Archive for January, 2018

How to Survive the First Week of a Teaching Assistantship

Genoveva Di Maggio

By Genoveva Di Maggio Graduate Student in Modern Languages at Ohio University When we start graduate school, many questions arise. In addition to all the doubts, it is always necessary to do paperwork, meet professors and colleagues, and at the same time adapt to the new place of work and […]

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January 6, 2018 at 1:04 pmNews

Two Geology Grad Students Explore Acid Mine Drainage in Appalachian Watershed

Frederick Twumasi

Two Geological Sciences graduate students are helping an interdisciplinary team—Ohio University’s Appalachian Watershed Research Group—assess data collected from regional mining operations in a first-of-its-kind study to better predict how groundwater levels will respond to mining. The research group has pulled together a team from Geological Sciences and the Voinovich School […]

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January 5, 2018 at 3:18 pmResearch

Happy Beginnings | Alumni Back to Explore Acid Mine Drainage in Appalachian Watershed

Rebecca Steinberg

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Two Ohio University alumni are back as grad students, helping an interdisciplinary team—Ohio University’s Appalachian Watershed Research Group—assess data collected from regional mining operations in a […]

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January 5, 2018 at 2:57 pmAlumni News

University’s MLK Jr. Celebration Week begins Jan. 15

From Compass Ohio University celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in January 2018 on the Athens Campus. The annual celebration is coordinated by the University’s MLK Jr. Celebration Planning Committee and is sponsored by the Office for Diversity and Inclusion. These are some of the […]

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January 5, 2018 at 1:14 pmAnnouncements

Messenger Quotes Marsan on New Athens LGBTQ+ After-School Program

Dr. Loran Marsan was quoted in an Athens Messenger story headlined “New LGBTQ+ after school program planned in Athens.” Marsan is Visiting Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Ohio University. A new after school program designed for LGBTQ+ youth is coming to ARTS/West in Athens. The program, […]

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January 5, 2018 at 12:07 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Economics Students Give Good Works a $10,000 Boost

From left, Benjamin Beaty, Alex Armstrong, Dominic Detwiler, Keith Wasserman, Michael McTernan, and Madison Stanley

by Kristin Distel Students in Dr. Julia Paxton’s fall Economics of Altruism class presented a $10,000 check to Good Works, a local nonprofit founded and directed by Ohio University alum Keith Wasserman ’81. The students — Alex Armstrong, Michael McTernan, Madison Stanley, Benjamin Beaty, and Dominic Detwiler — gave a […]

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January 5, 2018 at 12:00 pmAlumni In Class News

Trauschweizer on The Conversation: Should Military Men Draft Nation’s Security Strategy?

Dr. Ingo Trauschweizer

Dr. Ingo Trauschweizer authored “Should military men draft nation’s security strategy?” on The Conversation, and his article was picked up by UPI. Trauschweizer is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Contemporary History Institute at Ohio University. President Donald Trump greeted the new year with an angry tweet about […]

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January 4, 2018 at 5:07 pmFaculty in the News In the News Research