Stories tagged with: graduate student research

Ashley Labodda with her poster presentation

Ashley Labodda examines desire and reason in the moral motivations for altruism

April 20, 2023 10 min

Ashley Labodda thought she was headed to medical school, until she found her way to Ohio University. Now instead of asking patients about their symptoms, she's asking philosophical questions about human motivations and morals.

Graduate student spotlight: Ph.D. candidate Adelaja Oriola Oriade and his work on representation in Hollywood

April 17, 2023 7 min

Adelaja Oriola Oriade (Laja) is an international student from Nigeria working to get his Ph.D. in Mass Communication.

Steve Miner, professor emeritus of history

Steve Miner kicks off History Graduate Conference with keynote on Russia-Ukraine conflict April 14-15

April 13, 2023 5 min

The History Graduate Conference kicks off with a keynote by Professor Emeritus Steve Miner on April 14 followed by a full day of panelists and speakers from around the nation on April 15.

History student Shalon van Tine uses Warren Zevon to explore the philosophy of humor

March 28, 2023 3 min

Shalon van Tine, a Ph.D. in History candidate studying cultural and intellectual history, authored a chapter in a forthcoming book about Warren Zevon and philosophy.

Eva Yazmin Santiago Santos (center) with APS scholars Christine Darve and Young-Kee Kim

Physics students and alumnus win 5 awards, present their research at American Physical Society meeting

March 23, 2023 9 min

College of Arts and Sciences physics students and an alumnus took five major awards as they traveled with faculty to the American Physical Society March meeting this month in Las Vegas.

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.

Ohio University researchers Patrick O’Connor and Riley Sombathy co-author paper published in Science on body size evolution in dinosaurs

February 23, 2023 4 min

Researchers including OHIO professor Patrick O’Connor and Ph.D. student Riley Sombathy discovered through examining the bones of dinosaurs there was no relationship between growth rate and body size.

4-Aminoquinolines inhibit the function of the bacterial T-box riboswitch RNA. Illustration by Jennifer Hines

Hiding in plain sight: Hines group uncovers new class of medicinal compounds that target RNA

February 12, 2023 4 min

Chemistry students in Jennifer Hines' lab uncovered a new class of compounds that can target RNA and disrupt its function, a discovery that could be used in the development of RNA-targeted medicines.

Graduate students invited to register for Three Minute Thesis® Competition

January 11, 2023 2 min

Graduate students are invited to participate in the Three Minute Thesis® Competition, where they will have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis and its significance.

From Athens to Paris, Huiru Wang studies corrosion around the world

December 21, 2022 4 min

When the United States border closed during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Ph.D. candidate Huiru Wang was a visiting scholar at Sorbonne University in Paris, France.

Kehinde Moyosola Ositimehin followed her heart to OHIO, fisheries and water quality

December 10, 2022 4 min

Kehinde Moyosola Ositimehin follows her interests, even when they take her to places she doesn’t expect.

Ph.D. student Huiru Wang successfully defends dissertation

December 2, 2022 1 min

Huiru Wang, a Ph.D. student in the Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Technology (ICMT), successfully defended her dissertation.

OHIO to celebrate 2022 International Education Week Nov. 14-18

November 7, 2022 3 min

This annual celebration seeks to champion the excellence of Ohio University’s global engagement through education, research, teaching and experiential learning.

Skyler Houser studies burrowing scorpions to learn more about the fossil record

November 3, 2022 4 min

Geological Sciences graduate student Skyler Houser spent this summer in a lab studying how scorpions make burrows so that he could compare the modern-day arthropods with their fossilized relatives.

The 2019 IEW Photo Contest Second Place Winning Image

Student registration now open for International Education Week activities

October 14, 2022 4 min

Ohio University celebrates International Education Week each year in November to champion the university’s excellence in global education through research, teaching and experiential learning.

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