Archive for October, 2020

Geography Students in Ohio, Kenya Probe Global Environmental Change

Courtesy of Global COIL Initiative 
Ohio University students Benjamin Bryan and William Bloomfield, at right, collaborate with Kenyatta University students Gentrix Gathoni and Margaret Maina, at left, on a project focused on global environmental change.

From Ohio University News Geography students in Ohio and Kenya are learning skills of international collaboration to address pressing issues of global environmental change within different regional contexts. Supported by OHIO’s Global COIL Initiative, students from Ohio University and Kenyatta University worked in small groups to identify regional drivers, impacts […]

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October 9, 2020 at 9:06 amNews

Trautman Talks to Ohio Today about Passion for Politics

Dr. Linda Trautman. Photo by Ty Wright, BFA ’02, MA ’13

Ohio Today magazine features Dr. Linda Trautman, Associate Professor of Political Science, “discussing her decision to teach political science, her thoughts on America’s political system and some things that might come as a surprise to those who don’t already know her” in a story headlined “Last Word.” Trautman, based at the […]

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October 7, 2020 at 4:41 pmNews

Alumni News | LaTasha Moore Authors ’21 Days to Love You’

Alumni News | LaTasha Moore Authors ’21 Days to Love You’

Ohio University alumna LaTasha Moore BA’10 authored a new book titled 21 Days to Love You, a perspicacious narrative that embarks people on a journey to attaining self-worth through self-love, according to a news release. Moore is a devoted follower of Christ and a graduate of Ohio University, where she […]

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October 7, 2020 at 4:24 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

2 A&S Faculty Chosen for MAC’s Academic Leadership Development Program

From left, Cynthia Anderson, Lisa Harrison, Jason Trembly and Morgan Vis were selected as this year's Mid-American Conference (MAC) Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows.

From Ohio University News Two Arts & Sciences faculty are among four from Ohio University selected as the 2020-21 Mid-American Conference Academic Leadership Development Program (ALDP) Fellows: Cynthia Anderson, professor and chair of Sociology and Anthropology and director of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies in the College of Arts & […]

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October 7, 2020 at 3:32 pmNews

Four New Faculty Join Molecular & Cellular Biology Program

Dr. Nathaniel Szewczyk

The Molecular and Cellular Biology graduate program welcomes four new faculty members who recently joined Ohio University. The four are new members of the Ohio University Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute, increasing its critical mass of scientists who focus on combating pain and understanding health as the population ages. “We are […]

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October 6, 2020 at 9:02 pmNews

Scholarship Honors Childs, Who Inspired Students to ‘Be the Change They Wish to See’

Photo courtesy of University Communications and Marketing/Stephen Reiss Dr. Francine Childs, HON ’97, EMERT ’05, addresses the crowd at an Aug. 28, 2013, event held at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.

Ohio Today magazine writes about Dr. Francine Childs, HON ’97, EMERT ’05, who inspired generations of students at Ohio University to stand up for their beliefs and bring positive change to their communities. Drs. David Descutner and DeLysa Burnier have established the Rev. Dr. Francine C. Childs Social Justice Scholarship […]

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October 5, 2020 at 2:50 pmNews

State Department Selects Phillips to Help Develop Nationwide Writing Network in Brazil

Dr. Talinn Phillips

The U.S. State Department announced the selection of Dr. Talinn Phillips of Ohio University for an English Language Specialist project focusing on developing a nationwide writing center network in Brazil at the Federal University of Paraná. Read more at OHIO News. Phillips is part of a select group, as her […]

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October 5, 2020 at 12:07 pmNews Research