Archive for October, 2018

Katebi’s Class Project Leads to More Accurate Way to Classify Galaxy Images

Reza Katebi

An Ohio University computer science class project sparked interest among the Artificial Intelligence community and led to an invitation to present the results at a recent AI meetup in Atlanta. Reza Katebi, an astrophysics doctoral student in Physics & Astronomy was enrolled in the Deep Learning class taught by OHIO […]

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October 17, 2018 at 1:52 pmIn Class Research

OHIO Student Farm Produce Sold at Jefferson Marketplace

Jefferson Marketplace displays sign advertising OHIO Student Farm Produce, which is for purchase in the market.

Students at the OHIO Student Farm continue to harvest bounties of produce even as the days get colder and winter months approach. Produce harvested from the OHIO Student Farm is available to students at Jefferson Marketplace, located on campus and close to student housing. Sweet and hot peppers are among […]

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October 17, 2018 at 11:11 amNews

Brookings Quotes Vedder on For-Profit Colleges

Dr. Richard Vedder

A Brookings Institution report quoted Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, in an article headlined “Betsy DeVos and her cone of silence on for-profit colleges.” Not all that long ago, Republicans believed that career programs that used billions of federal dollars to train college students in specific […]

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October 17, 2018 at 10:49 amFaculty in the News In the News

Thank You to Modern Languages Donors

Say There Alumni Newsletter Fall 2018 The Modern Languages Department thanks the many donors who make their activities possible. Aetna Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Karen Battes Ms. Kathleen J. Byko Dr. Raquel M. Chang-Rodríguez Ms. Nicole Eileen Christie Ms. Sybil A. Collier Mrs. Sheryl B. Cook Dr. Margaret Buxton Crosby Mr. […]

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October 16, 2018 at 6:13 pmUncategorized

Modern Languages Alumni Chronicles, Fall 2018

Say There Alumni Newsletter Fall 2018 Colleen Crawford Dillon (1970, 1975) From note card to Jan – Colleen lives in West Alexandria, Ohio, and retired from teaching Spanish at Miami University in Oxford in 2010. She now works each spring at Stockslager’s Greenhouse & Garden Center, and attends weekly sessions […]

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October 16, 2018 at 5:56 pmAlumni

Modern Languages Student Accomplishments & Honors

Say There Alumni Newsletter Fall 2018 Congrats to the following Modern Languages students! 2018: Alex Armstrong, Honors Tutorial College French major, presented his poster of original translations of 19th century French poems at the Expo Research and Creativity Fair. 2018: Peter Andrews, Honors Tutorial College French major, won first place […]

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October 16, 2018 at 5:41 pmUncategorized

Modern Language Faculty Promotions & News

Say There Alumni Newsletter Fall 2018 Faculty Promotions Dr. José (Pepo) Delgado was promoted to Professor of Spanish in 2018. He specializes in 20th century Latin American literature, the Caribbean, creative writing and theater. For 22 years he has been the co-organizer of the Annual Spanish Spring Colloquium. He teaches […]

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October 16, 2018 at 4:57 pmUncategorized