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Six HTC Biological Sciences + Neuroscience Seniors Present their Theses in April

Six HTC Biological Sciences + Neuroscience Seniors Present their Theses in April

Six Honors Tutorial College biological sciences and neuroscience seniors are presenting their theses this spring in the Biological Sciences Department. To watch the presentation via Teams, contact Dr. Soichi Tanda at tanda@ohio.edu. Hailee Sorensen presents on April 14 at 2 p.m. Title: Investigating the Role of the RNA Chaperone Protein […]

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April 14, 2021 at 3:01 pmEvents News Research

Biology, Engineering Students Win Three Minute Thesis Competition

Cassandra Thompson

From Ohio University News Three graduate students walked away winners from the 2021 Ohio University Three Minute (3MT) Thesis Competition finals hosted by the Graduate College on March 24. “The Three-Minute Thesis competition showcases the phenomenal research our OHIO graduate students are doing,” says Dr. Becky Bushey-Miller, director of communications […]

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March 31, 2021 at 4:28 pmNews Research

Class of 2021 | Korri Basinger’s Next Choice Might Be Peace Corps or AmeriCorps

Korri Basinger  

Korri Basinger had a lot of choices to make when she arrived at Ohio University. One of the first in her family to go to college, she found support from her first-year learning community, college advisers and professors. She chose Environmental Biology as her major, then added two minors (Spanish […]

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March 31, 2021 at 12:46 pmNews

Class of 2021 | Noah Powell Headed to Baylor College of Medicine

Noah Powell 

Noah Powell earns his B.S. in Biological Sciences – Cellular and Molecular Biology this spring. Then he’s headed to the Baylor College of Medicine’s cancer and cell biology program to get started on his Ph.D. “Following my Ph.D., I will either remain in academia as a postdoctoral fellow or move into […]

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March 31, 2021 at 10:39 amNews

Nine Biology Students Get Student Enhancement Awards for Research

Ryan Brown

From Ohio University News Nine Biological Sciences students are among 21 students receiving Ohio University Student Enhancement Award funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work this spring. The Student Enhancement Awards are funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity and administered by […]

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March 29, 2021 at 11:05 amNews Research

Miles Says UC Santa Cruz’s Sinervo Had Big Impact on Study of Species, Climate Change

Dr. Donald Miles

Dr. Donald Miles, Professor of Biological Sciences, commented on the loss of a colleague in a UC Santa Cruz story headlined “Influential evolutionary biologist Barry Sinervo dies at age 60.” Sinervo’s longtime collaborator Donald Miles, professor of biological sciences at Ohio University, said Sinervo’s integrative perspective enabled him to see […]

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March 22, 2021 at 10:02 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Thompson Discovers Tadpoles Coping with Drier Conditions, Sheds Light on Effects of Climate Change

Left: Metamorph from a fast-drying pool. Right: Metamorph from a slow-drying pool. Photo by Kyle Brooks.

From Ohio University News Warmer spring weather is bringing the familiar early sounds of spring peepers and wood frogs calling. These amphibians breed in temporary vernal pools, which are small bodies of water that are critical habitat to many amphibians and aquatic invertebrates. Ohio University researchers have discovered some new […]

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March 17, 2021 at 1:05 pmNews