Archive for October, 2016

OHIO Chemistry Contest Day | Scholarship Opportunities for High School Seniors

Undergraduate student Jacob Sieg conducts research in the lab.

OHIO Chemistry Contest Day is a one-day program Nov. 5 for high school seniors to compete for full and partial tuition scholarships to attend Ohio University. Space is limited and registration is first-come, first-served. The competition is based on a chemistry exam, but students of any major are eligible to compete. In […]

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October 14, 2016 at 4:31 pmAnnouncements News

Classical Civilization & Psychology Alum Working in Private Sector Archaeology

Tatiana Fox

Ohio University alum Tatiana Fox has worked in cultural resource management—private sector archaeology—for the past two and a half years. Fox talked about her career at the OHIO Archaeology Field School Alumni Panel on Oct. 14. She graduated from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University in 2014 […]

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October 14, 2016 at 10:58 amAlumni

Alum Talks about Her Archaeology Career with USDA Rural Development

Alum Talks about Her Archaeology Career with USDA Rural Development

Ohio University alum Basia Howard started her career as a Student Trainee with the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Rural Utilities Service and now works there as a federal archaeologist. She talked about her career at the OHIO Archaeology Field School Alumni Panel on Oct. 14. After graduating from the […]

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October 14, 2016 at 9:27 amAlumni

Archaeologist Talks About Career in Cultural Resource Management

Staci Spertzel Black

Ohio University alum Staci Spertzel Black talked about her career as in cultural resource management at the OHIO Archaeology Field School Alumni Panel on Oct. 14. Spertzel Black graduated with a Bachelor of Specialized Studies, a multidisciplinary degree combining Archaeology and Geography, from Ohio University in 2004. She earned an […]

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October 14, 2016 at 9:25 amAlumni

Motherboard Writer Interviews Vander Ven about Drinking Games

Dr. Thomas Vander Ven

Motherboard writer Joel Warner turned to Dr. Thomas Vander Ven, Professor of Sociology, for a first-person story about “the mass-market version of an underground stoner game” in Colorado. Warner explored the game of Zonk, and its potential impact on the cannabis market in Colorado, asking Vander Ven about his research […]

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October 14, 2016 at 8:34 amFaculty in the News In the News

Spring 2017 | Food Studies Courses Fill Tier II & More

Spring 2017 | Food Studies Courses Fill Tier II & More

The Food Studies theme announced its spring and summer 2017 courses that fill Ohio University General Education requirements. Some of the courses also fill College of Education distribution requirements. Spring 2017 Courses TIER 1 ENG 3100J: Writing About Environmental Sustainability    MWF 2-2:55    Rouzie TIER 2 Applied Sciences NUTR […]

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October 13, 2016 at 10:29 amIn Class News

Students Partner with WOUB, Call Attention to LGBTQ Issues

From left, Mae Yen Yap, Julia Cook, and Nkuli Shongwe

by Kristin M. Distel “We want our broadcasts to give a voice to communities that are being overlooked,” says Julia Cook, a first-year student in Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at OHIO. This fall, students in Dr. Loran Marsan’s LGBTQ Media Action course are creating WOUB radio broadcasts that examine […]

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October 13, 2016 at 8:24 amIn Class News