College of Arts and Sciences Stories

Participants enjoy the 2023 Juneteenth Festival on College Green.

Unity on College Green: OHIO campus and Athens community unite for Juneteenth celebration

June 22, 2023 3 min

The Ohio University and Athens community filled College Green on Saturday to take part in the third annual Juneteenth festivities.

Jim Burger puts his passion for learning and teaching to work at his alma mater

June 15, 2023 5 min

Jim Burger is proud to teach students in some of the same classrooms where he took classes as an undergraduate at Ohio University Chillicothe over 40 years ago.

What’s new? Ohio University Broadcast Meteorology Degree

June 14, 2023 3 min

In May, Erin Ashley was the first to graduate with Ohio University’s new Broadcast Meteorology degree. She is now a meteorologist at WTVG in Toledo.

The Mayall 4-Meter Telescope, home to the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), seen at night at Kitt Peak National Observatory on Monday, May 21, 2018, in Tucson, Arizona. 05/21/18|

DESI early data release holds nearly two million objects; Ohio University physicists contribute to first detection of baryon acoustic oscillations from DESI

June 13, 2023 8 min

“These papers show the great potential of DESI to accomplish its science goals,” said OHIO Physicist Hee-Jong Seo, who co-led one of the first measurement papers.

Science teachers extracting DNA from lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, and strawberries. The teachers are wearing goggles.

Seriously fun chemistry with summer produce: Hines collaborates with Discovery Museum for educators workshop

June 8, 2023 3 min

Dr. Jennifer Hines worked with middle school and high school educators from across the state to mash up lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, and strawberries and extract natural products and DNA.

A unique LGBTQ housing option helps some OHIO students find safety and community

June 6, 2023 5 min

OHIO’s Experiential Living Opportunity, or ELO, are unique residential environments centered around a common set of values or ideals, and designed to foster growth and development.

Yeong Kim selected for NEH-funded Rust Belt Humanities Lab

June 2, 2023 2 min

Yeong Kim, associate professor of geography, was selected to participate in the Rust Belt Humanities Lab, a summer seminar focusing on the people and places of the Rust Belt.

Scientists report world’s first X-ray of a single atom in Nature

May 31, 2023 6 min

A team of scientists from Ohio University, Argonne National Laboratory, and others, led by OHIO professor Saw Wai Hla, have taken the world’s first X-ray SIGNAL of just one atom.

Three OHIO faculty receive Regional Higher Education Outstanding Faculty Award

May 24, 2023 3 min

Three Ohio University regional higher education faculty members received awards in recognition of their outstanding performance.

University community mourns Political Science Professor Emeritus Tom Walker

May 19, 2023 5 min

The Ohio University community mourns the passing of Thomas Walker, professor emeritus of political science and director emeritus of Latin American studies, who died on May 2.

Alumna Bobbi Kasproski fulfills lifelong dream to author children’s book

May 17, 2023 5 min

For OHIO alumna Bobbi Kasproski, retirement was an opportunity to fulfill a long-held dream of becoming a children’s book author.

New chemistry professor brings expertise in nanomaterials for energy and sustainability

May 11, 2023 3 min

Dr. Wenyang Gao joins OHIO in the fall, bringing expertise in the synthetic innovation of advanced nanomaterials that can be leveraged to address critical issues in energy and sustainability.

Matthew Ando named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

May 11, 2023 3 min

Ohio University Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Elizabeth Sayrs has named Dr. Matthew Ando as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

High School students Reya Singh and Leen Ciba are prosecutors in a mock trial in Walter Hall on Ohio University’s Athens Campus. | Photo by Ben Siegel

High school students invited to apply for free 2023 Summer Law and Trial Institute

May 9, 2023 3 min

High school students are invited to apply for the highly competitive Summer Law and Trial Institute offered this summer at Ohio University's Athens campus.

Mackenzie Ridenour is shown with her family members

Up for the challenge: Ohio University Southern student is Outstanding Graduate

May 4, 2023 2 min

Mackenzie Ridenour knew what she wanted, and that Ohio University Southern was the place to get it.

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