More than 80 Oglethorpe University students flocked to the Turner Lynch Campus Center to learn more about post-grad opportunities from graduate schools in attendance, showcasing the different programs available to students. Campus grad school fairs are held annually and are hosted by Oglethorpe’s A_LAB (Atlanta Laboratory for Learning).
Oglethorpe University mathematics major Zoe Nelson ’20 was among only five undergraduates who participated in Clemson University’s five-week intensive summer program, “preliminary Research Experience for Undergraduates” (pREU), focused on code-based cryptography. The team of budding mathematicians, led by Clemson’s Dr. Gretchen Matthews and assisted by Ph.D. student Rutuja Kshirsagar, studied finite fields, curves and other algebraic structures. They […]
This summer marks the 25th anniversary of the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art. The museum is commemorating the milestone with the exhibition “OUMA in Retrospect: Celebrating 25 Years,” which documents its growth and development through the years. Curated by John Tilford, OUMA’s curator of collections, the exhibition will feature more than 100 works from the museum’s […]
Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Lea Alford has reached a milestone for the university biology department. Recently, Alford was awarded an AREA grant, or R15, (Academic Research Enhancement Award) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to continue her research on the molecular assembly of cilia using the single-celled green algae, Chlamydomonas, as a model genetic system. […]
The Liberal Arts & Sciences Symposium brings together the university community in a day-long celebration of exemplary analytic and creative work produced by Oglethorpe students during the academic year. The day began with a PRISM (Posters of Research in Science and Mathematics) poster session, where students presented their class-based and independent research projects. Keynote speaker, Dr. Kate Keib of Oglethorpe University, […]
A group of psychology faculty, majors and recent graduates traveled to the Southeastern Psychological Association annual conference in Charleston, SC last month to present research and attend talks. Professors Leah Zinner, Lisa Hayes and Justin Wise presented a poster on their collaborative research, “Predictors of Grades in an At-Risk Middle School Sample.” Psychology major Michael […]
“Five French women. One crazy world. Has life really changed that much over the years? Watch as some of history’s most infamous French women discover what it means to be a woman in 2018.” That’s the teaser for the one-woman show I wrote this past year for my honors thesis. But, it also encapsulates my […]
Freshmen Nyree Dowdy ’21 and Taylor Roberts ’21 are among only 15 undergraduates selected for the Mellon Summer Academy at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. During the week-long immersive experience, the two will learn about curatorial practices from Atlanta-area curators, participate in team exhibition workshops, research and present on a favorite collection object, study […]
The Philip Weltner Library Undergraduate Research Fund, established in 2016, has announced its research grant recipients for the following year: Ryne Bustamante received funding to continue mathematical research and use of a 3D printing lab. Ryne began researching methods of visualizing concepts from multivariate calculus for an honors designation in Calculus III in the spring 2017. By incorporating […]
In fall 2014, the Natural Sciences Division at Oglethorpe University allied with Dr. Kevin Murnane of Mercer University’s College of Pharmacy to develop a biomedical research and training pipeline for Oglethorpe science students looking for authentic research experiences. This collaboration has been formalized to provide research opportunities that compliment Oglethorpe’s liberal arts approach and this year […]