Archive for June, 2018

Alumni News | Sports Columnist: Blind Baseball? C’mon, How’s That Possible?

Dr. David Wanczyk

Sports columnist Chip Ainsworth of the Greenfield Recorder reviewed a new book on beep baseball by Ohio University alum and English faculty member Dr. David Wanczyk in a story headlined “Keeping Score: An outta sight sport.” Wanczyk authored the first book about blind baseball, Beep: Inside the Unseen World of […]

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June 18, 2018 at 10:33 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alumni News | Psychologist Inducted into Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame

Gail J. Rymer, Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports that Ohio University alum Gail Rymer was inducted into the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. Rymer earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the College of Arts & Sciences, followed by an M.Ed. in Community Agency Counseling and a Ph.D. in School Counseling […]

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June 18, 2018 at 9:48 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alumni News | NY Times Wedding Announcement Says Couple Met at OHIO

Martin Gehres

Two Ohio University alum had their June 16 wedding announced in the New York Times. Julie Rebecca Forman and Martin William Gehres were married June 16 by Rabbi Jake Rubin at Early Mountain Vineyards in Madison, Va. The couple, both 28, met at Ohio University, from which they graduated. Gehres […]

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June 18, 2018 at 9:20 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alumni News | Book ’12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym’ Tells Story of Snyder’s Father

Todd Snyder, from  his blog Hillbilly Speaks

The Wheeling News Register writes about a new book by Ohio University alum Todd Snyder in a story headlined “Snyder Sees Book as Metaphor For West Virginians’ Fighting Spirit.” Snyder, Associate Professor of English at Siena College, earned a Ph.D. in English from the College of Arts & Sciences at […]

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June 18, 2018 at 8:43 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Stender Presents at Microscopy Society, Talks to State Highway Patrol Lab

Dr. Anthony Stender

For Dr. Anthony Stender, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, the summer has been off to a busy start. On May 23, he traveled to Cleveland to speak at the 62nd annual meeting of the Talks to  of Northeastern Ohio.  His talk, which focused on a paper he published earlier this […]

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June 15, 2018 at 11:50 amResearch

Two Chemistry Research Groups Present at Ohio Photochemical Society

From left: Dr. Jessica K. White, Rachael Pickens (J. K. White group), Shabnam Pordel (J. K. White group), Samantha Roe (T. A. White group), Sima Saeedi (T. A. White group), Dr. Travis A. White.

Two research groups from the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department at Ohio University recently gave an invited talk and a poster presentation at the Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon, OH, to attend the Group (OoPS) meeting. Dr. Travis A. White, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, presented an invited talk titled […]

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June 15, 2018 at 11:38 amResearch

Vedder in Forbes | Why Are Universities In The Housing Business?

Dr. Richard Vedder

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, authored an article at Forbes headlined “Why Are Universities In The Housing Business?” Universities exist primarily to expand and disseminate knowledge, ideas, and artistic works. In most international universities, if a prospective student asked, “What does a university dormitory room cost?” the […]

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June 15, 2018 at 8:06 amFaculty in the News In the News