Archive for February, 2015

English Alum: ‘It Takes Courage to Share Poetry’

Eric Schwerer

Ohio University alum Eric Schwerer ’01 Ph.D. contributed an article on “Courageous reflections on virtue” to Johnstown, PA, Tribune-Democrat. Schwerer, who earned a Ph.D. in English from Ohio University, teaches creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown. In January’s Wisdom for the Ages feature, young people who were interested in […]

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February 24, 2015 at 4:21 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Meteorology Alum Co-Anchors WTOL 11 Your Day

Ohio University alum Chris Vickers ’06 introduces himself to the Toledo audience of WTOl-TV. Vickers earned a B.S. in Geography-Meteorology. Hello everyone! I joined WTOL in early 2008 and can be seen on WTOL 11 Your Morning and co-anchoring WTOL 11 Your Day. I cover the weather to help plan […]

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February 24, 2015 at 3:49 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

National Geographic Quotes Biology Grad Student on Dinosaur Dizzy Problem

National Geographic Quotes Biology Grad Student on Dinosaur Dizzy Problem

National Geographic quotes Ohio University’s Ashley Morhardt, a doctoral student in Biological Sciences, in a story on “How Did Long-Necked Dinosaurs Drink Without Getting Dizzy?” Morhardt has been studying Dr. Larry Witmer’s anatomy lab for five years and will be graduating this summer. Many of us have gotten dizzy when […]

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February 24, 2015 at 3:18 pmIn the News Students in the News

Undergrad Helps Unearth Answers to How Native Americans Lived Nearby

Undergrad Helps Unearth Answers to How Native Americans Lived Nearby

Ellie Koewler ’15 Senior Anthropology and Geology student Lauren Johnson has unearthed some ideas about how Native Americans might have lived—just down the road from where Ohio University now sits. She has spent nearly two years excavating artifacts and researching geological data from a nearby rock shelter with Dr. Paul […]

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February 24, 2015 at 12:13 pmIn Class News Research

OPIE Students Invited to Transitioning Workshops

OPIE Students Invited to Transitioning Workshops

By Tetyana Dovbnya OPIE and College of Arts & Sciences International Student Adviser The Ohio Program of Intensive English welcomes Ohio University faculty, staff, and students to join OPIE events this week. International Conversation Hour Tuesday, Feb. 24, 6-7 p.m., Baker first floor, Bobcat Student Lounge OPIE Lecture Series Speaker […]

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February 24, 2015 at 9:26 amNews

Harrington Distinguished as Fellow of American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Dr. Peter Harrington

Dr. Peter Harrington, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, was distinguished as a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences annual meeting Feb. 16-21 in Orlando, FL. Harrington, the first person to receive this accolade from Ohio University, joins 25 other fellows in Ohio, and is 1 of 5 in […]

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February 23, 2015 at 8:37 pmNews

Jellison Gives White Wedding Lecture at Ohio State

Dr. Katherin Jellison

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, speaks at Ohio State University Feb. 25 . Jellison is the author of It’s Our Day: America’s Love Affair with the White Wedding 1945–2005 (Kansas Press 2008). Her lecture, sponsored by the Friends of the Historic Costume & Textiles […]

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February 23, 2015 at 7:51 pmFaculty in the News In the News Research