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Still Time for Faculty to Join Climate Change Literacy Program

It’s not too late to submit an application to participate in the project, Advancing Carbon Neutrality: Using the Kanawha Model to Facilitate Climate Change Literacy. University College and the Environmental Studies Program are recruiting 15 faculty to participate in the 1804 grant-funded project, Advancing Carbon Neutrality: Using the Kanawha Model […]

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October 18, 2013 at 8:25 amAnnouncements

All Faculty Invited to Explore Curricular Themes on Nov. 5

All Faculty Invited to Explore Curricular Themes on Nov. 5

Ohio University faculty are invited to attend the first annual “Themes Fest” on Nov. 5 from 2-4 p.m., in the Nelson Commons Reception Area. Themes Fest provides an update on the curricular themes initiative launched in the College of Arts & Sciences last spring.  [See A&S Faculty Bring Curricular Themes to […]

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October 16, 2013 at 8:41 amNews

McCarthy: Why Amur Honeysuckle Threatens Midwestern Hardwood Forests

McCarthy: Why Amur Honeysuckle Threatens Midwestern Hardwood Forests

Dr. Brian McCarthy, College of Arts & Science Associate Dean for Faculty, Graduate Studies and Research and Professor of Forest Ecology, spoke on Amur honeysuckle, one of the top invading species in the United States, at the Invasive Ornamental Plant Symposium & Working Group” in Chicago last week. He discussed […]

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October 15, 2013 at 2:18 pmResearch

Alum Gets Prize for Turtle Conservation Work in Colombian Amazon

Alum Gets Prize for Turtle Conservation Work in Colombian Amazon

Ohio University alum Dr. Vivian Páez ’95PhD was honored with the Sabin Turtle Conservation Prize at an award ceremony Sept. 30 in New York City. This newly created, $20,000 award is the biggest for turtle conservation in the world and aims to recognize individuals who have made an outstanding contribution […]

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October 15, 2013 at 12:06 pmAlumni News

Hicks: Get Ready for ‘Taikonauts’ Landing on the Moon

Hicks: Get Ready for ‘Taikonauts’ Landing on the Moon

“How will you feel when Chinese taikonauts are walking around on the moon? Is this just one more example of the United States ceding its technological superiority? How you feel might depend on what happens to the U.S. space program over the next decade,” writes Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of […]

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October 15, 2013 at 10:54 amIn the News

Marietta Times: History Professor Talks about His POW Experience in Battle of the Bulge

The Marietta Times reports that Dr. Gifford Doxsee, retired professor of History from Ohio University’s College of Arts & Sciences, will give a presentation on his prisoner of war experiences after being captured during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. The presentation will take place at the […]

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October 14, 2013 at 12:35 pmFaculty in the News In the News

WOUB Gay Perspectives: ‘My Gender Means Freedom’

WOUB Gay Perspectives: ‘My Gender Means Freedom’

“My gender means freedom,” says Ryan Vollrath ’14 in WOUB’s “Gay Perspectives: Ohio University Student Tells Coming Out Story” video. Vollrath is studying History and Psychology and pursuing Gender and Women’s Studies Certificate in the Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences. “It’s freed me in a lot of ways […]

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October 14, 2013 at 12:02 pmIn the News News Students in the News