Archive for February, 2014

Winter Writes Column on Costs of Prevention vs. Cure

Dr. Harold Winter, Professor of Economics, wrote an article on the costs of prevention vs. cure, “When Peace of Mind Hits You in the Wallet,” on the Resolved website on Feb. 15. These days we have a near-mad obsession with prevention. Think of all the money we sink into our […]

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February 15, 2014 at 4:50 pmFaculty in the News In the News

WOUB Quote A&S Student on Facebook Gender Options

WOUB quotes College of Arts & Sciences Student Jesper Becholt in a story on Facebook gender options. Becholt is majoring in English and Women’s and Gender Studies. For the last five years of its existence, Facebook has only allowed users to identify as either “male” or “female.” Now, after working […]

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February 15, 2014 at 3:14 pmIn the News Students in the News

MPA Alum Oversees Technology Incubator in New Philadelphia

Ohio University alum Gary Little ’05MPA is Executive Director of the Tuscarawas County Community Improvement Corporation. Little earned a Master in Public Administration from the College of Arts & Sciences. The Ohio Amish Country Bargain Hunter interviewed him about his roll as overseer of the Tolloty Technology Incubator in New […]

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February 15, 2014 at 1:12 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Linguistics Alum Gets Award for Cochlear Implant Research

Linguistics Alum Gets Award for Cochlear Implant Research

Ohio University alum Ning Zhou ’05M, ’10PhD will receive a 2014 “new investigators award from the American Auditory Society for her research with cochlear implants,” reports East Carolinian reporter Edward Boseman. Zhou, now a faculty member with the department of Health Communication and Science at East Carolina University, earned an […]

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February 15, 2014 at 12:42 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Beyond the “Monument Men”: New Article by History Graduate Student Examines World War II Looting

By Jessica Hagman From Ohio University Libraries The new movie Monuments Men tells the story of the men and women of the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives program who worked to preserve monuments and other works of art during and after World War II. The movie has drawn attention to the work […]

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February 13, 2014 at 11:17 amNews

INPP Seminar: Investigating Proton Structure at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, Feb. 11

The Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics Spring Seminar series presents Christine Aidala, Univeristy of Michigan, on “Investigating Proton Structure at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider” on Tuesday, Feb. 11.  (Host: J. Frantz) Upcoming Events Seminars are held in the Edwards Accelerator Laboratory Conference Room on Tuesdays, at 4:00 p.m. Gerry Hale of […]

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February 11, 2014 at 5:48 pmEvents

Students Sought for ‘Imagining International Justice’ Panel

Students Sought for ‘Imagining International Justice’ Panel

The Anthropology of International Justice Series is calling for participants in a student panel on April 3 on “Imagining International Justice.” Organizers are seeking students who have conducted fieldwork, done research, or are generally interested in international justice. Presentations about post-conflict, memorialization, and violence and peace studies are highly encouraged. […]

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February 10, 2014 at 7:38 amAnnouncements