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By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern Two Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute members, Environmental & Plant Biology professor Dr. Allan Showalter and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering professor Dr. Amir Farnoud, both presented their research at the Molecular and Cellular Biology retreat on Nov. 10. MCB is an interdisciplinary program that encompasses the […]

Ohio University alum Dr. Mac Burgess, spoke on campus Nov. 30 about “Experiential Learning in the Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems Program at Montana State University.” Burgess, who earned an M.S. in Environmental Studies from the College of Arts & Sciences Ohio University in 2006, is Assistant Professor of Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology […]

Dr. Kim Thompson, Lecturer in Environmental & Plant Biology, was quoted by the Post in a story headlined “Poinsettias signify the holiday season.” “The interesting thing about poinsettias is that their red leaves appear to be flowers,” Kim Thompson, a lecturer of environmental and plant biology, said. Poinsettias originate from […]

Dr. Sarah Wyatt, Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology and Director of Molecular and Cellular Biology, was featured in the Parkersburg News and Sentinel in a story headlined “Scientist discusses research on plants, space at Washington State Community College.” Sarah Wyatt, a research scientist in plant biology at Ohio University, […]

Dr. Sarah Wyatt’s team was mentioned in an Ohio Wesleyan University news release about researchers getting a NASA Ames Research Center Honor Award for problem-solving on the International Space Station during their study of how plants grow in outer space. Wyatt is Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology and Director […]

The OHIO Student Farm held its last produce sale the first week of November, ending the fall season. The OHIO Student Farm utilizes a high tunnel and row covers to extend the normal growing seasons, thus providing more fresh produce on campus for longer into the fall. But now that […]

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Ohio University alumnus Jordan Francisco ’18 is working on recycling and composting projects and as he volunteers in the Greenest Region Corps, a program jointly funded […]