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Alice Lloyd College announced May 13 that Ohio University alum Dr. Janelle Pryor, who earned a Ph.D. in Plant Biology, was awarded the college’s Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award. PIPPA PASSES, Ky. — Each year, Alice Lloyd College honors outstanding members of the campus community with awards that reflect […]

Will Ohio University Plant Biology students bring colorful wildflowers and biodiversity to Radar Hill, planting seeds on a pasture-like hilltop little changed over the decades? “One of the problems is there aren’t seeds up there, and it’s not like good plants are going to get up on Radar Hill, invasive […]

Medill News Service reporter Leslie Schichtel interviewed Dr. Allan Showalter, Professor of Environmental and Plant Biology, to discuss a report from North Carolina about “Groundbreaking study: Farmers could alter plant glucose levels.” Allan Showalter, an environmental and plant biologist at Ohio University in Athens, learned about Haigler’s research last summer […]

Eleven of the 21 students receiving 2013 Ohio University Student Enhancement Awards are studying College of Arts & Sciences majors or working with A&S faculty. The students received  funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work. The Student Enhancement Awards are funded by the Office of the Vice President […]

Alaska State Rep. Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) reports that she “met with a dozen Federal Drug Administration staff to express Alaskans’ concerns with an application to allow the sale of genetically modified salmon, dubbed ‘Frankenfish,’ in the United States.” Tarr earned a bachelor’s degree in Botany, Environmental Studies and Women’s Studies […]

Half of the faculty projects selected by the Ohio University Research Committee  for funding during its spring 2013 cycle are from the College of Arts & Sciences. In total, the committee awarded $62,832 to eight projects on topics such as identifying the genetic traits of individuals with social anxiety disorder […]