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Alumni News | Lance McBrayer Featured in Smithsonian Magazine for Tegu Lizard Project

Dr. Lance McBrayer with his students on the tegu lizard project. Photo by Jonathan Chick, Georgia Southern University

by Hannah Cordes Ohio University alumnus Dr. Lance McBrayer was featured in Smithsonian Magazine for his recent research on invasive Tegu lizards in Georgia See the Smithsonian article, These Four-Foot Lizards Will Eat Anything—and They’re Invading the Southeastern U.S. McBrayer earned a Biological Sciences Ph.D. in 2002 from the College of Arts […]

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February 9, 2021 at 2:37 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alumni News | Jesus Toapanta ‘Learned to be Home Away from Home’ in Athens

Jesus Toapanta on his way from Gordy to Alden Library in the winter of 2006-07.

For Ohio University alumnus Jesus Tuarez Toapanata, there are so many things that bring back “breathtaking” memories of his time at Ohio University. “My first winter with snow, the river path, the farmer’s market, the amazing colorful trees in autumn, the movie rentals on E. State Street, Gordy Hall, my […]

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February 4, 2021 at 5:13 pmAlumni

Alumni Judge Assists in Preparing OHIO Mock Trial to Compete at University of Illinois Invitational Tournament, Jan. 23-24

Alumni Judge Assists in Preparing OHIO Mock Trial to Compete at University of Illinois Invitational Tournament, Jan. 23-24

The Ohio University Mock Trial Team will compete in the 13th Annual Illini Mock Trial Invitational Tournament via Zoom on January 23 and 24.  This invitational is one of several that Ohio University Mock Trial has competed in this year, all in preparation for the Regional Tournament in February.  Participating […]

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January 19, 2021 at 10:51 amAlumni Events News

Alumni News | Sarah Tobin’s Psychology Degree Fostered Problem Solving Skills, Shapes Legal Practice

Attorney Sarah Tobin

Ohio University alumna, Sarah Tobin ’03, uses her Ohio University psychology degree to pursue her interest in problem solving and peaceful resolutions. She came to the Athens campus during her senior year of high school and immediately knew that Ohio University was the place for her undergraduate degree. “I still […]

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January 19, 2021 at 10:23 amAlumni

Sparks Honored With Ohio Innocence Project Award

Jada Sparks

Jada Sparks, a graduate student pursuing an M.A. in Law, Justice & Culture, was awarded the first-ever Dr. Donna Mayerson Student Leadership Award from the Ohio Innocence Project. In 2020, OIP announced the award was created to “honor and celebrate student leaders and their invaluable contributions to educating people in […]

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January 19, 2021 at 9:41 amAlumni News

Alumni News | Richard Friedberg Passes at Age 80

Ohio University alumnus Richard Friedberg ’62 died at age 80 after a long life that included military service in Korea and Vietnam and an active life onstage in Key Biscayne, Fla., according to his obituary in the Islander News. Friedberg was born in Cleveland Ohio in 1940. He lived most […]

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January 13, 2021 at 8:37 amAlumni

Alumni News | Black Commissioned, Will Serve as Weather Officer

From left: Second Lieutenant Ethan R. Black and Second Lieutenant T. Aidan Pitts

From Ohio University News Ohio University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 650 commissioned two cadets as officers in the United States Air Force on Dec. 12, 2020. During a small ceremony in Bromley Hall, Ethan R. Black and T. Aidan Pitts were commissioned as Second Lieutenants. Second Lt. Black, from Worthington, […]

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January 12, 2021 at 3:46 pmAlumni News