Archive for May, 2016

By Abigail Stephens ’17 and Nikki Rodriguez ’16 Dr. J.A. Carter visited a sociology class at Ohio University this spring to discuss constructions and practices of female masculinity, particularly in women’s football. Carter, a professor at Miami University in Sociology and Gerontology, studies gender, sexuality and the body, particularly in relation […]

  Jim Taylor ’99 (Sociology) is an Associate Professor of Sociology-Criminology at Ohio University Zanesville. He continues to serve on OHIO’s Faculty Senate and maintain a robust research agenda. Jim remains active in research on stigma management techniques and masculine sub-cultures, plays with his three kids every day and still […]

By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Oscar Avalos, doctoral student in Physics & Astronomy,  Visiting Researcher Diego Mastrogiuseppe, and Dr. Sergio Ulloa, Professor of Physics at Ohio University, report discovering unusually long-reaching spintronic interactions at the atomic level in a newly published article. It is likely that future electronic devices and […]

The English Language Improvement Program offers an online Summer 2016 course designed to help graduate students become more adept at academic writing. This course is open to every graduate student at Ohio University. It is perfect for those not on the Athens campus in the summer or who have a […]

Meet the Authors features two Ohio University alumni—Cori McCarthy ’05 and Kurt Dinan ’93—at the Athens Public Library on Saturday, May 7,  from 3 to 4 p.m. The young adult writers will talk about and read from their recently released books, McCarthy’s You Were Here and Dinan’s Don’t Get Caught. Books will […]

The College of Arts and Sciences Awards Committee recently selected Dr. Chester Pach, Associate Professor of History at Ohio University, as the recipient of the 2015-16 Jeanette G. Grasselli Brown Faculty Teaching Award in the Humanities. The award recognizes “superior classroom performance,” “involvement with students beyond the classroom,” and “contributions to a department’s curricular […]

The College of Arts & Sciences Awards Committee selected Dr. Miriam Shadis, Associate Professor of History at Ohio University, as the recipient of the 2015-16 Outstanding Faculty Undergraduate Advising Award. The award recognizes “exceptional availability” and “commitment to undergraduate student success.” Shadis was initially nominated as part of a college-wide open call by […]