Stories tagged with: Department of Environmental and Plant Biology
Harvey Ballard describes two new violet species in the northeastern United States, notes 'variants' still to be classified
April 13, 2023 Just as tiny violets spread their spring blanket of purple across the local landscape, Harvey Ballard's new monograph describes all the known types of violets in the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
Landscape coordinator and alumna Susan Calhoun retires after 35 years
April 3, 2023 For 35 years, Susan Calhoun took care of OHIO’s magnificent trees and landscapes, including the iconic cherry trees, until her recent retirement as landscape coordinator.
Eight graduate students win cash awards in Three Minute Thesis competition
March 14, 2023 Eight graduate students won cash awards at the Ohio University Three Minute Thesis Competition finals hosted by the Graduate College on Feb. 23.
Bob Woodward, Robin Wall Kimmerer to speak at OHIO in lecture series presentations
February 2, 2023 Ohio University will host two nationally-recognized authors and experts in their respective fields this March as part of the 2023 Kennedy Lecture Series and the Frontiers in Science Lecture Series.
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.
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.
Sarah Wyatt's next experiment on the International Space Station will probe plant telomeres
December 1, 2022 Sarah Wyatt is teaming up with colleagues from Texas A&M and Colorado State to research the effect of space radiation on plant telomeres -- an International Space Station experiment.
Science Café features Thompson and Rosenthal on 'Planting Rooftops around Town – Benefits and Challenges of Green Roofs' on Dec. 7
November 29, 2022 Science Café presents Kim Thompson and David Rosenthal discussing "Planting Rooftops around Town – Benefits and Challenges of Green Roofs" on Wednesday, Dec. 7.
Nanda Filkin's environmental mission saves food, helps local pantries
October 5, 2022 Ohio University alumna Nanda Filkin is a scientist by day and an environmentally conscious volunteer by night.
Biology alumnus inspires OHIO Wildlife and Nature Photography Scholarship competition
September 12, 2022 Ohio University students are invited to submit their best Athens County nature pics to the OHIO Wildlife and Nature Photography Scholarship Competition.
25 Arts and Sciences faculty promoted, 15 granted tenure
June 29, 2022 The Ohio University Board of Trustees voted in June to award promotion to 25 College of Arts and Sciences faculty member
22 College of Arts and Sciences professors awarded faculty fellowship during 2022-23
June 15, 2022 The Ohio University Board of Trustees has approved 22 College of Arts and Sciences faculty members for faculty fellowship leave during the 2022-23 academic year.
OHIO students educate the community about green roofs
April 22, 2022 Ohio University students are taking their voices, their models and even coloring books into the local community to demonstrate the benefits of green roofs to area children and families.
Intern will continue OHIO students’ nature trail work at Kentucky camp
April 10, 2022 Nine OHIO students traveled with professors Sarah Wyatt and Harvey Ballard to the camp in Marshall County, Kentucky, to lay out and create a nature trail and develop educational activities.
Riley Rees receives Garden Club of America scholarship for summer research on carnation family
April 7, 2022 OHIO student Riley Rees will research the evolutionary history of carnations through a scholarship from the Garden Club of America.
