Stories tagged with: Department of Environmental and Plant Biology

Southeast Ohio suffers from unprecedented drought

Southeast Ohio and northwest West Virginia are currently experiencing a drought so severe that many counties have been designated as natural disaster areas.

An aerial view from a drone looking down at the student farm. The circular learning garden, USDA-certified organic plots and more are visible.

OHIO Student Farm provides hands-on agricultural education rooted in sustainability

The OHIO Student Farm is a place where those passionate about farming and agriculture can learn, research and reap fresh produce. The student farm demonstrates the value of sustainable agriculture and how it benefits the University and surrounding communities.

A graphic design of a brain connecting with technology

OHIO faculty invited to Fall 2024 AI-enhanced Course Redesign Institute

Ohio University faculty interested in exploring the ways Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) can be infused into a course are invited to apply to be part of the institute.

Ohio University hosts mostly women-led workshops about different STEM fields.

Summer camp sponsored by College of Health Sciences and Professions hosts hands-on STEM workshop for Appalachian youth

Students in grades fifth through ninth from around the southeastern Ohio and West Virginia area had the opportunity to hear from OHIO experts and explore areas in STEM during the Tech Savvy program.

Dr. Sarah Wyatt and John Sabraw named Ohio University’s Distinguished Professors

The Distinguished Professor Award is the highest distinction for OHIO faculty members and was presented to Wyatt and Sabraw in recognition of their outstanding scholarly and creative accomplishments.

Research Division announces awardees for the 2023-24 OURC/Baker Fund spring cycle

The OURC/Baker Fund program provides support for research, scholarship and creative activity at Ohio University.

Emily Barbee is shown outside doing research

OHIO students honored with Student Enhancement Awards

The Ohio University Student Enhancement Awards (SEA) program provided 30 students with a total of $143,490 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work this spring.

Time Machine: The Many Roles of Radar Hill

Across the Hocking River, Radar Hill has served many eclectic purposes in the last 60 years.

Sarah Wyatt consults with a multidisciplinary group of students on their spaceflight experiment

Space Research

From Athens to the ISS

This fall, one group of OHIO students will conduct research in low-Earth orbit.

Two students stand with a professor examining a large book open in front of them

Research

In the name of algae: OHIO researcher honored with namesakes

Dr. Morgan Vis discusses her career in science (and the algae named for her) in advance of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

OHIO students and faculty involved in the Student Spaceflight Experiment Program pose for a photo

OHIO research project selected for International Space Station

A research project designed by a group of Ohio University students will soon be traveling to the International Space Station (ISS).

Sarah Wyatt photographed the imprints of the hands of astronaut Neil Armstrong — one of her heroes — on display in the Space Walk of Fame museum in Titusville, Fla.

Sarah Wyatt among 18 scientists leading nation's space research agenda for living on moon, Mars

Dr. Sarah Wyatt is one of 18 U.S. scientists who led the formulation of the nation's ambitious 10-year research roadmap to support humans traveling to the moon and Mars.

A SpaceX rocket on launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Photo by Sarah Wyatt

If you're interested in space, join OHIO's student spaceflight experiment this fall

Professor Sarah Wyatt is looking for Ohio University students who want to help design experiments for the International Space Station.

Student Enhancement Awards provide $110,116 in funding to 20 students

The Ohio University Student Enhancement Awards program provided 20 students with a total of $110,116 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work this spring.

Alumnus Ben Holt starts his next adventure as VP for Innovation at AgBiome

Ben Holt, who didn't have his career path mapped out when he arrived at Ohio University, was recently named vice president for innovation at AgBiome and continues to defy gravity in his career path.

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