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College of Arts and Sciences Stories

Cassie Beyer
Student Success

Cassie Beyer balances work, school, community theater in pursuit of new career

October 9, 2025 3 min

For many adult learners, returning to college can be daunting, but Cassie Beyer is embracing that challenge. This summer, she began working toward a degree in biological sciences at OHIO Chillicothe.

A photo of Douglas Tallamy
OHIO Events

OHIO to host Douglas W. Tallamy for Darwin Lecture on Oct. 15

October 7, 2025 2 min

51ĀŅĀ×ā€™s Center for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies (OCEES) will host Douglas W. Tallamy for the OCEES 2025 Darwin Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Walter Hall room 135.

The 51ĀŅĀ× Mock Trial Team
Experiential Learning

New season, new faces for 51ĀŅĀ× Mock Trial Team

October 6, 2025 3 min

The 51ĀŅĀ× Mock Trial Team begins its 2025ā€“2026 season with 26 new and returning members preparing for the Scarlet and Gray Invitational at The Ohio State University. The team continues to provide hands-on courtroom experience through the American Mock Trial Association, tackling this seasonā€™s fictional murder case with high expectations and strong leadership.
A view of Cutler Hall from College Green
Moving OHIO Forward

OHIO launches Innovation and Efficiency Awards, aims to increase financial flexibility and stability

October 5, 2025 3 min

New program aims to inspire employees across all campuses to embrace a culture of continuous improvement in order to build a stronger, more efficient and more mission-focused University.
Campus beauty Hocking River 2024
Student Success

51ĀŅĀ× aligns university-wide student success, experience, achievement efforts in the Office of Student Success and Academic Innovation

October 3, 2025 7 min

The Office of Student Success and Academic Innovation unites student-focused initiatives to strengthen retention, enhance academic achievement, and expand curricular innovation across all OHIO colleges and campuses.

Geology is rooted in hands-on exploration. Advance your earth science career with 51ĀŅĀ×'s online Master of Science in Geological Sciences through OHIO Online.
OHIO Online

Online geology degrees: How modern technology is shaping geology careers today

October 3, 2025 8 min

From drones to data to discovery, geology is high-tech. OHIOā€™s online MS in Geological Sciences gives professionals and educators applied training to study Earth in new ways.
Plant Cell Wall Conference
Student Research

51ĀŅĀ× graduate students present research at Plant Cell Wall Biology Conference

October 2, 2025 6 min

Two 51ĀŅĀ× Ph.D. students recently showcased their research at the 2025 International Conference on Plant Cell Wall Biology, held July 6ā€“10 at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
An aerial image of 51ĀŅĀ× and Athens, Ohio in the Fall
Forever OHIO

51ĀŅĀ× Alumni Association Board of Directors welcomes four new members

October 2, 2025 6 min

The 51ĀŅĀ× Alumni Association (OUAA) is pleased to announce the election of four new members of its Board of Directors.
Cutler Hall overlooks 51ĀŅĀ×'s College Green.
Outstanding Advisors

OHIO honors outstanding advisors

October 2, 2025 3 min

51ĀŅĀ× recently presented Dr. Anne Perez and Shelley Barton with the Chapman Clapp Outstanding Advisor Award for the 2024-25 academic year.
Daniel Torres
Faculty Experts

Emeritus Professor Daniel Torres to hold poetry reading for new book on Oct. 16

September 25, 2025 1 min

Emeritus Professor Daniel Torres will present his new book ā€œIn the Empire of the Senses,ā€ at Little Professor Book Center and have a poetry reading on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 6:30 pm.
College Green fall 2025 rankings
Rankings

51ĀŅĀ× recognized as Ohioā€™s best value public university for the sixth consecutive year by U.S. News and World Report

September 23, 2025 4 min

51ĀŅĀ× has once again ranked as the top public university in the state of Ohio for best value, according to U.S. News and World Report.
Fiber and Dye Garden
Sustainability and Art

Students help launch sustainable Fiber and Dye Garden at OHIO

September 22, 2025 3 min

Students are helping launch a sustainable Fiber and Dye Garden, an interdisciplinary project combining art and science to grow plants like flax, hemp and indigo for use in papermaking and ecological research.

Cutler Hall appears through fall colors on College Green.
Faculty Excellence

OHIO faculty invited to PTOP training

September 18, 2025 2 min

Two 51ĀŅĀ× faculty fellows have developed a Canvas course to assist peers in preparing for, conducting and debriefing using the CTLA's Peer Teaching Observation Program (PTOP) model.

Ballard and Thacker
Faculty and student research

A botanical breakthrough: OHIO undergraduate and professor discover several new species of violets in the mountains of Virginia

September 17, 2025 7 min

OHIO senior Collin Thacker, under the mentorship of professor Harvey Ballard, discovered four new species of violets in the mountains of Virginia, including two tucked away in Shenandoah National Park. What started as a summer research job turned into a blooming opportunity to make a lasting mark on botanical science and Thacker's career.
Students walk up Richland Avenue in Athens during Welcome Week 2025
Forever OHIO

OHIO grows enrollment to more than 30,000, including more than 8,000 new students

September 10, 2025 5 min

51ĀŅĀ× total enrollment grew nearly four percent again this fall with 8,195 new students enrolling across our eight campuses and OHIO Online, including our largest, most high-achieving freshman class to date.
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