Archive for May, 2015

Haley Shaw ’15 received a Friends of the Libraries scholarship for her thesis research on Ancient Greek gynecology. Shaw is double majoring in Anthropology and Classical Civilization with a minor in Music. To be considered for the scholarships, student employees were encouraged to submit an essay on their experience using […]

Ohio University selected six Spring 2015 proposals totaling $56,781 to receive Baker Fund awards, with three of them going to College of Arts & Sciences faculty. Endowed in 1961 by a gift of more than $612,000 from College of Arts & Sciences alum Edwin L. Kennedy ’26 and his wife, […]

By Rachel Komich ’17 How Food Works Intern New York Times bestselling author and fermentation advocate Sandor Katz began his talk at Ohio University by asking if anyone had eaten anything fermented that day. In response to the limited number of hands raised, he listed less commonly known fermented items […]

In an article on “Upcredentialing”: Jobs Report Shows Limited Career Options for Workers Without a Bachelor’s Degree, author Terri Williams quotes Dr. Richard Vedder, Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity and Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University. “Upcredentialing” may not be a familiar term among the […]

College of Arts & Sciences faculty received four of the six proposals funded by the Ohio University Research Committee during its spring 2015 cycle. In total, the committee awarded $47,380. The program, which is funded by the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity, provides seed money for new faculty […]

The Tampa Tribune featured Ohio University alum Mary (Salisbury) Freitas ’91, ’93M in a story on “It’s ‘all good’ at Lennard High during principal’s first year.” Freitas earned a bachelor’s in advertising from Scripps College of Communication and an M.A. in Sociology from the College of Arts & Sciences at […]

Math. Math. Math. The Vinton County Middle School students who attended the mathematics session on campus on May 18 just couldn’t stop talking about it. For one thing, they knew the international math salute. But they also knew the secret to a math “magic trick” that they immediately played on […]