Archive for June, 2014

The First Couple Days: Horticulture Intern at Bernheim

The First Couple Days: Horticulture Intern at Bernheim

I’m Sean Demme and I am currently a Horticulture Intern at the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in Clermont, KY. My first couple days here were wildly exciting as this is my very first internship. The first order of business was meeting the people and moving into my new desk: The […]

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June 26, 2014 at 3:32 pmNews

For Two Young Girls, It All Began in Nuremberg

For Two Young Girls, It All Began in Nuremberg

Nuremberg, Germany, 1942. “Mother gave private lessons in English, so Rita would come to our house, and once a week they would have lessons,” explained Professor Emerita Marie-Claire Wrage. “One day my mother realized she was upset, and Rita said she was trying to get out of the country, but […]

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June 26, 2014 at 2:46 pmNews

OHIO Faculty Present at Policy History Conference

Ohio University faculty presented at the Policy History Conference June 4-5 in Columbus, OH. Dr. Paul Milazzo, Associate Professor of History, presented “Internationalism in One Lesson: Henry Hazlitt and the Problem with Bretton Woods, 1944-1945.” Milazzo also chaired the session on Transportation and Communication Policy. Dr. Kathleen S. Sullivan, Associate […]

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June 25, 2014 at 11:34 amResearch

Class of 2018: Liberty-Benton Grad Interested in Forensic Chemistry at OHIO

“The Hancock County Firefighters’ Association presented Adrianne Talmadge, a 2014 graduate of Liberty-Benton High School, the Potts/Parcher Memorial Scholarship at its June meeting,” reports the Northwestern Ohio Courier on June 18. Talmadge will be attending Ohio University with the goal of becoming a forensic chemist. While at Liberty-Benton, she was […]

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June 25, 2014 at 10:23 amIn the News Students in the News

Chemistry Alum Joins Rockefeller University as Professor, Head of Lab

Chemistry Alum Joins Rockefeller University as Professor, Head of Lab

Ohio University alum Jue Chen ’93, a structural biologist whose research focuses on transporter proteins that act as the cell’s pumping machinery, will join the Rockefeller University as professor and head of laboratory in July, according to a news release from Rockefeller University. Chen graduated from the Honors Tutorial College […]

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June 25, 2014 at 10:11 amAlumni in the News In the News

Sociology Alum Publishes Book, Has Movie in Production

A Ohio University alum Mary Kay Slesinger Rich ’58, ’62M authored a new book on You’re It: How to enjoy a successful life through creative attitudes. She also has a movie in production, My Dream Beside Me. She earned a bachelor’s in Sociology from the College of Arts &  Sciences […]

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June 25, 2014 at 9:29 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Op-Ed References Vedder on Minimum Wage and Teen Unemployment

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, was referenced in an op-ed by Stephen Moore in the Washington Examiner on “Why not boost teen employment with a training wage?” This is the time of year when teenagers scramble to land a summer job, but many states […]

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June 25, 2014 at 9:04 amFaculty in the News In the News