Archive for January, 2015

The Political Science Film Series presents a screening of the award-winning film United in Anger: A History of Act-Up by Jim Hubbard on Monday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Theater. A discussion with the filmmakers about contemporary radical politics and culture follows the film. Free popcorn and […]

The Biological & Biomedical Sciences Research Seminar Series presents Dr. John C. Maerz, University of Georgia, on “Salamander Ecology in a Rapidly Changing World” Jan.  26 at 4 p.m. in Irvine 159. Maerz is Associate Professor of Vertebrate Ecology at the University of Georgia. Abstract: Globally, salamanders comprise only 9 […]

Dr. John Brobst, Associate Professor of History, presents a talk on “Oil, Ohio, and World Power” for the Ohio University Foundation Board of Trustees in February. “Oil, Ohio, and World Power” is a play on the title of Brobst’s popular course, “Oil, the Persian Gulf, and World Power.” His talk […]

The Wealth and Poverty curricular theme announces its Spring 2015 activities: Friday, Jan. 30 – Wealth and Poverty information session with A&S junior faculty, noon-1 p.m. at Baker 226. Monday, Feb. 23 – Dr. Smoki Musaraj, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, guest lecture on “Socioeconomic Transformations in Postsocialist Albania” from 9:40 […]

By Sara Berens College of Arts & Sciences Academic Adviser I hope you have settled into the Spring semester and are getting back into the swing of things. This week I want to talk about two helpful apps, Carrot and Timeful, that may make your life as a student (and […]

Spotlight on: Sara Berens Academic Adviser and Retention Specialist Meet Sara Berens, She is from Lancaster, OH, which is about 45 minutes away from Athens. She attended Ohio University for a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting and drawing and was the first generation in her family to attend college. Following […]

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Ohio University Professor of Physics, wrote a column on “Astronomy: Math, physics play starring roles in popular movies” in the Jan. 25 Columbus Dispatch. This time of year, many people are talking about movies and the Academy Awards. Three movies caught my interest this year: Interstellar, The Theory […]