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College of Arts & Sciences students took some of the top honors at the 2019 Ohio University Three Minute Thesis (3MT) on Feb. 19. Anne Sternberger took second place for her presentation on “Figuring out flowers: Insight into the mixed breeding system of violets.” She is a graduate student in […]

 Video by Ohio University Communications and Marketing How do plants grow in response to gravity—on Earth and in space? Dr. Sarah Wyatt is Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology, director of the Molecular and Cellular Biology program, and a Presidential Research Scholar at Ohio University. In “Research Moment,” Wyatt […]

WOSU radio reported on work by Dr. Brian McCarthy in a story headlined “Ohio University Researcher Works To Re-establish American Chestnut in Appalachian Forests.” McCarthy is Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology and Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. From the Christmas Song,to Longfellow’s […]

by Kristin Distel Ten Ohio University students from Anthropology, Environmental & Plant Biology, and Biological Sciences interned with the Wayne National Forest in summer 2018, marking trails, searching for rare species and habitats, and helping the forest staff prepare for upcoming projects. The partnership between Ohio University’s College of Arts […]

Six graduate students were chosen on a competitive basis to receive a one-semester stipend through the Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute. Yuan Zhang Environmental & Plant Biology Faculty Adviser: Dr. Allan Showalter Zhang’s research focuses on studying how different sugar decorations affect the biological functions of a class of highly […]

By Amanda Biederman OHIO students and faculty recently convened to discuss the latest research in molecular biology at the annual Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) retreat. The event was organized by MCB program director and Environmental & Plant Biology professor Dr. Sarah Wyatt and featured a keynote lecture by a keynote lecture by University of […]

By Amanda Biederman  OHIO students and faculty members convened last month to share their research at the annual Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) retreat. The event, which included a series of faculty and student talks as well as a poster session, spanned a variety of disciplines including biochemistry, molecular biology and […]