Archive for June, 2014

The Elder Statesman: George H. W. Bush in Retrospect

The Elder Statesman: George H. W. Bush in Retrospect

By Aaron Brown and Mirco Reimer reprinted from American Diplomacy (Aaron Brown is a History Ph.D. candidate at Ohio University.) More than 20 years after leaving office, George Herbert Walker Bush finally seems to step out of Ronald Reagan’s shadow. While Bush the Elder never was a president who could […]

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June 30, 2014 at 12:16 pmIn the News Students in the News

Physics Alum, Professor Explore Optical Constraints of Semiconductor Zinc Oxide for First Time

Physics Alum, Professor Explore Optical Constraints of Semiconductor Zinc Oxide for First Time

“Recently, an extraordinary effort has been directed toward group II–VI semiconductors such as zinc oxide (ZnO) material … because of its potential applications in the fields of electronic and optoelectronics,” including solar cells and renewable energy storage, write an Ohio University alum and Physics & Astronomy professor who co-authored an […]

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June 30, 2014 at 11:32 amResearch

History Student Uses Unique World War II Collection To Examine Accounts of Souvenir Hunting, Looting

History Student Uses Unique World War II Collection To Examine Accounts of Souvenir Hunting, Looting

From Perspectives When history enthusiast Seth Givens was an Ohio University undergraduate student, he discovered a unique collection of materials that features raw, unpolished military and civilian personal accounts of World War II. Only about 10 percent had ever been published. The Ohio University Libraries’ Cornelius Ryan Collection includes about […]

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June 30, 2014 at 11:14 amResearch

UNH Presidential Scholar To Study Clinical Psychology at Ohio University

The Berlin (NH) Daily Sun reports that Joel Wyatt is entering Ohio University’s doctoral program in Clinical Psychology in the College of Arts & Sciences this fall. Joel Wyatt, son of James and Lucie Wyatt and grandson of Lorraine Croteau of Berlin, graduated from the University of New Hampshire as […]

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June 30, 2014 at 9:58 amIn the News Students in the News

Russian Major Graduates From Basic Training

The Times Herald reports that “Air Force Airman 1st Class Seth T. Anspaugh graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio.” Anspaugh earned a degree in Russian from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University in 2013. He is a also graduate of Pickerington […]

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June 30, 2014 at 9:36 amAlumni in the News In the News

Hicks: Cosmic Rays Don’t Affect Cloud-Making

Hicks: Cosmic Rays Don’t Affect Cloud-Making

“Is there a connection between cloud formation and cosmic rays coming from galactic sources? This question has an impact on weather modeling, and new experiments are just starting to yield answers,” writes Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Ohio University Professor of Physics, in the June 29 Columbus Dispatch. “We know that clouds […]

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June 30, 2014 at 9:25 amFaculty in the News In the News

Ross Explores Role of Fear, Hatred & Anxiety in International Conflicts

Ross Explores Role of Fear, Hatred & Anxiety in International Conflicts

By Andrea Gibson When America was attacked by terrorists on 9/11, various commentators compared the incidents to Pearl Harbor, which was the last time foreign enemies had invaded U.S. soil. Although the two attacks were different in nature and context, those analogies helped stir up emotions Americans had about World […]

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June 27, 2014 at 8:58 amResearch