio University graduate students from the Environmental & Plant Biology Department received $1,000 grants from the College of Arts & Sciences Fall 2019 Graduate Student Research Fund. One of the students also is associated with the Molecular and Cellular Biology program and the Nanoscale Quantum Phenomena Institute (NQPI). Anne Sternberger, […]

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December 3, 2019 at 1:14 pmResearch

Eyitayo Named Insight Data Science Fellow

Damilola Eyitayo

Ohio University graduate student Damilola Eyitayo was invited to participate in the prestigious Insight Data Science Fellows program for his exemplary research on the effects of human landscape modification on plant community composition and function. Insight fellows complete intensive seven-week post-doctoral training on how to use data science to solve […]

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December 3, 2019 at 12:52 pmResearch

College of Arts & Sciences Honors 37 Notable Alumni

The College of Arts & Sciences honored its notable alumni during the Notable Alumni Awards on Oct. 25, 2019, in Baker Ballroom. Photo by Hannah Ruhoff

Thirty-seven alumni—from across the Arts & Sciences departments and majors—were honored on Oct. 25 at the College of Arts & Sciences biennial Notable Alumni Award celebration. The award recognizes outstanding Arts & Sciences alumni in  appreciation of their broad career accomplishments, their commitment to community service, and their valuable contributions […]

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December 3, 2019 at 9:53 amAlumni

Geography Seniors Present Capstones at Research Exhibition

Sonia Ferrier with her capstone presentation

The Geography Department hosted its annual Capstone Research poster exhibition on Dec. 12, demonstrating a diversity of geographic research in physical and human geography. More than 35 seniors exhibited posters for their capstone projects in GEOG 4800: Capstone Experience in Geography, a Tier III seminar course. Among the student researchers […]

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December 2, 2019 at 11:45 pmEvents Research

Linguistics Colloquium | Alum Kessler on Longitudinal Study of L2 Writers’ Metacognitive Genre Development, Feb. 7

Matt Kessler

The Linguistics Colloquium series presents Ohio University alum Matt Kessler discussing “What you know, how you use it, and why: A longitudinal study of L2 writers’ metacognitive genre development” on Friday, Feb. 7. from 12:55 to 1:55 p.m. in Gordy 301. Kessler is a Ph.D. student and teaching and research […]

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December 2, 2019 at 2:15 pmAlumni Events

Bhuyan Presents Research on Social Media and Vaping

Mahbub Bhuyan

Ohio University graduate student Mahbub Bhuyan presented his research on social media’s impact on vaping among young adults at the SMART Lab in October. The goal of the SMART dialogue series is to share interdisciplinary research on the role of social media in society. The series gave Bhuyan, working toward his […]

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December 2, 2019 at 1:54 pmResearch