College of Arts and Sciences Stories

Baker Center at night

Community Based Internship Showcase planned for Jan. 27

Ohio University’s Center for Campus and Community Engagement will host a Community-Based Internship Showcase from 6 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, in the Baker University Center Theater.

Science Cafés

OHIO Sigma Xi chapter honored with Chapter of Excellence Award

Ohio University’s Sigma Xi chapter, a science honor society, received a Chapter of Excellence Award for 2018-2019 during Sigma Xi’s 120th Assembly of Delegates.

Squirrel standing in tall grass.

OHIO researcher collaborates on paper on evolution of mating systems

OHIO Researcher Donald Miles contributed to a paper published in American Nationalist about a new model for the evolution of mating systems that focuses on social interactions.

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Six OHIO students visit nation's capital, share insight into Appalachian community development opportunities

Ohio University students and faculty convened with 13 other Appalachian-based colleges and universities during the 19th annual Appalachian Teaching Project (ATP) Symposium in Washington, D.C.

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OPIE student's journey with OHIO includes long-lost Japanese boat from 2011 tsunami

Koudai Nakada, a previous student in OHIO's Ohio Program of Intensive English, collaborated on research with Dr. Christopher Thompson about a fishing boat that disappeared during Japan's 2011 tsunami.

Some students sit, stand around a table during the mock foreign policy exercise.

OHIO student finds foreign policy decisions complicated by domestic polarization at West Point Conference

Kiersten Mitchell '20 discovered foreign policy decisions are complicated by domestic polarization in a mock foreign policy exercise at the 71st Annual Student Conference on U.S. Affairs.

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Why do rural schools matter?

Faculty and alumni inspire new focus on rural students who face dire inequity. 

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Ohio University research shows 'bad cholesterol' is only as unhealthy as its composition

New research at Ohio University shows that a particular subclass of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) is a much better predictor of potential heart attacks than the mere presence of LDL.

Tiffany Chenault hitting her stride while jogging

Hitting her stride

In 2013, Tiffany Chenault set out on a mission: run a half marathon in all 50 states before reaching age 50. Her motivation? The loss of her mother.

Portrait of Dr. Gary Holcomb

Literary scholar unearths Harlem Renaissance novel

Scholar Gary Holcomb was conducting research on writer Claude McKay — a key literary figure in the Harlem Renaissance — when he came across a reference to an unpublished novel.

physics and astronomy

Physics and Astronomy Open House has packed line-up Nov. 9

On Nov. 9, the Physics & Astronomy Department turns Clippinger Laboratories into an interactive science museum where visitors enjoy hallway challenges, physics demonstrations, talks and more.

Portrait of Yasser Alajerami

Fulbright Scholar Alajerami speaks on new glass material for radiation protection

Fulbright Scholar Dr. Yasser Alajerami from Al-Azhar University-Gaza discussed his latest research on a new type of glass material that could be used as a protective shielding at radiation facilities.

Marcel Weigand (left) and BIOS undergraduate Christine Hanson (right) handle a Box Turtle during telemetry surveys.

Why did the turtles cross the highway? They didn't, but still might feel the impact

Ohio University researchers set out to determine the impact of the Route 33 bypass through Wayne National Forest on the local box turtle population. The answers were not exactly what they expected.

Notable Alumni Award

Notable Alumni | Aiden Shearer Developed First Genetic Test for Deafness, Now Seeks Gene Therapy

Aiden “Eliot” Shearer developed the first genetic test panel for deafness OtoSCOPE®, new technology that has revolutionized the understanding of human hearing loss.

Notable Alumni Award

Notable Alumni | Aaron Kahn Specializes in Golden Age of Spanish Literature

Dr. Aaron M. Kahn teaches at a university in England and specializes in Miguel de Cervantes (author of Don Quixote) and the Golden Age Spanish literature.

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