Rogers examines the effects of ancient microbes in new book

Newswise — The idea of freezing a life in ice and thawing it out years, even centuries, later has been used extensively in novels, movies and comics. According to Dr. Scott Rogers, biology professor at Bowling Green State University, in his new book, “Defrosting Ancient Microbes: Emerging Genomes in a Warmer World,” this concept may be more fact than fiction, and the outcomes of this are just as worrying as they are exciting.

“I felt that the time had come to tell the public about some of the e

BGSU students attend UN Food and Agriculture Organization Conference

Participants get an up-close look at a United Nations conference

More than 30 students from Bowling Green State University attended the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Conference in Cleveland on Nov. 4, hosted by the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH). Students were able to talk and interact with representatives and delegates from 56 nations.

“It was really exciting for our students to see how this is handled on a global scale and that what we’re teaching them in the class

Class of 2019 Success Stories: Opera singer ends college career on a high note

A corrections officer who loves to sing sounds like it could be the premise for a stage musical. For Bowling Green State University graduate Nick Kottman, it’s a reality. His road to graduation, though, has been anything but straightforward.

Kottman, a December graduate, majored in music education with specialization in choral performance. He returned to BGSU in summer 2016 while working as a third-shift corrections officer and securing lead roles in opera performances and helping to raise his

BGSU’s Farida Selim is developing a new method to demonstrate semiconductor conductivity

Most of us check our phones and laptops without a second thought of what’s underneath the shiny casing.

Dr. Farida Selim, associate professor of the Physics and Astronomy Department at Bowling Green State University, focuses on those tiny details under the hood.

Developing of a new method to demonstrate semiconductor conductivity, this technology solves a problem that will allow the size, weight, energy consumption and cost of everyday to shrink on devices such as laptops, cellphones, electric

Three 2019 alumni named rookie teachers of year in South Carolina

All three teachers majored in Adolescence to Young Adult Integrated Social Studies at BGSU

It seems like one day you’re sitting in the class, and then the next, you’re standing in front of it.

Kevin Werner, Kaetlin Bowling, and Mckenzie Weaver — three 2019 Bowling Green State University alumni — each has been recognized as Rookie Teachers of the Year.

Werner majored in Adolescence to Young Adult (AYA) Integrated Social Studies with a minor in history, and now finds himself teaching at River O

Beyond a grade: BGSU class project leaves lasting impact

Boroff, a native of Dayton, was always enthralled by the music scene.

“I love music. I’m a big supporter of the Dayton music scene and I know that Dayton has a huge rich history of funk music. Lakeside, the Ohio Players, Slave and Zapp, they all came from Dayton,” Boroff said. “My husband brought the Roger Troutman Sound Labs to my attention.”

Founded in 1982, Troutman Sound Labs was a recording studio where Roger Troutman produced funk music for national and local artists, including his and h