Archive for August, 2014

By Lori Bauer College of Arts & Sciences At what may be the oldest home site uncovered in Southeastern Ohio, people who lived about 4,000 years ago were mostly hunters and gatherers. But they built a home site not far from Athens and stayed awhile. Students archaeologists spent this summer […]

Ohio University students have a new undergraduate certificate option starting this fall—Wealth and Poverty. The Wealth and Poverty Certificate (spring-2017) addresses economic growth, wealth distribution, poverty, inequality, and empowerment issues in both domestic and international settings. The 18-hour certificate provides a coherent and interdisciplinary combination and sequence of courses yo give students […]

The Dallas News featured Ohio University alum Robert William “Bill” Funk ’72M with the headline “Trolling for university presidents is profitable niche for Dallas headhunter.” Funk earned an M.A. in Government in 1972 from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. When it comes to filling the highest […]

A workshop for graduate students on “How to Write a Competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Application” is Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 6 p.m., in Academic and Research Center 106. A repeat session is Thursday, Aug. 28, at 6 p.m. in Clippinger 332. Pizza and beverages are served. The workshop […]

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Ohio University Professor of Physics, recently traveled to the University of Padua in Italy, where Galileo Galilei taught almost 400 years ago. Hicks writes about seeing the hall where Galileo lectured in his Aug. 3 column “Italian trip reminds of Galileo’s many discoveries” in the Columbus Dispatch. […]

U.S. Army Retired Col. Thom E. Tuckey ’72, an Ohio University alum and former Garrison Commander at Fort Gordon, gives the keynote speech for the CSRA Home Connections Networking Breakfast and Success Seminar on Aug. 13. Tuckey earned a B.S. in Mathematics from the College of Arts & Sciences at […]

Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, on Aug. 8 announced the appointment of Ohio University alum Judge Eric D. Martin of Zanesville to serve as a judge on the Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas, Probate in the Juvenile Division. Martin earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the College of […]