In the News

The Associated Press quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story on “First Lady Michelle Obama Is the Clinton Campaign’s MVP.” “It’s unusual for a sitting first lady, or a sitting president for that matter, to campaign so enthusiastically for a presidential candidate. They […]

“Do you have the makings of a starship in your pocket? Today’s cellphones are a testament to how quickly technology has allowed the miniaturization of computer chips and cameras,” writes Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, in the Columbus Dispatch. A new initiative called Breakthrough […]

The Athens News covered a debate between Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, and Political Science alum David Wilhelm ’77. The story was headlined “It’s Clinton (Wilhelm) vs. Trump (Vedder); Designated stand-ins for presidential candidates square […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, was quoted in an Associated Press article on “Ohio 32: A road of unintended consequences.” Just outside Jackson stands another Rhodes legacy, Ohio Highway 32. It’s a four-lane road he championed […]

The Sandusky Register’s Tom Jackson writes about Ohio University alum Peter Ferry’s new book: “If you like fiction, learn the name ‘Peter Ferry.’” Ferry, a retired high school English teacher, earned his bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. The best novel I’ve come across […]

Motherboard writer Joel Warner turned to Dr. Thomas Vander Ven, Professor of Sociology, for a first-person story about “the mass-market version of an underground stoner game” in Colorado. Warner explored the game of Zonk, and its potential impact on the cannabis market in Colorado, asking Vander Ven about his research […]

Top This October, the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program hosts its second annual series of homecoming events, including several roundtable discussions led by WGSS alumni. Program director Dr. Julie White notes that over 80 people attended last year’s roundtable sessions, and the program is hoping for an even higher […]