Archive for August, 2018

Athens News Writes about OHIO Hosting Khbrat Program

The Athens News writes about the Khbrat program hosted by Ohio University in a story headlined “Saudi educators to spend year of learning at Ohio University.” More than 40 educators from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are making a temporary home in Athens for the next year. Also called the […]

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August 30, 2018 at 8:25 amIn the News

Moore Co-edits New Book, ‘Flash Nonfiction Funny’

Moore Co-edits New Book, ‘Flash Nonfiction Funny’

Dinty W. Moore, along with Tom Hazuka, has co-edited a new book, Flash Nonfiction Funny: 71 Very Humorous, Very True, Very Short Stories (Woodhall Press). The book features concise essays, all consisting of 750 words or less, that are sure to delight and entertain readers. “It is hard to say […]

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August 30, 2018 at 8:13 amFaculty in the News News

Branching Out: Flowers and Herbs at OHIO Student Farm

Two spiral pathways, emulating the design of an antique McArthur Brick Plant brick.

By Julie Anna Scott Bachelor of Specialized Studies in Sustainable Agriculture and Herbalism Just off of West State Street, down a windy gravel road, there lies an abundant garden laden with squash, tomatoes and the usual crops one might find at any good farm. But this year, something new has […]

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August 28, 2018 at 8:13 pmIn Class News

Wangui on Fulbright Studying Gender Participation in Nairobi Water Project

Dr. Edna Wangui

Dr. E. Edna Wangui, Associate Professor of Geography, is in Nairobi, Kenya, conducting research on how gender influences participation in a Kenyan ecosystem project. She received a 10-month Fulbright Scholar award as well as an Ohio University Faculty Fellowship Award for the 2018-19 fall and spring semesters. “I am already […]

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August 28, 2018 at 4:38 pmResearch

Career Corner | History’s Advisers Provide More Career Planning for Students

Career Corner | History’s Advisers Provide More Career Planning for Students

The History Department’s new advising program provides more career planning and professional development for history majors and minors. “While we know our students enter a number of careers after graduation, the fields of law, public history and museum studies, and secondary education have emerged as the top three career interests […]

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August 28, 2018 at 2:53 pmNews

Hicks Elected Secretary-Treasurer of Division of Nuclear Physics of the American Physical Society

Dr. Kenneth Hicks

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, was elected in 2018 to be the Secretary-Treasurer for the Division of Nuclear Physics of the American Physical Society. The DNP is the national society for his area of physics, with about 2,700 members. The Secretary-Treasurer is part of […]

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August 28, 2018 at 2:38 pmNews

History’s Sutton Interns at U.S. Embassy in Madrid

Bentley Annex, the building housing the History Department

For 10 weeks during the 2018 summer, Jen Sutton, M.A. student in the History Department, interned at the U.S. Embassy Madrid in the Economic section. A significant part of Sutton’s internship was spent providing administrative assistance for official events including IN3, a premier entrepreneur and investment event held in Spain in October. She […]

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August 28, 2018 at 2:32 pmIn Class