Linda O’Horo

Inefficient light bulbs are being replaced with energy-efficient counterparts, about 250 public computers will have sleep-mode activation, and public printers will default to double-sided printing.
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Each year, one student or recent graduate from an undergraduate institution and one student or recent graduate from a Ph.D. granting institution receives the national LeRoy Apker Award for outstanding undergraduate physics research from the American Physical Society (APS). Alex Howe ’11 of Norwalk, Ohio, has been named a finalist in this prestigious competition....
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Ann Merrell wanted to combine her love for travel and adventure with her passion for helping others. She combined all of these interests this summer in a 4,003-mile bicycle ride from Rhode Island to California – averaging 70 miles a day. The trip ended on Saturday, Aug. 20. To date, the participants have raised...
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How does the human brain learn to be musical?
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Ohio Wesleyan University is impacting the art of science with its involvement in the MoNA-LISA project.
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Ohio Wesleyan students are using flip video cameras to capture highlights from their travel-learning trips to add a new dimension to these unique learning opportunities.
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Several digital collections have been produced by the Ohio Wesleyan Libraries with funding from a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation titled “Five Colleges of Ohio Next Steps in the Next Generation Library (NGL): Integrating Digital Collections into the Liberal Arts Curriculum.” Librarians and faculty from the Five Colleges of Ohio (OWU, Oberlin,...
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HaitiOWU Initiative members made their second trip to Haiti in May to visit Pwoje Espwa (Project Hope), an orphanage complex for children and youth near Les Cayes, Haiti in May. They performed service work and bonded with the children, while gathering information to take back to campus to plan future projects that will benefit...
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Children and adults with special needs came to Ohio Wesleyan University's Selby Stadium to compete in the Third Annual Bishop Champion Games on April 10. This community outreach event, planned and run by OWU student athletes, is only one of the campus events that resulted in OWU earning recognition on the 2010 President's Higher...
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A four-person delegation of officials from Baumholder, Germany visited Delaware recently to formalize a sister city partnership that grew from a 20-year relationship with an Ohio Wesleyan University sports team. During the visit the guests established relationship with local government, business, and educational leaders, and visited the OWU campus.
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An article titled “Transforming Ecological Science at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) through Collaborative Networks” in the May issue of BioScience journal demonstrates the value of institutions joining forces for research. Two of the authors who collaborated on this article are Ohio Wesleyan faculty members Laurie Anderson Ph.D. and Amy Downing Ph.D.
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The end of the academic year is fast approaching, and soon the Ohio Wesleyan University campus will be saying farewell and good luck to 395 graduating seniors. Family, friends, and the public are invited to two events honoring the graduates May 7 and 8.
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About three tons of electronic waste was recycled by Ohio Wesleyan University last year—primarily computers, televisions, printers, and other equipment. Now there’s a new e-waste recycling program geared toward students—and initiated by a student.
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Ohio Wesleyan University professors John Krygier, Ph.D., and David Walker, Ph.D., will lead a collaborative project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Five Colleges of Ohio Next Steps in the Next Generation Library: Integrating Digital Collections into the Liberal Arts Curriculum to create digital versions of rare, historic real estate atlas maps of...
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In the six months that the voluntary “Print Green Initiative” has been promoted at Ohio Wesleyan University, 22 new multifunction devices have replaced an estimated 50 individual devices in various departments and offices.
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Friday, April 22, is Earth Day, and this year’s theme is “A Billion Acts of Green®” – the largest environmental service campaign in the world.
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This week, March 28-April 1, is Harumasuri, or Japan Spring Celebration Week, on the OWU campus. The event includes fund-raisers to benefit Japan relief efforts.
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Ohio Wesleyan University senior Hiroki Suzuki of Ibaraki, Japan, was on campus March 11 chatting online, when his friend suddenly shouted and their transcontinental Skype transmission ended.
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A collage of original plays created by 26 Ohio Wesleyan University student playwrights, directors, and actors was presented in March 2011 with “PHOTO PLAYS! Flashes of Brilliance.” Based on the 24-hour theatre concept, the performances evolved over four consecutive six-day “labs.”
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Fourteen travel-learning courses taught by Ohio Wesleyan University faculty will include trips during the 2011-2012 academic year that span the globe.
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