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Ohio University students Sydney Hansen and Joseph Devore were awarded the Lela A. Ewers Science Scholarship by Geological Sciences faculty. The scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students in the Natural Sciences with a 3.3 GPA or above. Hansen is a sophomore majoring in Geological Sciences. Devore is a senior majoring […]

Six Geological Sciences first-year master’s students at Ohio University have successfully defended their thesis proposals and have been awarded Geological Sciences Alumni Research Grants and Summer Fellowships. The Alumni Research Grant provides funding for supplies and travel related to thesis research. The Summer Fellowship provides a stipend for the summer […]

Ohio University first-year master’s student Ceara Purcell was awarded the Ying-Chien Chang Graduate Scholarship in the Geological Sciences Department. Purcell is conducting research for her M.S. thesis project, “How Did Ecological Niches Evolve During Ordovician Environmental Change? A Test Using Laurentian Brachiopods,” with Dr. Alycia Stigall. The scholarship was established […]

Two Ohio University students were named Geological Sciences Outstanding Graduate Students, an award presented to second-year graduate students based on outstanding performance in research and teaching as determined by a faculty vote. Shaolin Censullo defended her thesis, “Did Alternating Dispersal and Vicariance Contribute to Increased Biodiversification During the Great Ordovician […]

Ohio University students Logan Jacobs and Robert Demchuk were awarded the Geological Sciences Outstanding Teaching Assistant award, presented to a first- and second-year teaching assistant for outstanding teaching performance as determined by a faculty vote. Jacobs served as a Teaching Assistant for GEOL 3150 – Mineralogy and GEOL 3600 – […]

Ohio University student Toluwaleke Ajayi was awarded the Mary W. Stoertz Scholarship by the Geological Sciences Department. Ajayi is conducting research for his M.S. thesis project “Modeling Discharge and Chemical Transport in Hewett Fork, a Subwatershed of Racoon Creek, Ohio” with Dr. Dina López. The scholarship was established in memory […]

Undergraduate & graduate students interested in law, justice and culture are encouraged to enroll in a new summer online course offering, ANTH 4620/5620: Human Rights, Law & Justice. The course is offered second summer session, from June 29 to Aug. 15. It is taught by Dr. Haley Duschinski, Associate Professor […]