Stories tagged with: Department of Environmental and Plant Biology

    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

    August 24, 2023 4 min

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

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

    July 19, 2023 3 min

    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.
    Ben Holt, portrait

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

    April 25, 2023 8 min

    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.
    Three students work in a creek
    Research & Impact

    The efforts behind a greener Ohio University

    April 17, 2023 7 min

    Every day, students, faculty and staff work to make Ohio University a more climate-friendly place to live and learn. 
    Dr. Harvey Ballard, enrivonmental portrait

    Harvey Ballard describes two new violet species in the northeastern United States, notes 'variants' still to be classified

    April 13, 2023 3 min

    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.
    Susan Calhoun standing in the middle of cherry blossom trees

    Landscape coordinator and alumna Susan Calhoun retires after 35 years

    April 3, 2023 4 min

    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. 
    Ryan Steere from the College of Arts & Sciences won first place and the People’s Choice master's award.

    Eight graduate students win cash awards in Three Minute Thesis competition

    March 14, 2023 4 min

    Eight graduate students won cash awards at the Ohio University Three Minute Thesis Competition finals hosted by the Graduate College on Feb. 23.
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    Bob Woodward, Robin Wall Kimmerer to speak at OHIO in lecture series presentations

    February 2, 2023 4 min

    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.
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    Thirteen OHIO campus spaces receive Experiential Spaces Designation

    January 6, 2023 2 min

    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.
    The Wyatt lab at the ASGSR conference in Houston, where they presented their work.

    Gbolaga Olanrewaju wins top graduate award, first place for poster at gravitational and space research conference

    December 10, 2022 5 min

    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, Ph.D., professor of environmental and plant biology and director of the molecular and cellular biology graduate program at Ohio University

    Sarah Wyatt's next experiment on the International Space Station will probe plant telomeres

    December 1, 2022 5 min

    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.
    Drs. Kim Thompson and David Rosenthal

    Science Café features Thompson and Rosenthal on 'Planting Rooftops around Town – Benefits and Challenges of Green Roofs' on Dec. 7

    November 29, 2022 2 min

    Science Café presents Kim Thompson and David Rosenthal discussing "Planting Rooftops around Town – Benefits and Challenges of Green Roofs" on Wednesday, Dec. 7.
    A load of food rescued by Nanda Filkin

    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.
    An intrigued Eastern Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) examining the camera. | Photo by alumnus Kyle Brooks

    Biology alumnus inspires OHIO Wildlife and Nature Photography Scholarship competition

    September 12, 2022 6 min

    Ohio University students are invited to submit their best Athens County nature pics to the OHIO Wildlife and Nature Photography Scholarship Competition.
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    25 Arts and Sciences faculty promoted, 15 granted tenure

    June 29, 2022 3 min

    The Ohio University Board of Trustees voted in June to award promotion to 25 College of Arts and Sciences faculty member
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