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October 2014 Geological Sciences Newsletter Twenty Geological Sciences students completed theses  during 2013-2014, with 16 of them master’s theses. Master’s Theses Jennifer Bauer, M.S. “A phylogenetic and paleobiogeographic analysis of the Ordovician brachiopod Eochonetes.” Adviser: Dr. Alycia Stigall (2014) Audrey Blakeman, M.S. “Carbonate lake deposits in the fluvial Bridger Formation […]

October 2014 Geological Sciences Newsletter The Ohio University Geological Sciences Department announces its extra-departmental awards for 2013-14. AAPG Student Research Grant Audrey Blakeman (Adviser: Dr. Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch) SEPM Student Research Grant Audrey Blakeman (Adviser: Gierlowski-Kordesch) GSA Student Research Grants Jennifer Bauer (Adviser: Dr. Alycia Stigall) Audrey Blakeman  (Adviser: Gierlowski-Kordesch) Michael […]

By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy The Department of Physics & Astronomy welcomes three new faculty members—an experimental nuclear physicist and two astrophysicists. By coincidence, two are from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California: Dr. Heather Crawford, an experimental nuclear physicist, and Dr. Hee-Jong Seo, an astrophysicist. Dr. Ryan Chornock, also […]

The Sustainability Studies curricular theme kicks off its introductory course in spring 2015. CAS 1415 Introduction to Sustainability is a multi-disciplinary course that introduces students to sustainability concepts, issues, and trends from the local to the global levels. Students investigate the interrelationships between biophysical limits, human welfare, and social justice […]

By Larry Hayman Pre-Law Specialist Ohio University Center for Law, Justice & Culture On the eve of the beginning of early voting in Ohio, the U.S. Supreme Court has stepped in and reinstated early voting restrictions passed by the Ohio General Assembly, but deemed likely unconstitutional by a U.S. District […]

By Gretchen Gregor Excerpted from Compass Five College of Arts & Sciences Professors were honored Sept. 23 as recipients of the Presidential Teacher Award, which recognizes full-time tenured faculty who consistently inspire students and colleagues through academic excellence inside and outside the classroom.as recipients of the Presidential Teacher Award, which […]

Deadlines are nearing for study abroad opportunities for Spring 2015. No plans for spring break 2015? How about spending a week overseas? The following programs are accepting applications until early October: Eternal Rome: Piety and Power For more information, contact Dr. Jaclyn Maxwell, Associate Professor of History with a joint […]