Archive for April, 2017

The Anthropology program has short course options available for Summer 2017. ANTH 2010:  Introduction to Biological Anthropology An experiential survey of our family’s past including evolutionary theory, primates, fossil record of human evolution, mechanics of evolution, and human variation. Satisfies your Tier II Natural Sciences(2NS) requirement Class Number 5583 | […]

Students Pick up some requirements or get ahead on satisfying requirements for their Sociology major or minor this summer. Soc 3500: Elementary Research Methods Class Number 3432 | May 8 – June 24 Learn how to design and carry out a research project this summer while satisfying a core requirement […]

Need a Criminology elective for the summer? SOC 3640: Police and Society With Dr. Kelly Faust Class number 6773 Online – Full summer session May 8 – Aug. 12, 2017 This course provides an overview of the role of the police in the United States, with focus on: the history […]

Delving into the region’s Appalachian history for a presentation topic, Stevie Putnam ’18 chose to present a poster on the “Social Role of Drinking in Appalachia” as her class participated at the 22nd Annual Little Cities of Black Diamonds Day. The theme for the event was “Spirits of the Little […]

Dr. Rachel Terman, John Winnenberg, and Ohio University students Toshia Edge and Wes Gilkey ’18 spoke about service learning, local organizations partnering with the university, and the Little Cities of Black Diamonds micro-region—a series of remnant local mining towns in Southeastern Ohio—as a classroom. Their presentation was As part of […]

Dr. Victoria Lee, Assistant Professor of History, presented a paper titled “Wild Toxicity, Cultivated Safety: Aflatoxin and Kōji Classification” as part of a Princeton University invitation-only workshop in March. Organized under the rubric of “Risk on the Table: Food, Health, and Environmental Exposures,” the workshop examined the confluence of hazards and concerns that characterize […]

by Kristin M. Distel “Eric LeMay is the future of the essay, but fortunately he’s here now,” says author Ned Stuckey-French in advanced praise of LeMay’s newly published collection, Essays on the Essay and Other Essays. LeMay is Associate Professor of creative writing in OHIO’s English Department. He’s also an Ohio […]