Archive for August, 2020

Mattson Book Examines Positive Impact of Punk Rock Movement

Dr. Kevin Mattson with his new book on punk rock.

Ohio University News interviewed Dr. Kevin Mattson, the Connor Study Professor of Contemporary History at Ohio University, about his new book on punk rock. The 1980s may have been 40 years ago, but there is no denying that besides big-hair bands and leg warmers, the decade is still defined by […]

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August 21, 2020 at 11:42 amResearch

Alumnus, Faculty Put COVID Communications Plan into Action for Kenyans

Alumnus Aggrey Otieno addresses a crowd in Korogocho, Kenya.

Not everybody in the world has easy access to hand washing and social distancing as their top two ways to stop the spread of COVID-19. So two Ohio University professors and an alumnus are partnering with community groups to create locally tailored COVID-19 communication products in hopes of reaching 40,000 […]

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August 20, 2020 at 11:34 amAlumni News

Prakash, Phillips Part of New Physics Frontier Center on Neutron Star Modeling

Prakash, Phillips Part of New Physics Frontier Center on Neutron Star Modeling

 Two Ohio University physicists are part of a new NSF-supported Physics Frontier Center at UC Berkeley that will focus on neutron star modeling in the “gravitational wave era.” The center brings together researchers from 13 institutions and taps capabilities at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with the goal of improving […]

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August 18, 2020 at 9:07 amResearch

Retirement | For Aizicovici’s Students, the Difference Was Magical Lectures, Professional Passion

Professor Emeritus Sergiu Aizicovici

Dr. Sergiu Aizicovici developed a passion for mathematics in middle school, so choosing math as his college major was an easy decision—a decision that led to a 31-year career in the Mathematics Department at Ohio University. His passion for math never waned, and his time in Athens adds up to […]

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August 17, 2020 at 11:31 amNews

Bernstein Is Featured Commentator at Climate Futures Initiative

Dr.  Alyssa Bernstein

Dr. Alyssa Bernstein, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Ohio University, is currently taking part in a climate conference organized by Princeton University’s Climate Futures Initiative, having been invited by the organizer to take part as a featured commentator. She has already posted her comments on a few of the papers. […]

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August 14, 2020 at 5:08 pmResearch

Alumni News | Cleveland State University School of Law Inducts Rom into Hall of Fame

Alumni News | Cleveland State University School of Law Inducts Rom into Hall of Fame

Ohio University alumnus Alan Jay Rom ’67 Economics was elected to the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Hall of Fame Class of 2020 at Cleveland State University. “It was a big surprise,” says Rom, who graduated from Cleveland State University School of Law in 1972. The Hall of Fame was established […]

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August 10, 2020 at 5:23 pmNews Uncategorized

Summer Law & Trial Institute Shifts Experiential Learning, Legal Exploration Online

Summer Law & Trial Institute Shifts Experiential Learning, Legal Exploration Online

 More than two dozen Ohio University alumni, attorneys and judges helped 20 high school students get a better understanding of the law and its possibilities through the Center for Law, Justice & Culture’s Summer Law & Trial Institute. Founded in 2016 by CLJC Pre-Law Advisor Larry Hayman, Esq (B.A. […]

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August 10, 2020 at 4:15 pmNews