Archive for September, 2020

Alvarado-Serrano Developing High Performance Computing Cluster for Undergraduate Use

Dr. Dr. Alvarado-Serrano received an 1804 grant to create a high performance computer cluster at Ohio University.

Dr. Diego F. Alvarado-Serrano, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, received a grant of $77,612 from the 1804 Fund of the Ohio University Foundation for the development of an entry-level high performance computing (HPC) cluster at Ohio University. It is currently scheduled to be up and running for undergraduate use by […]

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September 17, 2020 at 1:05 pmResearch

Spanish Language Students Join South African Class to Discuss Criminalization of Migration

Dr. Emilia Alonso-Sameño

From Ohio University News Ohio University Spanish language students are getting the opportunity to attend class and explore the theme of criminalization of migration with Rhodes University students in South Africa for seven weeks as part of the Global COIL Initiative. Starting Sept. 28, OHIO students in the Spanish 3110: […]

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September 17, 2020 at 11:39 amNews

Vedder in Forbes | Forgiving Federal Student Loans Is A Horrible Idea

Dr. Richard Vedder

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, wrote a column at Forbes headlined “Forgiving Federal Student Loans Is A Horrible Idea.” This is not the first time, nor probably the last, that I have given my views about forgiving federal student loans. It was a horrible […]

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September 16, 2020 at 2:43 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Alumni News | Stine’s New Book, Road out of Winter, Set in Appalachia Ravaged by Climate Change

Alison Stine

Ohio University alum Alison Stine’s new book, Road Out of Winter, is just out from MIRA Books (HarperCollins). Stine earned a Ph.D. in English in 2013 from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. Set during an endless winter in an Appalachia ravaged by climate change, Road Out […]

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September 16, 2020 at 2:28 pmAlumni

González Vallejo Appointed Program Director at NSF

Dr. Claudia González Vallejo

Dr. Claudia González Vallejo, Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, is staying in Washington, D.C., transitioning from a State Department post to a program director position with the National Science Foundation. She will serve as Program Director in the Division of Social and Economic Sciences, in the Social, Behavioral, and […]

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September 16, 2020 at 2:01 pmNews

OHIO Mock Trial Selects 2020-21 Team Members for Virtual Competition

Virtual mock trial practice

The Ohio University Mock Trial Team has selected 21 students to compete during the 2020-21 academic year. The students expect to take advantage of virtual competition to bond as a team and compete without travel expenses, including a competition “at” the University of Illinois invitational. Tryouts for the team occurred […]

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September 16, 2020 at 10:25 amNews

Tribune Review | Pollock’s Appalachian Noir Narrative Voice Flows Through ‘Devil All the Time’

Tribune Review | Pollock’s Appalachian Noir Narrative Voice Flows Through ‘Devil All the Time’

Katie Walsh of Tribune News Service reviews the movie The Devil All the Time, based on the novel by Ohio University alum Donald Ray Pollock, author of the book by the same name and the narrative voice of the new movie. Her review is headlined “Movies | ‘Devil All the […]

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September 16, 2020 at 8:32 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News