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Undergrad Heads to California to Study Atmosphere with NASA

Undergrad Heads to California to Study Atmosphere with NASA

In the summer of 2014, Kylie Holmes ’16 worked on a particle physics project at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, VA. For 2015, the double major in Astrophysics and Meteorology headed to California for summer study work to conduct atmospheric research with NASA. Holmes will be […]

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April 13, 2015 at 4:59 pmNews

A&S Faculty Dominate Women in Science and Engineering Presentations

Wilson Hall

College of Arts & Sciences faculty dominated in presentations for the 2015 Women in Science and Engineering Program at Ohio University. Special thanks go to Dr. James Y. Tong, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry & Biochemistry, for organizing the annual event, held this year on April 9. Dr. Rebecca Barlag, Professor of […]

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April 13, 2015 at 3:31 pmNews

OPIE Students Visit the Laurels of Athens

OPIE students visit Nursing Home in Athens

Written by Kristina Guyton OPIE Lecturer and Socio-Cultural Coordinator  On Thursday, April 9, international students in the Ohio Program of Intensive English conversed with elderly residents at lunchtime at The Laurels of Athens, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center. The visit was arranged as part of a special studies class that OPIE […]

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April 13, 2015 at 12:05 pmNews

Sharqaua Smith Gets First Najee E. Muhammad Memorial Award

Sharqaua Smith

The first-ever Najee E. Muhammad Memorial Award is being awarded to Sharqaua Smith, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Specialized Studies with a major in Mathematics Pre-Professional Sciences through University College. The award is for an outstanding student who is part of the Diversity Studies Certificate program and who excels […]

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April 13, 2015 at 11:55 amNews

A&S TV: Federal Welfare Reform Underestimated Barriers in West Virginia, Speaker Says

A&S TV: Federal Welfare Reform Underestimated Barriers in West Virginia, Speaker Says

By Katie Smoleny From Compass Ohio University’s Wealth and Poverty curricular theme kicked off its first-ever weeklong “Wealth and Poverty in Appalachia” series with a lecture from a West Virginia University professor who’s conducted research on the effects of welfare reform in the Mountain State. “The people who designed (welfare […]

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April 8, 2015 at 4:07 pmNews

History Department Students Win Awards and Fellowships

Bentley Annex, home of the History Department at Ohio University

The Department of History is pleased to announce that a number of its undergraduate and graduate students have been selected for a variety of awards, fellowships, and other honors. Committed to academic rigor, professional development, and community engagement, the department takes great pride as advisers and as faculty members in the […]

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April 8, 2015 at 12:31 pmNews Research

Advising Tip for Transitioning Seniors Heading to ‘Real World’

Advising Tip for Transitioning Seniors Heading to ‘Real World’

By Sara Berens College of Arts & Sciences Academic Adviser As we are now under a month away from commencement, this week’s advising tip is dedicated to all of our graduating seniors. In a few short weeks you will be heading out into the “real world” (I think I just […]

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April 6, 2015 at 1:21 pmNews