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Political Science Alum Named Fairfield County Bar President

Alyssa Parrott

Ohio University alum Alyssa L. Parrott ’07 has been named Fairfield County Bar Association president, reports the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. She earned a B.A. in Political Science from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. LANCASTER – Alyssa L. Parrott, associate at Dagger, Johnston, Miller, Ogilvie & Hampson, LLP, […]

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June 23, 2016 at 8:15 pmAlumni in the News In the News

At NSA Screening, Klein Ties Navajo Role in WWII to Need for Accessible Math

George Csicsery, Bob Klein and Tatiana Shubin with Navajo Math Circle students at NSA. Photo by NSA.

Dr. Robert Klein, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Ohio University, made stops at the National Security Agency and the National Museum of Mathematics in June to screen Navajo Math Circles, a film by George Csicsery that features Klein’s work. The NSA published an article about the screening titled “Happy Accidents, […]

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June 22, 2016 at 8:51 pmFaculty in the News In the News News

Creative Writing Alum Publishes Novel ‘Bite Somebody’

Sara Dobie Bauer

Bite Somebody, a novel by Ohio University alum Sara Dobie Bauer, was published with World Weaver Press this month. The novel has been met with praise, with several reviewers noting the novel’s witty and humorous characters. “Bite Somebody is the Pretty in Pink of vampire stories: fun, self-consciously retro, and […]

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June 22, 2016 at 8:19 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Sociology Alum Named Provost at Dominican University

Jeffrey Breese

Dominican University has named Ohio University alum Jeffrey Breese ’89M its new Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs in a June 16 news release. Dominican University has named Jeffrey Breese, PhD, as provost and vice president for academic affairs, effective July 1, 2015. A native of Ohio, Breese comes to […]

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June 22, 2016 at 7:28 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Biology Alum Joins CDC to Fight Disease in World Hot Spots

Dr. Rupa Narra

Ohio University alum Dr. Rupa Narra ’01  is embarking on a “career traveling to trouble spots in the world helping fight illness and disease,” reports the Toledo Blade. Narra earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences–Pre-Medicine from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. Dr. Narra, 38, is about […]

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June 20, 2016 at 2:44 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Plant Biology Alum Headed Food Safety at PepsiCo, Gets International Award

Dale Morton

Ohio University alum R. Dale Morton ’81 receives the 2016 Grocery Manufacturers Association Food Safety Award at the International Association for Food Protection’s Annual Meeting in August. Previously Senior Director of Global Food Safety for PepsiCo Inc., Morton is now president of Morton Food Safety Associates LLC, providing expertise in […]

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June 13, 2016 at 3:06 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Jellison Quoted on History of Ugly Bridesmaids Dresses

Dr. Katherine Jellison

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, was quoted in a racked article on “A Cultural History of Ugly Bridesmaids Dresses.” According to the 1865 nuptial guidebook The Etiquette of Courtship and Matrimony, bridesmaid dresses should “be as the depth of colouring in the background of […]

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June 9, 2016 at 8:29 amFaculty in the News In the News