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Dr. Allan Showalter, Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology, received a Baker Fund award of $12,000 for his research on “Glucuronosyltransferase Genes Involved in the Biosynthesis and Function of Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Arabidopsis: A Genetic Mutant Analysis.” The John C. Baker Fund awarded $67,163 total to six faculty proposals for research, […]

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern In recent years, the need for sustainable manufacturing has become increasingly apparent. In a recent Science Cafe presentation, Dr. Gerardine Botte discussed how electrochemical engineering can be used to minimize costs and environmental impact at the industrial scale. Botte, Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular […]

Dr. Sarah Wyatt has been named the recipient of the 2017 Excellence in Education Award from the American Society of Plant Biologists. The award will be presented June 24-28 at Plant Biology 2017 in Honolulu. Wyatt is Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology at Ohio University. Wyatt is recognized as […]

The Center for Law, Justice, & Culture welcomes students of all majors to sign up for the many exciting Making and Breaking the Law theme courses in Fall 2017. Please contact theme leader Haley Duschinski for more information about the theme and to receive a poster listing all Making and […]

By Heather Willard, PACE Writer Jordan Francisco, a junior in Environmental & Plant Biology, did not spend his summer like most college students. He used a Provost Undergraduate Research Fund grant to design and conduct a study of peanut plants’ potential as a natural fertilizer. “Peanuts are legumes, which naturally […]

College of Arts & Sciences students took first and second place in the Three Minute Thesis Competition on Feb. 15. The 1st place award of $300 went to Ian Armstrong, a doctoral student in Chemistry & Biochemistry. His talk was on “Constructing new molecular ‘keys’ in the search of treatments […]

By Heather Willard, PACE Writer Todd Bean ’99, ’13M graduated from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University with a bachelor’s degree in Plant Biology-Applied Ecology. He also earned an M.Ed. from the Patton College of Education. Now, 17 years later, he teaches in Athens County after a […]