Houser is an expert in tornadoes, meteorology and geography. Her research focuses on tornado formation and how they may form from the ground up. She also studies the storms that produce tornadoes through rapid-scan polarimetric mobile radar system.
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First Ohio University Early Assurance Program students to graduate from medical school
Amy Mehlman Strope and Rosemary Oaks will become the first two students who were accepted into the Early Assurance Program through the Heritage College in 2013 to graduate as physicians.
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OHIO celebrates historic Spring 2021 commencement at Peden Stadium
May 3, 2021
Take a look at the ceremonies.
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Posting a High GPA and Low ERA, Major League pitcher earns OHIO degree during the pandemic
April 28, 2021
Tim Mayza was drafted by a Major League Baseball team before completing his undergraduate degree, as many promising young athletes are.
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President Nellis shares Fall Plan updates
April 15, 2021
We are confidently moving toward a largely normal Fall 2021 semester that delivers on the highly experiential student environment for which Ohio University is known.
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University Libraries Student Internship Focuses on Diversity
May 17, 2021
Imani Estrada was the first student to participate in the new internship program initiated through OhioLINK to increase diverse perspectives in libraries across the state of Ohio.
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City to conduct sewer smoke test on May 19
May 14, 2021
The Athens City Sewer Crew will be conducting a sewer smoke test on S. Court Street starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 19.
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New Supervisory Skills Pathway available through Professional Development Pathways Program
May 14, 2021
Professional Development Pathways (PDP) is happy to announce a professional development opportunity now available to faculty and staff.
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Virtual International Student Orientation provides valuable support for new international students
May 14, 2021
Amidst a year filled with uncertainties and need for innovation, Ohio University found new ways to offer robust and connecting orientation events for incoming international students.
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OHIO experts discuss impact of Hip-Hop
In the latest Ask the Experts livestream, Professors Akil Houston and Jason Rawls discussed the origins of Hip-Hop and how over the last 50 years it has influenced black culture, activism and education.
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Srdjan Nesic
Nesic is an expert in corrosion, erosion, pipeline corrosion and chemical engineering. He oversees OHIO’s Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Technology, the largest pipeline research facility in the world and the only one in the United States.