Archive for December, 2015

Navajo Math Circles, a film by George Csicsery, makes its world debut at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Seattle on Jan. 6. Navajo Math Circles opens a window on the lives of several Navajo students who have participated in a lively collaboration with mathematicians and math educators since 2012. The […]

Ohio University alumni Bob Mansfield ’11 is Vice President for International Development at Mansfield & Associates, a firm that provides executive search services in the United States, Europe and Australia. Mansfield is currently working at the firm’s Eastern Europe offices in Budapest, Hungary. He earned a B.A. in History from […]

GoodCall interviewed Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, what’s fueling the nation’s “upcredentialing” trend. “Employers are increasing the educational qualifications for jobs beyond traditional norms for a simple reason: They can,” says Vedder.  He explains that […]

Ohio University alum Venkatraman “Venki” Ramakrishnan started his five-year term as President of the Royal Society in London on Dec. 1. He earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. The Guardian’s science editor, Robin McKie, says Ramakrishnan “takes over the Royal Society […]

Rider University recently celebrated the life of its former president—OHIO alum Dr. Frank N. Elliott, who passed away on Sept. 23 at the age of 89. Elliott earned an M.A. in History from Ohio University in 1950. Emily Kelley of the Rider News wrote in a Dec. 1 article: One […]

The Environmental & Plant Biology Colloquium Series presents Dr. Lauren Sullivan on “Ecological Causes and Consequences of Plant Dispersal” on Friday, Dec. 4, at 11:50 a.m. in Porter Hall 104. Dr. Sullivan is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Minnesota. Abstract: Dispersal is an important part of the plant […]

The Sustainability Studies theme is featuring a Spring 2016 course that combines old world knowledge with modern technology to give students the skills to reduce clothing waste. Students will gain hands-on experience in a lab setting to master sustainability skills. THAR 2360 is open to all undergraduates (non-Theater students should contact the […]