Archive for October, 2019

Alumni News | Anna Harvey Named National Trustee on Ohio University Board of Trustees

Dr. Anna Harvey

From Ohio University News The Ohio University Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Anna Harvey to a three-year term as a national trustee during its Oct. 11 meeting. An Athens native, Harvey is a 1988 graduate of the Honors Tutorial College and obtained her master’s (1990) and Ph.D. (1995) from Princeton […]

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October 18, 2019 at 5:11 pmAlumni

LaComb Gets Chapman Clapp Outstanding Advisor Award

From left, Ann LaComb and Eddith Dashiell

From Ohio University News University College recognized Eddith Dashiell and Ann LaComb with the Chapman Clapp Outstanding Advisor Award for the 2018-19 academic year at the University Academic Advising Council meeting on Oct. 16. The annual award recognizes outstanding Ohio University staff and faculty advisers with a plaque and a […]

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October 18, 2019 at 5:05 pmNews

Rodriguez-Vega Speaks on Light-Driven Quantum Materials at NQPI Seminar

Dr. Martin Rodriquez-Vega

By Rachael Beardsley NQPI Editorial Intern Dr. Martin Rodriguez-Vega, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, discussed light-driven quantum materials on Oct. 3 as part of the Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute seminar series. Rodriquez-Vega spoke about recent efforts toward understanding mechanisms for the control of magnetic […]

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October 18, 2019 at 4:41 pmNews

Kaufman Presents on Drug Policy, Bias in Criminal Justice Decision-Making

Dr. Nicole Kaufman

Dr. Nicole Kaufman, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Ohio University, presented at the Frontiers of Democracy Conference at Tufts University in Boston in June. This innovative conference brings together personnel from non-profits, city governments, foundations, and academia to discuss pressing issues in inclusion, political institutions, and community mobilization to improve […]

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October 18, 2019 at 12:01 pmResearch

Tao Recognized for Work in Interactional Linguistics, Chinese Language Learning

Dr. Liang Tao

Dr. Liang Tao was recently promoted to full Professor of Linguistics. Tao, who has been teaching in the department since 1996, is being rewarded for her hard work in the areas of interactional linguistics, usage, exemplar representations and grammaticalization, Chinese language learning, and more. Tao has published more than 50 […]

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October 18, 2019 at 11:03 amNews

Notable Alumni | Timothy Coleman Tackles Health Issues from Allergies to Oncology

Dr. Timothy Coleman

Editor’s Note: The College of Arts & Sciences Notable Alumni Awards honor alumni for broad career accomplishments, commitment to community service, and valuable contributions to Ohio University and the College of Arts & Sciences. Timothy Coleman ’91 Ph.D. Molecular and Cellular Biology Timothy Coleman’s scientific expertise in the life sciences […]

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October 18, 2019 at 9:49 amAlumni News

Pre-Law Day | Keynote by Alumnus Pierce Reed, Nov. 7-8

Pre-Law Day | Keynote by Alumnus Pierce Reed, Nov. 7-8

OHIO Pre-Law Day kicks off with a keynote address by alumnus Pierce J. Reed on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Baker Theater.  Reed serves as Program Director for Policy, Legislation, and Education at the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.  The […]

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October 17, 2019 at 9:29 amNews