Archive for February, 2019

Dr Damian Nance, widely renowned for his supercontinent cycle research, was awarded the Atlantic Geoscience Society’s 2019 Distinguished Scientist Award, the Gesner Medal, at the society’s annual banquet Feb. 9, 2019. Nance is Distinguished Professor of Geological Sciences at Ohio University. The Gesner Medal is presented to “a person who […]

The Post quoted Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor & Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “Susan B. Anthony Day honors legacy of women’s suffrage leader.” Katherine Jellison, a professor and the chair of the history department at Ohio University, first started learning about Anthony in the 6th grade, […]

A Chronicle of Higher Education article headlined “In Dealing With Campus Hunger, One Solution Is to Tell Students Where They Can Get Help” features Ohio University alumna and graduate student Joy Kostansek and the Food Studies theme. Kostansek, who did a Q&A with the Chronicle, is a graduate student in […]

Ohio University biologist Dr. Kelly Williams teamed up with scientists from Raptor Environmental, the U.S. National Park Service Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to analyze trends in chemical contamination in bald eagle nestlings at six study areas in the upper Midwest from […]

The TA Professional Development Workshop Series is geared toward giving participants a unique learning experience. If you are thinking of enhancing your teaching skills and getting ready for your next steps, do not miss the opportunity to benefit from this workshop series which is already underway. It will give you […]

By Aissatou Boye ’20 Dr. Nancy Tatarek, Associate Professor of Anthropology, presented a paper on “Nevertheless She Persisted: Women’s Health, Mortality and Lifecourse in Ohio’s Coal Mine Towns 1867-1950,” at the Social Science History Association conference in Phoenix in November. The theme for this year’s conference was “Histories of Disadvantage: […]

Dr. Jacqueline Wolf, Professor of the History of Medicine in the departments of Social Medicine and History at Ohio University, recently launched a podcast that explores health care in the United States through patients’ stories. Lifespan: Stories of Illness, Accident, and Recovery features a new episode every month. Each episode focuses […]