Faculty in the News

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, authored an article at Forbes headlined “Why Are Universities In The Housing Business?” Universities exist primarily to expand and disseminate knowledge, ideas, and artistic works. In most international universities, if a prospective student asked, “What does a university dormitory room cost?” the […]

The Comox Valley Record reports that Dr. Gar Rothwell, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Environmental & Plant Biology at Ohio University, is a speaker at the Vancouver Island Paleontological Society in an article headlined “Fossil plants to be discussed at Courtenay Museum, Cretaceous paleobotany: Food for dinosaurs, food for thought.” The Vancouver […]

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, authored a column in the Columbus Dispatch headlined “Astronomy: Major experiment fails to answer one of science’s remaining mysteries.” …In late May, scientists conducting an experiment called XENON1T, which can detect collisions between dark matter and regular matter, announced […]

A number of media outlets reporting on Jordanian protests and their aftermath interviewed and quoted Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History at Ohio University. Abu-Rish’s primary research interests focus on state building and economic development in Jordan and Lebanon. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has featured over a week […]

Jim Phillips reviews a new book, Late-K Lunacy, by Geography Professor Emeritus Ted Bernard in an Athens News story headlined “Novel by emeritus prof asks hard questions.” Ted Bernard’s novel “Late-K Lunacy” opens in a small college town in the foothills of Appalachian Ohio, on the banks of the fictional Shawnee […]

Slate Magazine’s sports section recently featured an interview with Dr. Kevin Uhalde, Associate Professor of History at Ohio University, in an article headlined “Ye Olde Goblet of Stanley: How historically accurate is the Vegas Golden Knights’ medieval hockey pregame show?” The interview explored the medieval-themed home-game opening act of the […]

A Chicago Tribune columnist quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, in a commentary headlined “Actually, Melania, your disappearance is a legitimate news story.” In the endless soap opera that is TrumpWorld, the springtime absence of the first lady apparently is getting its very own mini-episode…. […]