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Day Funded by NIH to Study Neural Coding of Spatial Hearing

Hariprakash Haragopal works in the lab.

Dr. Mitchell Day, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio University, is the principal investigator on a new study funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Day is joined by two co-investigators, Dr. Soichi Tanda, Associate Professor of Biological […]

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October 3, 2019 at 6:36 pmAnnouncements

Career Corner | Biology Alum to Talk about Master’s That Combines Science, Entrepreneurship, Oct. 18

Allison Berding

By Allison Berding ’19 I graduated from Ohio University with a Biology B.S. degree in May 2019. I am now a graduate student at the University of Notre Dame in a master’s program in Entrepreneurship, Technology, & Innovation (known as the ESTEEM Graduate Program). I will be coming to OHIO […]

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October 1, 2019 at 7:45 pmEvents

Why Did the Turtles Cross the Road? Or Did They?

Why Did the Turtles Cross the Road? Or Did They?

Ohio University researchers set out to determine the impact of the Route 33 bypass through Wayne National Forest on the local box turtle population. The answers were not exactly what they expected. Roads are everywhere! Roads define the very fabric of our civilization, and very few places in North America […]

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October 1, 2019 at 10:29 amResearch

Morris Gives Plenary Lecture at International Conference of Poeciliid Biologists

Molly Morris at the Conference of Poeciliid Biologists.

Dr. Molly R Morris, Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio University, presented one of the plenary lectures at the International Conference of Poeciliid Biologists held in Mexico City in September. The conference meets every other year and attracts biologists from all over the world. Talks include topics as diverse as […]

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September 30, 2019 at 3:16 pmResearch

New Biology Faculty Diego Alvarado-Serrano Looking for Students to Work in Lab

Dr. Diego Alvarado-Serrano

  Dr. Diego Alvarado-Serrano is a new faculty member and researcher here at Ohio University, and he is currently recruiting undergraduate and graduate students to work in his lab for the 2019-20 school year. An Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, he earned his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. His […]

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September 25, 2019 at 9:08 amAnnouncements

Meet the 2019-20 BIGS—They Help Science Students Thrive

Meet the 2019-20 BIGS—They Help Science Students Thrive

The Bios Advising and Resource Room (or the BARR) exists to help science students thrive. The BARR consists of 18 peer advisers this year—affectionately known as the BIGS. The BARR, originally created to assist students in introductory biology and to help first-year students adjust to and learn about Ohio University, […]

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September 18, 2019 at 5:33 pmNews

Miles Contributes to Study: Cool Lizards Do Not Like Global Warming

Dr. Donald Miles

Dr. Donald Miles, Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio University, contributed to a study that shows that even sun-loving lizards may not survive rising temperatures in their environment. Climate change is toppling our Earth’s ecosystems out of balance in multiple ways, with often dramatic consequences. Many plants and animals are […]

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September 12, 2019 at 8:40 amResearch