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Vedder writes on ‘This Is What a Good University President Looks Like’

Dr. Richard Vedder

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, authored a column on “This Is What a Good University President Looks Like” for the American Institute for Economic Research. While American higher education often is rightly condemned for being inefficient, non-innovative, and resistant to change, there are exceptions, […]

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March 23, 2022 at 5:18 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Texas’ KXAN interviews Houser on ‘shifting’ Tornado Alley

Dr. Jana Houser with the University of Oklahoma’s Rapid-scan, X-band, polarimetric mobile radar (RaXPol).

NBC channel KXAN interviewed Jana Houser, Ph.D., for a segment headlined “Why do scientists believe ‘tornado alley’ is shifting?” Researchers are still trying to figure out how climate change plays a role in small-scale disasters. At Ohio University in Athens Ohio, Jana Houser believes tornadoes correlate with the hydrologic cycle, […]

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March 23, 2022 at 5:14 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Alumni News | Aaron Brown writes, ‘Afghanistan’s Lesson: Plan for What Happens After Russia Leaves Ukraine’

Dr. Aaron Brown

Ohio University alumnus Aaron Brown authored an article on “Afghanistan’s Lesson: Plan for What Happens After Russia Leaves Ukraine” on March 20 on the History News Network. “As Russia continues its assault on Ukraine, foreign policy experts in the US and Europe are preparing for the real possibility of a […]

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March 22, 2022 at 1:40 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Spectrum interviews Jellison about ‘voter suppression laws impact women more than men’

Dr. Katherine Jellison

WOUB talks to Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor of History at Ohio University, in a Spectrum interview headlined “New Voter Suppression Laws impact women more than men.” Dr. Jellison says “Voter ID” requirements may seem, at first blush, innocuous. However, they discriminate against women who have changed their names because of […]

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March 18, 2022 at 4:22 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Washington Post quotes Ryan Fogt on Antarctica sea ice

Dr. Ryan Fogt

The Washington Post quoted Dr. Ryan Fogt in an article headlined “Sea ice over Antarctica just shrank to its smallest on record.” “It’s the first time on satellite record that we’ve had sea ice extent fall below 2 million square kilometers. It’s a record and by quite a bit,” said […]

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March 18, 2022 at 4:09 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Capital Journal quotes 2 economists on whether YouTube, Facebook operate as monopolies

Dr. Bethany Lemont

The Ohio Capital Journal quotes two Ohio University economists in a story headlined “Survey: Ohio economists disagree on whether YouTube, Facebook operate as monopolies.” Dr. Bethany Lemont and Dr. Cortney Rodet are assistant professors of Economics in the College of Arts & Sciences. “There are outlets all over the internet […]

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March 1, 2022 at 6:17 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Miner to Spectrum News: ‘He’s obviously threatening the use of nuclear weapons’

Dr. Steven Miner

Spectrum News 1 interviewed Dr. Steven Miner for a Feb. 24 report headlined Ohio University history professor speaks on Putin’s motives: ‘He’s obviously threatening the use of nuclear weapons.’ Miner is professor of History in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Contemporary History Institute. Minor […]

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February 28, 2022 at 3:48 pmFaculty in the News In the News