Alumnus Eric Gorscak's 'inner kid' loves his career discovering deep-time dinosaurs and ecosystems
January 9, 2023 Professor Nancy Stevens substitute teaching in Eric Gorscak's undergraduate paleontology class might have been serendipity, but Gorscak didn't leave anything to chance.
Marissa Dyck awarded American Society of Mammologists' highest award for a graduate student
January 6, 2023 Marissa Dyck was awarded the 2022 American Society of Mammologists Fellowship. Mammals — specifically carnivores such as lynx, wolves, bobcats, and coyotes — are the focus of Dyck's research.
2023 Baker Peace Conference: A New Cold War? set for Feb. 23-24
January 6, 2023 Are we in a new Cold War? This is the theme of the Contemporary History Institute’s annual Baker Peace Conference taking place Feb. 23-24 in Ohio University’s Walter Rotunda.
Ohio University simulations on PSC supercomputer transform coal-like material to amorphous graphite and nanotubes
January 6, 2023 An OHIO physics team used the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to simulate how coal might eventually be converted to valuable — and carbon-neutral — materials like graphite and carbon nanotubes.
Thirteen OHIO campus spaces receive Experiential Spaces Designation
January 6, 2023 Ohio University’s Center for Advising, Career and Experiential Learning has announced that 13 spaces on campus have received its Experiential Spaces Designation for the 2022-2023 academic year.
2023 Spring Literary Festival set for March 29-30
January 5, 2023 The 2023 Spring Literary Festival is set for March 29-30 on the Athens Campus, featuring features authors Barrie Jean Borich, Denise Duhamel, and Megan Giddings.
New Humanities in the Park display traces Native Americans' contributions to Ohio
January 5, 2023 A new display in Richland Avenue Park in Athens traces Indigenous Americans’ material and cultural contributions to Ohio, which was once home to 40 tribes.
Crane Graduate Fellowship helps Evan Schalon spend one more special year at OHIO
January 5, 2023 When Evan Schalon arrived in Athens, he was a long way from his hometown in Maryland. But when it was time to graduate, he jumped at the opportunity for one more year at Ohio University.
New courses explore global social change, animal-humans connections, and sociology careers
January 4, 2023 Three new spring courses tap into a theme of connecting with the world — connecting with employers, exploring the relationship between humans and animals, and exploring global social change.
Students can visit Berlin Wall, Nuremburg and more in May to study 'remembrance'
January 2, 2023 Students can study how contemporary societies use remembrance as a cultural tool in May while visiting sites in Germany and the Czech Republic connected to the Holocaust and World War II.
Food in Sicily students explore Sicilian culture, experience tasting and making local foods
January 2, 2023 Participants in the Food in Sicily study away program can earn six Ohio University credits, learn about the culture of food in Sicily, and get hands-on experience tasting and making Sicilian dishes.
Alumna Kelly McCall veered into a research career fighting autoimmune and inflammatory diseases
December 21, 2022 Kelly McCall thought she was headed to dentistry school. But as graduation loomed, she changed her major to biological sciences and found herself on a very different health-care related path.
2022-23 Presidential Research Scholars are explorers of human history and scientific discovery
December 13, 2022 Ohio University has named four professors as its 2022-23 Presidential Research Scholars: Neil Bernstein, Ronan Carroll, Katherine Jellison, and Patrick O’Connor.
Gbolaga Olanrewaju wins top graduate award, first place for poster at gravitational and space research conference
December 10, 2022 Gbolaga Olanrewaju won the top graduate student award and first place for his research poster at the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research meeting in Houston.
Army ROTC cadet Frimel selected to Top 10 Order of Merit List
December 10, 2022 General Antonio Munera, commander of United States Army Cadet Command which oversees Army ROTC, recognized Nate Frimel last week as the 10th best Army ROTC cadet in the nation.
