Associate professor makes connections between past and modern world
Time is a circular entity. The past, present and future create loops and arches that eventually turn to recognizable patterns repeating throughout time. And for Alycia Stigall, associate professor of geological studies, it's not just another fact of life, but part of her job.
| First class of medical students graduates with college’s new name
The 33rd Commencement of the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine signals a new era for the prestigious medical school.
| Lancaster student self-publishes two books
For 35-year-old Adam Farley, the journey to getting his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice at Ohio University Lancaster spanned 15 years and included a few trips off the beaten path.
| Mandatory supervisor training available online
On Monday, Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis sent an email to all faculty and staff informing them that mandatory supervisor training was available online.
| Ohio University announces first recipient of Crowl Professorship
Dean Howard Dewald of the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio University, and the department of English, today announced Marsha Dutton as the first recipient of the Samuel and Susan Crowl Professorship in English Literature.
| Provost and VPFA offer Printer/Copier Initiative guidance
On Monday Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit and Vice President for Finance and administration Stephen Golding sent an email to all Ohio University employees offering Printer/Copier Initiative guidance.
| University mourns loss of junior business major
Ohio University mourns the loss of junior student Stephen Rung Meno, 21, who was found deceased in his Palmer Street residence on Sunday evening.
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Alleged LinkedIn hack highlights importance of password protection
Earlier today, Internet security firm Sophos released a news item about a possible LinkedIn hack that may have exposed as many as 6 million LinkedIn user passwords. Anyone with a LinkedIn profile should change their password as soon as possible. <br />
| Bobcats celebrate 2011-12 year at the Catspys
The Ohio University Student-Athlete Advisory committee held the first Catspy Awards Sunday evening inside Baker Center. More than 400 student-athletes, coaches, administrators and staff members attended the ceremony, which celebrated the 2011-12 Ohio Athletic season.
| CO2 remediation, unmanned aerial vehicle research at Ohio University gets boost from Ohio Third Frontier Commission
Two projects at Ohio University’s Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology recently received start-up funding from the Ohio Third Frontier Commission – and one project will be licensed. <br />
| Chillicothe Campus theater to present comedy double header
The Ohio University-Chillicothe theater program will present a doubleheader of comic entertainment with scenes from Hat Tricks and the one-act play Art at 8 p.m. on June 8 and June 9 in the Bennett Hall auditorium.
| Civil engineering chair lends advice in Thailand
Leading engineers in Thailand heard from an expert all the way from Appalachian Ohio during the 17th National Convention on Civil Engineering in May. Neil D. Thomas Professor Gayle Mitchell, chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at Ohio University, was a distinguished guest during the annual convention in Udon Thani.<br />
| Double major awarded Fulbright to Jordan
The daughter of Lebanese immigrants, Nadine Ajaka, a senior broadcast journalism and global studies double major, will spend the next year teaching English in Jordan with her most recent accolade: a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Teaching Assistantship.
| Non-traditional student succeeds in reinventing himself
After working in construction for 25 years, Rich Wolfe did not fit the typical mold of a college student chasing a bachelor's degree. He will receive his degree in computer science with a bioinformatics certificate and math minor on Saturday.
| Senior Ashanti Murdock excited to join Teach for America after graduation
Teach for America wasn't Ashanti Murdock's first post-graduation career choice. This summer she will begin training for a job in Indianapolis with the national education program.
| Senior electrical engineering students display final designs
Eight teams of electrical engineering seniors at Ohio University’s Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology displayed their final capstone design projects May 23-24 in the Academic & Research Center living room atrium.<br /><br />
| Seth Streich selected in the sixth round of the MLB Draft
Ohio University right-hander Seth Streich was selected in the sixth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball first-year player draft on Tuesday.
| University community to demonstrate energy reduction capability June 13
Ohio University has enrolled in a Demand Response program with Energy Connect, a nationwide company that will pay the University for the ability to reduce power during the summer. The power reduction test is scheduled for June 13.
| VPFA offers mainframe retirement information
On Wednesday, Vice President for Finance and Administration Stephen Golding sent an email to all Ohio University faculty and staff about the mainframe retirement.
| WOUB wins Ohio AP Broadcasters awards
The WOUB Center for Public Media has won two second-place awards in the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters radio and television contest.
| Weaver sisters earn Academic All-MAC Honors
Ohio's Megan Weaver and Meryl Weaver were named to the 2012 Women's Golf Academic All-MAC Team, the Mid-American Conference announced Wednesday. Also recognized were Kara Brinkmann, Kristen Helmsdoerfer and Sarah Tranelli, who each earned Honorable Mention nods.
| Women's Basketball summer camps approaching
With summer just around the corner, Ohio Women’s Basketball prepares to host its annual camp series at the Convocation Center. The action begins with individual day camps running from June 12-14 and ends on June 16 with the Bobcat Team Shoot-Out. Registration is available on the “Camps” page of OhioBobcats.com.
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University to sponsor Ohio River Basin Symposium in July
Ohio University will host the 2012 Scientific Symposium of Ohio River Basin Consortium for Research and Education in Walter Hall from July 18-20. It will highlight several of the Ohio river basin’s water and environmental related problems.<br />
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Graduate College relaunches Individual Interdisciplinary Program
The Ohio University Graduate College has relaunched the long-running Individual Interdisciplinary Program (IIP) for master’s and doctoral degree students. The college is accepting applications for the first cohort of students, who will begin fall semester, through July 1.
| Ohio University and Cleveland Clinic to open medical school extension campus in northeast Ohio
Cleveland Clinic and Ohio University's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM) announced today they have signed an affiliation agreement to develop a northeast Ohio regional extension campus of the medical school to be located on Cleveland Clinic’s South Pointe Hospital campus.
| Scientists find new genetic path to deadly diarrheal disease
Scientists have found new genetic information that shows how harmful bacteria cause the acute diarrheal disease shigellosis, which kills more than a million people worldwide each year. The research, which could lead to the development of future treatments, was published today in the journal PLoS ONE. The study was led by Ohio University scientist Erin Murphy and doctoral student William Broach.
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