College of Arts and Sciences Stories

Wildlife biology students put conservation into practice with Chesapeake Bay terrapins

October 7, 2022 4 min

David Fenohr had never worked as a biologist in the field when he came across his first terrapin, a hatchling headfirst in the mud on an island in the Chesapeake Bay.

Taylor Schneider solidifies career plans after SEOLS Access to Justice Internship

October 7, 2022 5 min

Taylor Schneider's job at Southeastern Ohio Legal Services was talking to people whom she probably wouldn't have met as a student at Ohio University.

Nanda Filkin's environmental mission saves food, helps local pantries

October 5, 2022 5 min

Ohio University alumna Nanda Filkin is a scientist by day and an environmentally conscious volunteer by night.

TriBeta invites students to explore opportunities to work with faculty at research fair on Oct. 11

October 5, 2022 4 min

Biological Sciences seniors say working in faculty labs results in exciting research, lasting friendships, and critical experience for future careers.

Howard Dewald helps unlock new method for testing protein-based drugs

October 4, 2022 2 min

A 15-year collaboration between chemists Howard Dewald and Hao Chen recently contributed to the unlocking of a new method for testing protein-based drugs .

Riley Zielinski at the Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

Riley Zielinski finally nails it in the lab, then tops her success with Germany internship

October 4, 2022 7 min

Riley Zielinski was in the biology lab late at night, running her experiment—again. "I had no faith it would work," she said.

Alumnus Justin Goodwin to discuss 'Charting a Path to Equitable and Sustainable Growth in Columbus' on Oct. 14

October 3, 2022 2 min

The Geography Department Professional Speaker Series welcomes Justin Goodwin, transportation planning manager of the City of Columbus Department of Public Service.

Taylor Vickers on streetcar in San Francisco

Taylor Vickers delves into San Francisco archives to help Kathleen Sullivan research sailor boardinghouses

October 3, 2022 10 min

Taylor Vickers had to travel to San Francisco—and to a time in history when Mark Twain wrote about the city of then-450,000 people as an emerging center of commerce between the old world and the new.

Visiting nonfiction writer Amy Wright to read from her work on Nov. 10

October 3, 2022 2 min

The English Department’s creative writing program features visiting nonfiction writer Amy Wright giving a public reading of her work on Nov. 10.

Jocelin Arbenz, third from left, and OIP Interns meet with Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, center, and OHIO alumnus Pierce Reed, far right.

Jocelin Arbenz says Ohio Innocence Project internship gave her confidence for law school

September 30, 2022 9 min

Jocelin Arbenz enters her senior year at Ohio University excited about pursuing law school, especially after spending the summer interning alongside lawyers and law school students with the Ohio Innocence Project.

Viorel Popescu to discuss future for Ohio bobcats at Oct. 5 Science Café

September 29, 2022 2 min

Science Café features Viorel Popescu discussing "The Secret Lives of the #RealBobcatsofOhio" at 5 p.m. on Oct. 5 at the Baker Center Theater and via YouTube.

OHIO welcomed Dr. Hironobu Fujiyoshi to campus as Glidden Visiting Professor from Chubu University

September 29, 2022 5 min

Professor Hironobu Fujiyoshi spent six weeks, from August 3 to September 14, 2022, in Athens as the Robert Glidden Visiting Professor from Chubu University.

Mock Trial names team, including nine first-year students

September 29, 2022 3 min

The Ohio University Mock Trial Team selected 20 students, including nine first-year students, for two teams for the 2022-23 academic year.

From mock trial to the New Mexico Supreme Court, Taryn Osborne is where she loves to be

September 28, 2022 6 min

Since seventh grade, Ohio University alumna Taryn Osborne has loved being in a courtroom.

Ohio Innocence Project Director Mark Godsey and exoneree Nancy Smith

Wrongful Conviction Day event features the exoneration of Nancy Smith on Oct. 4

September 27, 2022 2 min

"Proving the Unprovable: The Exoneration of Nancy Smith" features Ohio Innocence Project Director Mark Godsey and exoneree Nancy Smith.

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