Archive for March, 2019

Graduate Students Use Islamic Geometric Patterns to Teach Math at Middle School

Graduate students head to Wellston Middle School to teach Islamic geometric patterns.

Seven graduate students from the Ohio University’s Mathematics Department and one professor went to Wellston Middle School in rural Southeastern Ohio on March 4 to set up seven stations of math art activities. The graduate students who participated in this activity are from Kurdistan of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, the […]

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March 27, 2019 at 10:53 amNews

Construction on the New Chemistry Building, Lot 3 Closed April 1-3

New Chemistry Building construction, as of March 27, 2019.

New Chemistry Building Activity The great weather in Athens has allowed the work to continue at a good pace. This week and next drilled pier installation will continue. March 25, 2019 Waterline Installation/Testing – Note, rework under the Southern sidewalk at South Green Drive is required. No impact to traffic […]

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March 27, 2019 at 10:52 amAnnouncements

Fall 2019 | Food Studies Offers Internship, Courses that Fill Requirements

Fall 2019 | Food Studies Offers Internship, Courses that Fill Requirements

The Food Studies theme has Fall 2019 courses that fill various Ohio University general education requirements—just in time for registration. Summer 2019 ENG 3060J, ENG 3850, LING 2750, PBIO 2080, CAS 4911 Study Abroad: Food in Sicily May (4 Weeks) Dr. Theresa Moran Fall 2019 CAS 4911/5911 Internship in How […]

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March 25, 2019 at 1:54 pmAnnouncements News

Abu-Rish Surveyed on Accuracy of Vice President’s Middle East Comments

Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish

Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History and Director of Middle East and North Africa Studies at Ohio University, was featured in History News Network analysis of the accuracy of comments made by Vice President Mike Pence headlined “Mike Pence Says the US Has Been ‘A Force For Good in the […]

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March 25, 2019 at 10:27 amFaculty in the News In the News

Fall 2019 | Law, Justice & Culture Undergraduate Courses Address Today’s Headlines

Fall 2019 | Law, Justice & Culture Undergraduate Courses Address Today’s Headlines

Seventeen courses are offered in Fall 2019 for the Law, Justice & Culture Certificate, many of them addressing topics from today’s headlines. The following list includes courses being offered that are either required courses or elective courses in the Law, Justice & Culture Certificate. The certificate is offered by the […]

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March 24, 2019 at 9:52 pmAnnouncements In Class News

Fall 2019 | Sign Up for Law & Justice Course CAS 2500: Breaking the Law

Fall 2019 | Sign Up for Law & Justice Course CAS 2500: Breaking the Law

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture invites freshmen and sophomore students to enroll in a special team-taught interdisciplinary course in Fall 2019. Seats are still available!  CAS 2500: Breaking the Law focuses on law and justice in relation to citizenship, global affairs, human rights, public health, and science and technology. It […]

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March 24, 2019 at 9:40 pmAnnouncements In Class News

Coski Gives Keynote Talk at ‘Forging Linguistic Identities’ Conference

Dr. Christopher Coski delivers the keynote address "I Speak, Therefore We Are" at the fifth biannual Forging Linguistic Identities Conference.

Dr. Christopher Coski, Professor of French and Chair of Modern Languages, delivered the keynote address at the fifth biannual Forging Linguistic Identities Conference at Towson University in Maryland on March 15. Coski’s talk, “I Speak, Therefore We Are,” examined the implicit recasting of Cartesian identity in Condillac’s 1746 Essai sur […]

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March 22, 2019 at 2:12 pmResearch