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Women in STEM Spotlight: Dr. Virginia Rich
In high school, Virginia Rich, assistant professor of microbiology, thought she wanted to be a poet, but — by her own admission — she realized she wasn’t very good at it. Science, however, was a…
Congratulations to Undergraduate Award Winners!
Congratulations to the following undergraduate award winners in the 2017 Spring Semester:
Bridget O'Banion, Undergraduate Student working in Dr. Wrighton's lab, was awarded $700 from ASM to…
ASC Diversity Enhancement Faculty Award Winner
Michael Ibba, professor and chair, microbiology, was selected for the Arts and Sciences Diversity Enhancement Award. Ibba has been an advocate for diversity for a very long time. He has…
Congratulations to Graduate Student Travel Award winners!
Congratulations to the following students for winning travel awards during the 2017 Spring Semester!
Jordan Angle, Graduate Student with Dr. Wrighton's lab, has been awarded $500 from ASM to…
Fecal transplants may help kids with autism
By JoAnne Viviano
The Columbus Dispatch
Researchers say they are cautiously optimistic about a small study that showed that fecal transplants improved both gastrointestinal and…
Congratulations to new T32 Training Grant Fellows!
Congratulations to Graduate Student, Ann Gregory, and Post-Doctoral researcher, Cristina Howard, (both from Dr. Sullivan's Lab) for being appointed as Fellows to the NIH/NIAID T32 Training Grant!…
Microbiologist Leads Climate Change Study
Virginia Rich, assistant professor of microbiology, along with Scott Saleska, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona, are co-…
New genus of Bacteria found living inside hydraulic fracturing wells
By: Pam Frost Gorder
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Researchers analyzing the genomes of microorganisms living in shale oil and gas wells have found evidence of sustainable ecosystems taking hold there—…