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The Ohio University Mock Trial teams have each been preparing a case for trial in anticipation of the OSU Scarlet & Gray Invitational at the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in Columbus, Ohio on Oct. 15-16. Ohio University Mock Trial consists of two teams—Green Team and White Team—each composed of 10 students. Each […]

A new introductory-level course on city planning next semester. The course has no prerequisites and is open to Ohio University students. GEOG 2500: Planning and the City is a basic introduction to city planning and counts as a Tier II social science. “It is relevant for anyone who would like […]

By Ashley Fishwick ’19 Eighty freshmen and sophomores met for a regular day of class in Schoonover 450. But this regular day of class on Sept. 29 was an unusual experience for undergraduate students at Ohio University. CAS 2500: Breaking the Law is an innovative team-taught course that offers interdisciplinary approaches to the challenges […]

Dr. Joseph Johnson, a new faculty member in Biological Sciences, is seeking undergraduate students from the College of Arts & Sciences to work in his lab. “I’m an ecologist specializing in the study of bats,” he says. “Two of my current projects include a study of the ecology of bats […]

Mathematics alumni Jacob Robertson ’13 visited campus in October to talk to fellow Actuarial Science major about careers—and to conduct internship interviews for his employer, Erie Insurance. A team from Erie Insurance held an information session for Actuarial Sciences majors on Oct. 6 and conducted campus interviews for interns on […]

Dr. Saw-Wai Hla, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University and Dr. Eric Masson, Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, are excited that the Nobel Prize awarded in Chemistry is for the development of molecular machines, a topic they research. This year’s Chemistry Laureates—Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa—received the […]

By Catherine Hofacker From Compass While many college students worked summer jobs or interned in their field of study, Ohio University senior Mica Smith was in Morocco. Don’t think she had it easy, however. Smith was a spring 2016 recipient of the Critical Languages Scholarship, which offers awardees an eight-week […]