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Political Science Alum Appointed to Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas

Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, on Aug. 8 announced the appointment of Ohio University alum Judge Eric D. Martin of Zanesville to serve as a judge on the Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas, Probate in the Juvenile Division. Martin earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the College of […]

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August 11, 2014 at 9:31 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Reingardenation: The Story of the Recycled Garden

Reingardenation: The Story of the Recycled Garden

By Sean Demme Environmental & Plant Biology Major As we move away from our atrocious waste management habits of the industrial age, the obvious rise in recycling efforts has taken place. Before the time of mass production, recycling was a more common practice as it was much cheaper to reuse […]

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August 1, 2014 at 4:30 pmNews

Asteroid Named in Honor of Professor Thomas Statler

Professor Thomas Statler

It’s not every day you learn an asteroid bears your name. This month, Dr. Thomas Statler, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, attended the triennial “Asteroids, Comets, Meteors” conference in Helsinki, Finland, the leading international gathering in the field of small Solar System bodies, where it’s a tradition to announce new […]

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July 21, 2014 at 11:10 amNews

‘Morgan, Morgan, Morgan — Are You There?’

‘Morgan, Morgan, Morgan — Are You There?’

By Morgan Chaney ’10 Anthropology alum studying capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica “Morgan, Morgan, Morgan — are you there?” My radio’s staticky transmission cuts the serenity of the forest like a buzzsaw, startling me out of a meditative hike as I search for my troop. It’s been around seven hours since […]

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July 10, 2014 at 6:41 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Polygala smallii: Rescuing a Federally Endangered Species

Polygala smallii:  Rescuing a Federally Endangered Species

By Evan Apt ’15Summer intern at Fairchild Botanic Gardeninstagram.com/theysayimapt Hello again. For the past two weeks I have been working with the conservation staff at Fairchild Tropical Garden working to rescue endangered plants from an area that is about to cleared for development. I am happy to announce that after three […]

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July 8, 2014 at 10:23 pmNews

Welcome to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Welcome to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

By Evan Apt ’15 Summer intern at Fairchild Botanic Garden instagram.com/theysayimapt Hello, my name is Evan Apt and I am currently a 4th year student at Ohio University.  This summer I decided it was time to get out and explore some of the possibilities for future employment.  Ive always been fascinated by tropical […]

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July 4, 2014 at 1:00 pmNews

College Remembers Tomoyasu Tanaka, Physics Professor and Founder of Chubu Exchange

College Remembers Tomoyasu Tanaka, Physics Professor and Founder of Chubu Exchange

By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Dr. Tomoyasu Tanaka, age 94, Emeritus Professor of Physics at Ohio University, passed away in May in his native Japan. He was a highly respected theoretical physicist, loving parent to five children, husband, and son. “Professor Tanaka was a wonderful colleague. He was interesting […]

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June 24, 2014 at 7:00 amNews