Archive for October, 2014

Student Helps Law Firm Determine Mineral Rights During Summer Internship

Alena Klimas

Because of the recent drilling boom, property owners may find it important to understand the status of their own interests in the minerals beneath their homes. Ohio University student Alena Klimas recently had the opportunity to work with a law firm that seeks to determine historical lines of ownership in […]

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October 29, 2014 at 8:00 amNews

County Courier: Giese Gives Schreiner University Syers Lecture

Dr. Loreen Giese, Professor of Shakespeare and early modern drama at Ohio University, was the featured speaker at the Schreiner University Syers Lecture on Oct. 23, reports the Bandera County Courier. She presented “Uncovering Cruelty in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew and Early Modern London.” The marriage of Katherine […]

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October 28, 2014 at 11:11 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Alum Named Interim Director at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Deborah Zmarzly

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has named Ohio University alum Deborah Zmarzly as Interim Director. Zmarzly earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University in 1977. She has been with Birch Aquarium since 1993, devoting more […]

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October 28, 2014 at 10:36 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Vedder in Oklahoma Paper: ‘How to Make Higher Education More Affordable’

Dr. Richard Vedder

Dr. Richard Vedder, Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity and Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, co-authored a guest opinion on “How to make higher ed more affordable” in the Edmondsun (OK) Sun. A new school year is under way, which means many college students (and […]

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October 28, 2014 at 10:00 pmFaculty in the News In the News

NBC Quotes Jellison on First Lady on the Campaign Trail

NBC News quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History, in a story on “Better Half: First Lady Campaigns Where the President Has Not.” Whether or not the president isn’t wanted by candidates in his own party, Michelle Obama has picked up the campaigning baton, attending 14 campaign events […]

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October 28, 2014 at 8:56 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Biology Alum Named Professor at High Point University

Biology Alum Named Professor at High Point University

High Point University announced Ohio University alum Jillian Davis as a news Assistant Professor of Exercise Science. She will teach undergraduate human anatomy at the North Carolina university. As the anatomy instructor, Davis will work with students from various academic programs, including the health sciences and biology. She also will […]

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October 28, 2014 at 8:03 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Voice of America Quotes Ingram on Lockheed Martin Fusion Project

Dr. David Ingram

In a report on “Lockheed’s Fusion Reactor Plan Draws Skepticism,” Voice of America quoted Dr. David Ingram, Professor and Chair of Physics & Astronomy, in response to a Lockheed Martin Skunk Works report that it is pursuing a 3-year program to develop a truck-sized fusion reactor that could be used […]

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October 28, 2014 at 7:40 pmFaculty in the News In the News