Archive for May, 2013

History Alum Writes About Sequestration, Nation-Building

Ohio University alum Jeremi Suri ’96M is the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin.  He earned an M.A. in History with a thesis on “Cold War Legitimacy in Crisis: An International History of Détente,” […]

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May 14, 2013 at 3:26 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alice Lloyd College Honors Plant Biology Alum for Teaching Excellence

Alice Lloyd College announced May 13 that Ohio University alum Dr. Janelle Pryor, who earned a Ph.D. in Plant Biology, was awarded the college’s Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award. PIPPA PASSES, Ky. — Each year, Alice Lloyd College honors outstanding members of the campus community with awards that reflect […]

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May 14, 2013 at 1:04 pmAlumni Alumni in the News

Talk About Being Popular: Twin Brothers Write the Book

Talk About Being Popular: Twin Brothers Write the Book

Twin brothers came to Ohio University. One majored in Psychology. The other in History. What are they doing now? David and Jonathan Bennett are working on being popular—and helping others be successful  and popular. They decided to study the science behind popularity, test the theories—and write a practical book to […]

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May 13, 2013 at 8:38 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

New York Writer Discovers She’s the Subject of Class

What happens when a writer discovers that she’s being written about? Author M.J. Iuppa noticed a surge in online interest in her essay “Daylight Savings Time,” and then she discovered that her essay was assigned reading for a creative nonfiction class at Ohio University—and the students were publishing reviews of her […]

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May 13, 2013 at 8:35 pmIn the News Students in the News

Plant Bio Students Aim for Color on Radar Hill

Plant Bio Students Aim for Color on Radar Hill

Will Ohio University Plant Biology students bring colorful wildflowers and biodiversity to Radar Hill, planting seeds on a pasture-like hilltop little changed over the decades? “One of the problems is there aren’t seeds up there, and it’s not like good plants are going to get up on Radar Hill, invasive […]

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May 10, 2013 at 7:35 pmIn Class News

Political Science Alum Named Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor

Ohio Gov. John Kasich named alum John Carey ’81 chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents. A former Ohio state representative, Carey earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science at Ohio University’s College of Arts & Sciences. “Chancellor Carey has been a key mover in Ohio’s higher education and K-12 education reform […]

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May 10, 2013 at 1:26 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Operé: La vuelta al mundo en 80 poemas

Operé: La vuelta al mundo en 80 poemas

Dr. Fernando Operé, Professor of Spanish and Director of the Latin American Studies program at the University of Virginia, read selected poems from his book, “La vuelta al mundo en 80 poemas” at the 17th annual Spring Spanish and Latin America Colloquium, “Sculpting the Future: Career Paths after Ohio University,” March […]

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May 9, 2013 at 8:39 pmEvents