Archive for March, 2015

War and Peace, ROTC Brief | Cybersecurity, March 31

War and Peace, ROTC Brief | Cybersecurity, March 31

The War and Peace curricular theme is organizing a lecture on Cybersecurity in cooperation with Ohio University ROTC. This is the third of the War and Peace theme/ROTC briefs (the first brief was on ISIS, and the second one was on Environmental Security). The Cybersecurity Brief is free and open […]

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March 31, 2015 at 4:30 pmEvents

Plaintiffs in Supreme Court Marriage Equality Case, March 31

Plaintiffs in Supreme Court Marriage Equality Case, March 31

The plaintiffs of a prominent upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges come to Ohio University for a panel on marriage equality on Tuesday, March 31, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Athena Cinema. The event, “Marriage Equality at the Supreme Court: The Plaintiffs and Their Stories,” features […]

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March 31, 2015 at 4:30 pmEvents

Sociology Alumni Find Passions in Business, Non-Profits, Education

Sociology Alumni Find Passions in Business, Non-Profits, Education

By Amber Damiani ’15 Sociology alumni returned to campus in March to talk to current students with stories about finding their passions and applying their skillsets in the business and non-profit worlds. At the Sociology Alumni Panel on March 13, two one-hour panels featured Bobcat Alumni who graduated with degrees […]

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March 31, 2015 at 2:05 pmAlumni

Appalachia Population History Project Explores Trends in Southeast Ohio Health and Culture

Appalachia Population History Project Explores Trends in Southeast Ohio Health and Culture

By Ellie Koewler ’15 What began in 2013 with a pilot study at a Buchtel, OH, cemetery has grown into a template for studying Southeast Ohio communities. The Buchtel Cemetery Project succeeded at providing insights into the health and culture in the small mining town of Buchtel. Now the Appalachia […]

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March 31, 2015 at 12:22 pmNews Research

Advising Tip: Wolfram Alpha as a Research Resource

Sara Berens, Academic Advisor and Retention Specialist for the College of Arts & Sciences

By Sara Berens College of Arts & Sciences Academic Adviser On occasion I stumble across resources for students that are seemingly super helpful. One resource I found this week was Wolfram Alpha, a self-proclaimed “computational knowledge engine.” Unlike Google or Yahoo, which will provide you with a list of sites […]

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March 31, 2015 at 12:19 pmNews

Sociology-Criminology Alumni Discuss Criminal Justice Careers

Ryan Womack

By Amber Damiani ’15 Three recent Sociology-Criminology graduates returned to campus in March to talk to current students about applying for internships and entering the job market. At the Sociology Alumni Panel on March 13, two one-hour panels featured Bobcat Alumni who graduated with degrees in Sociology, Sociology-Criminology, or Sociology […]

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March 31, 2015 at 12:34 amAlumni

Chemistry Colloquium | Adventures in Chemical Research, March 30

The Chemistry and Biochemistry Colloquium Series presents Dr. Hendrich Chiong on “Adventures in Chemical Research” on Monday, March 30, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 235. Chiong is Senior Process Chemist at Celanese Corp. “Celanese is a global technology and specialty materials company that engineers and manufactures a wide variety of […]

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March 30, 2015 at 4:45 pmEvents