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Carroll Is Guest on WATH 970 Talk Show, Oct. 26

Ronan Carroll, assistant professor of biological sciences. Photo credit: Emily Mueting/Ohio University.

From Compass Dr. Ronan Carroll, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, will join the Party Line talk show with Dave Palmer on WATH radio from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26. Carroll’s research focuses on the mechanisms that allow bacteria to cause disease in humans, including highly drug-resistant […]

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October 24, 2017 at 5:03 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Guardian Quotes Marciniak on Non-Western Cinema Recommendation

Dr. Katarzyna Marciniak

Dr. Katarzyna Marciniak, Professor of English at Ohio University, contributed to The Guardian’s article on “Lecturers recommend: non-western cinema that every student should see.” Marciniak’s recommendation was “The Business of Fancydancing,” U.S., 2002, directed by Sherman Alexie. She wrote: Sherman Alexie is a Native American poet, novelist and filmmaker. Fancydancing was […]

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October 19, 2017 at 3:38 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Moore Talks about Science and Religion with D.C. Media

Dinty W. Moore

Dinty W. Moore, Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing at Ohio University, was a featured speaker this past weekend at an event titled “Science & Religion—Exploring the Harmonies: A Media Perspective with Writers and Editors from The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Weekly Standard.”  The event, held at the headquarters of the […]

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October 17, 2017 at 7:25 amFaculty in the News In the News News

Pakistan Paper Writes about Singh’s Visit to University of Peshawar

Pakistan Paper Writes about Singh’s Visit to University of Peshawar

Dawn newspaper in Pakistan published an article headlined “US professor stresses need for mending relations among nations” about Dr. Amritjit Singh’s visit to the University of Peshawar. PESHAWAR: Amritjit Singh, Langston Hughes Professor of English and African American Studies at Ohio University, United States, visited not only a gurdwara but […]

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October 12, 2017 at 7:57 amFaculty in the News In the News

History’s Abu-Rish and Others on WOUB to Reflect on Art and Politics

History’s Abu-Rish and Others on WOUB to Reflect on Art and Politics

WOUB’s Conversations from Studio B recently hosted a roundtable discussion between academics and artists on “Material Histories: Cultures of Resistance,” showing Sept. 29 through Oct. 22 at Majestic Galleries in Nelsonville, Ohio. The exhibition brings together work by contemporary ceramicists focusing on human rights, natural resources, and the intersections of […]

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October 3, 2017 at 12:15 pmIn the News

Alumni News | Languages’ Maffei Featured in Cover Story on How Halal Food Is Adapting to America

Yvonne Maffei

Ohio University alum Yvonne Maffei ’97, ’00M is The Kitchn cover story in an article headlined “This Wildly Popular Blogger Shows How Halal Food Is Adapting to America.” Connect with her on LinkedIn. Maffei, who lives in greater Chicago, is the author of the popular blog-turned cookbook, My Halal Hitchen. […]

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September 30, 2017 at 9:37 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

First Fellowship Recipient Honors Passions and Legacy of Norman S. Cohn

Stacy Welker, first Cohn Fellow, discusses her research at the Cohn Symposium, September 22

By MC Tilton, PACE Writer Stacy Welker had no idea how her passions would blossom when she was just a little girl reading books about animals and evolution given to her by her father.  His stories of local ecosystems and biological processes imparted his “nerdiness” and scientific inclination to her, […]

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September 28, 2017 at 8:54 amNews Students in the News