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<p class="MsoNormal">Let’s support ecology and environmental science communication in the 3 Minute Thesis competition! Ecologists have to know how to tell good stories… BIOS and ES represent!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Viorel<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Bushey-Miller, Becky <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 16, 2018 5:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> McCarthy, Brian <mccarthy@ohio.edu>; Ostermann, Shawn <osterman@ohio.edu>; Dabelko, Geoffrey <dabelkog@ohio.edu>; Lamb, Jody <lambj@ohio.edu>; Kopchick, John <kopchick@ohio.edu>; Nazzal, Munir <nazzal@ohio.edu>; Kauneckis, Derek <kaunecki@ohio.edu>;
Popescu, Viorel <popescu@ohio.edu>; Chen, Xiaozhuo <chenx@ohio.edu>; Klein, Jennie <kleinj1@ohio.edu>; Masson, Eric <masson@ohio.edu>; Richardson, Hugh <richardh@ohio.edu>; Carow, Colleen <carow@ohio.edu>; Bauer, Lori <bauerl@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Koonce, David <koonce@ohio.edu>; Shields, Joseph <shieldj1@ohio.edu>; Gibson, Andrea <gibsona@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Finalists for the 2018 Ohio University Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Faculty and Staff of 3MT Finalists,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Congratulations! Your college has at least one student participating in the 2018 Ohio University Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition scheduled for Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 7 P.M. in Stocker Center 103. This event is open to the
public and we encourage you to come cheer on your student(s). <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more details about 3MT, please see the following website:
<a href="https://www.ohio.edu/graduate/current-students/3-minute-thesis">https://www.ohio.edu/graduate/current-students/3-minute-thesis</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The finalists are:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Silvana Duran Ortiz<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Can we extend life- and health-span by decreasing Growth hormone action?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">College of Arts and Sciences<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Molecular and Cellular Biology <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Basil Masri Zada<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Practices of Everyday Life and the Syrian Body in Syrian art of the Syrian Crisis since 2011<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Chemistry that Self-assembles <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ali Rafiei Miandashti<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Small Gold Structures for Treatment of Cancer<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Pratik Shriwas<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Glucose-transporter inhibition: A novel way to starve cancer to death<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Biological Sciences<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sk Abu Talha<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Evaluation of Bond Strength of Micro-surfacing Mixes with and without Tack Coat<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Russ College of Engineering and Technology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Civil Engineering <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cassandra Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Withering Waters and Teetering Temperatures: How one frog copes with pool permanency<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Biological Sciences<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sharif Wahab<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Effectiveness of Online Platform for Climate Adaptation Knowledge Diffusion<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Environmental Studies<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kindest regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Becky<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Becky A. Bushey-Miller, Ph. D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Communications and Professional Development<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">OHIO UNIVERSITY<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Research & Technology Center, Room 220<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1 Ohio University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Athens OH 45701-2979<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">T: 740.593.2581<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E: <a href="mailto:millerb3@ohio.edu">millerb3@ohio.edu</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ohio.edu/graduate">www.ohio.edu/graduate</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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