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New Gordy ‘Holo-Deck’ Takes Students…Everywhere

New Gordy ‘Holo-Deck’ Takes Students…Everywhere

By Jill Wallenhorst, Compass What sounds more appealing: going to class or going to the moon? There is a place on Ohio University’s Athens Campus that allows students to do both. Welcome to Gordy 015. One component of OHIO’s Language Resource Center, this high-tech facility dedicated to language learning now […]

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October 3, 2013 at 7:39 amIn Class News

How Much Snot Does a T Rex Sneeze?

How Much Snot Does a T Rex Sneeze?

How much snot does a T Rex sneeze? Dinosaur expert Larry Witmer brought out the green slime as an encore at his standing-room-only Science Café presentation on Sept. 25. You can see it again at A&S TV. A researcher whose passion is studying the anatomy of dinosaur skulls knows a lot […]

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September 26, 2013 at 10:19 pmNews

Climate Change: Forests and the ‘Missing Carbon Sink’

Climate Change: Forests and the ‘Missing Carbon Sink’

As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) prepares to announce its Fifth Assessment Report from Working Group I on Friday, Sept. 27, in Stockholm, researchers continue to test hypotheses that help shape the climate change picture. Dr. Sarah Davis, Assistant Professor in the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public […]

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September 26, 2013 at 8:10 pmNews Research

Four A&S Classified Employees Honored for Service

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Four College of Arts & Sciences classified employees were among the 150 Ohio University employees honored at the 44th annual Classified Service Awards on Sept. 25. Loretta Bartlett and Mark Shields were honored for 25 years of service. And Molly Delaval and Michelle Raines were honored for 20 years of […]

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September 26, 2013 at 4:34 pmNews

‘You’re Not Going to Break Bach… Experiment!’

‘You’re Not Going to Break Bach… Experiment!’

By Natalie Klco ’15 Honors Tutorial College and Physics major studying Music, Ohio University For two weeks this summer in Arcata, California, I shared a love for an instrument whose mere existence is unknown to most. I sat next to an older gentleman from the Arcata community at one of […]

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September 26, 2013 at 8:53 amNews

Accurso Named MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week

Accurso Named MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week

Ohio University cross country student-athlete Juli Accurso ’14, a double major in Linguistics and French in the College of Arts & Sciences, has been named the MAC Women’s Scholar Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Wednesday. It marks the fourth time in her historic career that Accurso has earned […]

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September 26, 2013 at 7:31 amNews

Biology Student Talks about Research, Cross-Country, Medical School

Biology Student Talks about Research, Cross-Country, Medical School

Ohio University’s It’s You brand campaign features an interview with Tyler Ames, a Biology student in the College of Arts & Sciences and captain of the varsity men’s cross country team. In an interview, Ames talked about conducting biomechanics research, being a tutor, and getting accepted to medical school. How […]

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September 24, 2013 at 4:22 pmNews