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Ohio University alum Jane Lee Belden died Dec. 26, reports the Oceana Herald Journal.  Belden earned a B.S. from the College of Arts & Sciences in 1943. Jane was an excellent study, excelling in her classwork as well as athletic pursuits. She achieved notoriety at Beavercreek High School for both. […]

The Nam News Network reports that a conference at Ohio University, co-sponsored by the Political Science Department, will feature Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Dec. 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s profile and role on the world stage will be highlighted at an international conference that will gather leading scholars from this country, […]

The Stein-Firelands Regional Medical Center’s Medical Staff Scholarship program awarded “a $2,000 scholarship to a child or spouse of two Firelands Regional Medical Center, Medical Staff employees. This scholarship program was developed in 2009 and is given on behalf of and in honor of the many contributions the Medical Staff […]

“Would America’s astronomy program be great without government funding? This question is apropos since we are starting a new year with a new administration,” writes Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, in the Columbus Dispatch. Not so long ago, much of the astronomy research was […]

Patricia Gunn, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Ohio University, was quoted in a Washington Post story headlined “‘This is sacred land’: Nuns fight their own order to save historical plantation from being sold.” POWHATAN, Va. — Each day, the sisters of a black order of nuns pass the […]

From Compass Three College of Arts & Sciences faculty—five Ohio University faculty members in total—are among the more than 65 educators from across the state recognized in Ohio Magazine’s annual “Excellence in Education” issue. The three are Dr. Klaus Himmeldirk, Senior Lecturer of Chemistry & Biochemistry; Dr. Lauren McMills, Assistant […]

KJZZ interviews Dr. Anna Rachel Terman, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Ohio University, in a story headlined “Women Move Up The Ranks Of Arizona’s Agriculture Industry.” Women are moving up the ranks in Arizona’s farming operations. These days more women nationwide are identifying as a primary operator. That change is […]