Research

S. aureus is responsible for over 18,000 invasive infections annually in the United States. In additional to causing disease S. aureus can be found harmlessly colonizing the nose of approx. 30 percent of the population. In these people the bacteria typically does not cause disease unless it is transmitted to […]

Rebecca Keogh, a graduate student in Biological Sciences, was the lead author on a paper in the journal Infection and Immunity. The paper describes an intracellular protein in Staphylococcus aureus that is required for the bacteria to cause disease. Keogh showed that while the protein (called PpiB) is necessary to […]

Partnering with the community on research projects provides great opportunities for scholars, students and Ohio University to support and positively impact the region. Developing authentic research partnerships to address key community concerns and problems is an important pillar in support of President Nellis’ strategic initiative to “Build a University Engagement […]

Contemporary History Institute and history doctoral student Caitlin Bentley attended the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute, an intensive eight-week language program hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for instruction in Tagalog. In her second course through the institute, she was supported this year by an SEASSI tuition scholarship. Bentley, who is also […]

Ohio University’s Arts & Sciences Awards Committee selected Dr. Patrick Barr-Melej, Professor of History, as the humanities recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award for 2017-18. The award was announced during the 2018 Fall Gala of the College of Arts & Science. The award recognizes “a […]

Sarah Minor, Ph.D. candidate in English (nonfiction), has republished her essay, “Handling the Beast,” with Proximity magazine. The essay was originally published by Conjunctions as a traditional text-only piece. Download, print, shuffle, and re-read her essay. In Proximity, however, “Handling the Beast” takes on a new, tactile element: the essay […]

Dr. Elizabeth Lee, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Ohio University, was selected by the American Sociological Association Publication Committee to serve as an editorial board member for the journal Sociology of Education for three years. Lee’s areas of research and teaching include education, social class and mobility, cultural and social […]