Archive for January, 2017

History’s Brobst Presents Paper at Indiana University’s Center on American and Global Security

Dr. John Brobst

Dr. John Brobst, Associate Professor in the History Department, was hosted in September 2016 by the Center on American and Global Security at Indian University. As part of their Security Speak Series, Brobst presented a paper titled “‘The SUN Never Sets on the USN’:  Sea Power, Global Thinking, and the Indian […]

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January 16, 2017 at 9:53 pmResearch

Intern Analyzes BET Networks Social Data, Generates Followers

Intern Analyzes BET Networks Social Data, Generates Followers

Economics major Ayomide Awojinrin spent the summer of 2016 working in Los Angeles as an intern for BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. Connect with him on LinkedIn. Talk to him at “My Summer As an Intern & How To Find Yours” (Student Panel) on Wednesday, Feb. 1, from […]

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January 14, 2017 at 12:32 pmIn Class News

Gonzalez-Vallejo Presents Research on Decision Difficulty at Universidad de Chile

Claudia González-Vallejo, Ohio University. "Examining aspects of decision difficulty with dynamic, pre-decisional measures in various contexts: consumer, gamble, and intertemporal choices."

Dr. Claudia Gonzalez-Vallejo, Associate Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, presented her research on decision difficulty in the Workshop of Management Science sponsored by the Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad de Chile and the Institute of Complex Engineering Systems. The event took place in Puerto Varas, Chile, from Jan. 5-7, […]

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January 13, 2017 at 4:04 pmResearch

Transfer Tip | Apply Now for Graduation

Kristi Conrad

By Kristi Conrad Academic Advisor and Transfer Specialist Graduation is coming, so be sure to apply for it as graduation is not an automatic process. How To Apply : Sign in to My OHIO Student Center Click on “other academic…” Choose “Apply for Graduation OHIO.” You will be taken to […]

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January 13, 2017 at 1:40 pmAnnouncements News

El-Barrad Puts Math and Economics Skills to Work

Abdalah El-Barrad

“At the Voinovich School, I gained real world skills that have helped prepare me for industry and academia while creating a positive impact on the world,” says Abdalah El-Barrad, a double-major in Economics and Applied Mathematics. He was an Undergraduate Research Scholar with the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public […]

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January 13, 2017 at 12:23 pmIn Class Research

Student Tracks Appalachian Mortality Trends Thanks to PURF Grant

OHIO sophomore Alison Harper studied three cemeteries, including St. Patrick’s (pictured here), to find demographic and mortality information about a rural Appalachia population. Her work is supported by the Provost’s Undergraduate Research Fund. Photographer: Kelee Riesbeck

  By Zulfa Rizqiya Anthropology major Alison Harper is looking below Appalachia’s surface to better understand its history. In her research paper “Mortality Analysis from Cemeteries,” Harper sheds light on demographic and mortality rates and causes in a rural area of Appalachia between 1880 and 2014. Harper’s research is supported […]

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January 13, 2017 at 10:13 amIn Class News

Five Faculty Receive Fall Baker Fund Support | Spring Deadline is Feb. 9

Dr. Zhihua Hua

Proposals now accepted for spring awards cycle. The deadline is Thursday, Feb. 9, at 4 p.m. The John C. Baker Fund awarded $53,704 total to five faculty proposals for research, scholarship and creative work during fall semester 2016. Endowed in 1961 by a gift of more than $612,000 from 1926 […]

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January 13, 2017 at 8:47 amNews