Archive for February, 2019

Sandal Authors ‘Politics of Regime Mainstreaming: Knowledge Production and the Institutionalization of Islamic Finance’

Dr. Nukhet Sandal. Photo by Ben Siegel

Dr. Nukhet Sandal, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Global Studies, authored an article on “The Politics of Regime Mainstreaming: Knowledge Production and the Institutionalization of Islamic Finance” in Politics and Religion, the official journal of the Religion and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. Abstract: […]

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February 19, 2019 at 8:16 amResearch

Submissions Sought for Ohio Supercomputer Center Users Conference by March 11

The Ohio Supercomputer Center Statewide Users Group Conference will take place April 18 at the Ohio Technology Consortium building on Ohio State Uniersity’s campus. The purpose of the SUG conference is to: foster connections update OSC’s user base on the denter’s direction highlight new scientific developments produced using OSC resources […]

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February 19, 2019 at 8:01 amAnnouncements

Glidden Professor Crane Offers Spring Lecture Series on Accountability for Atrocity

David Crane

Visiting Glidden Professor David Crane will be on campus throughout February, offering a lecture series on accountablity for atrocity in an international sphere. All lectures will be taking place in Bentley 306 at 6 p.m.; the lecture series will run two weeks. There are seven total lectures that are scheduled as […]

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February 18, 2019 at 6:44 pmNews

Alumni News | MacDonald Earns National Board Certification for Teaching

Ohio University alum Jennifer MacDonald is one of 12 teachers in Gaston County Schools (North Carolina) who have earned National Board Certification, the highest standard for the teaching profession, reports the Gaston Gazette. Jennifer MacDonald, Stuart W. Cramer High School: MacDonald is a high school counselor and has been in education for […]

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February 18, 2019 at 4:52 pmAlumni in the News In the News

RSVP Now for 2019 Ohio Solar Congress, March 9

RSVP Now for 2019 Ohio Solar Congress, March 9

Faculty, staff and students are invited to the 2019 Ohio Solar Congress, a free public conference that brings together solar supporters from across the state to learn and discuss the current state and future for solar energy in Ohio. The congress is Saturday, March 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in […]

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February 18, 2019 at 4:27 pmAnnouncements

Spectrum Interviews Houston about Blackface and Other Racist Symbols

Dr. Akil Houston

WOUB Digital’s Spectrum interviewed Dr. Akil Houston, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Ohio University, for an episode on “Blackface and Other Racist Symbols Still Plague Our 21st Century Society.” Despite advances in civil rights in our country’s history, our society, in the 21st century, is still plagued by […]

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February 18, 2019 at 4:11 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Gastropod Creators Talk about Aphrodisiacs and Paw Paws, Host Interactive Tasting

Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley pose with Ohio University faculty and students, and community members after a delicious breakfast prepared by the Village Bakery.

Ohio University students and community members gathered in the Baker Ballroom on Feb. 11 to join Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, hosts of the award winning podcast, Gastropod, for an exciting evening. Graber and Twilley entertained the crowd in Baker Ballroom with their discussion of aphrodisiacs, an interview with local […]

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February 18, 2019 at 1:18 pmNews