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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

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

Ecolunch | Is There Really a Prince Underneath that Frog? Oct. 7

Cassandra Thompson

The Ecolunch Seminar Series presents Cassandra Thompson discussing “Is there really a prince underneath that frog?” on Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 11:50 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. Thompson is a graduate student in Biological Sciences. Join Microsoft Teams Meeting +1 614-706-6572 United States, Columbus (Toll) Conference ID: 846 991 02#

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October 2, 2020 at 10:30 pmEvents

Biological Sciences Graduate Society Makes Plans to Keep Community Engaged

Biological Sciences Graduate Society Makes Plans to Keep Community Engaged

Officers of the Biological Sciences Graduate Society say that while virtual meetings and events are much more accessible during the pandemic, it’s difficult to replicate all of the social and outreach experiences in a virtual world. So the group’s officers are deploying assets like a website and a newsletter, virtual […]

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September 18, 2020 at 1:38 pmNews

CANCELED | Ecolunch | Is There Really a Prince Underneath that Frog? April 22

Cassandra Thompson

Note: This event has been canceled. Ecolunch presents Cassandra Thompson discussing “Is there really a prince underneath that frog?” on April 22 from 11:50 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in Irvine 159. Thompson is a graduate student in Biological Sciences “broadly interested in amphibian responses to climate change. Her current research […]

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March 2, 2020 at 11:00 amEvents

Researchers Get 1804 Funding for Freshwater Research Facility

Biological Sciences undergraduate researchers collect data on larval amphibians raised under experimental drought regimes. (photo: Viorel Popescu)

Ohio University researchers were awarded close to $50,000 through the Ohio University 1804 Fund to set up a freshwater research facility that will enable graduate and undergraduate research and experiential learning. Humans and fish and wildlife alike depend on clean freshwater. Southeastern Ohio is not particularly famous for clean, healthy […]

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August 27, 2018 at 9:11 amNews Research

Biology Grad Students Take First, Second in 3 Minute Thesis Competition

Silvana Duran Ortiz

From Research Communications Two College of Arts & Sciences graduate students, both in Biological Sciences, took first and second place in Ohio University’s third annual 3 Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition on Feb. 21. The 3MT® competition was developed by The University of Queensland in 2008 to help graduate students hone […]

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February 22, 2018 at 3:30 pmNews