Archive for February, 2015

For the fifth year in a row, every graduate student in the Ph.D. program Clinical Psychology who applied for internship was successful in finding an internship site,” says Dr. Bruce Carlson, Professor and Chair of Psychology. “This is particularly notable since nationally 20-25 percent of the students fail to find […]

Katie Conlon, a junior majoring in HTC History, was awarded first place in the Creative Arts and Humanities category at the International Student Union’s International Research Symposium on February 20. Conlon presented on her research about the Cham Muslim minority in Cambodia, which she conducted during summer 2014 through LJC 3910: […]

Aaron Brown, a doctoral student in History and a fellow with the Contemporary History Institute, published an article on “Along with a Fresh Start in Cuba, We Need a Fresh Start in Mexico” at the History News Network. American leaders have long understood the United States’ southern neighbor to be […]

Dr. Sarah Racine, Assistant Professor of Psychology, is seeking an undergraduate research apprentice for a project on”Using a Physiological Measure of Emotional Reactivity and Emotion Regulation in Eating Disorders.” College of Arts & Sciences freshmen, sophomores and juniors are eligible for the Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Pilot Program 2015-16. The program hires […]

“Walmart has been attacked over the years as being uncaring and tactless,” says Dr. Richard Vedder, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, in a Mother Jones article on Walmart raising its minimum wage. “This is a chance to win some points with the American public. By waging their raises […]

“A research project conducted by professors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Ohio University recently returned to earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon Capsule after spending a month in earth orbit on the International Space Station,” reports the Edwardsville (IL) Intelligencer. Darron Luesse, an associate professor in the department of biological […]

Dr. Marina Peterson, Associate Professor of Performance Studies in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Center for Law, Justice & Culture faculty member, is seeking an undergraduate research apprentice for her current book project, Auditory Atmospheres.  A historical ethnography of noise pollution, Auditory Atmospheres examines its roots in 1960s environmentalism, its formation […]