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“What is the origin of the elements? This question has been identified by the National Academy of Sciences as one of the key questions about our universe,” writes Dr. Kenneth Hicks in his Columbus Dispatch column. “You might think that the answer is obvious. In high school science classes, we […]

Manawatu Standard reporter Carly Thomas interviewed Ohio University alum Thom Conroy ’02Ph.D. about his newly released second novel, The Salted Air. Conroy is a senior lecturer at Massey University in New Zealand. He earned a Ph.D. in Creative Writing from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. Being a […]

Ohio University alum Tera Poole ’11 gave the valedictorian address May 20 to her fellow graduates of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. “Prior to the ceremony, a school administrator had told Poole – a 2008 Walnut Hills High School graduate from Amberley Village – that she was the historic dental school’s […]

Ohio University alum Calvin Shaw ’11, who writes under the pseudonym The Caterpillar Stampede, was recently featured in the Toledo Blade for creating a children’s book with local elementary students. “The Peg-Legged Caterpillar is a picture book written with students whose schools have been adversely affected by budget cuts in their […]

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, was quoted in an Irish Times article by Simon Carswell on “Donald Trump moves to hurt Clinton’s support among women.” By attacking Clinton on playing the gender card, Trump might be following a strategy George W. Bush used against […]

Road & Track’s Sam Eifling reports on Ohio University’s participation in “Atom-Sized Race Cars Face Off in a Microscopic Racing Series, For Science.” “The world’s smallest racing series takes place on an electrified track made of polished gold, but you’ll need a microscope to see the action,” says the report. […]

Ohio University alum and West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Menis Ketchum ’64 had a simple message for graduates at Marshall University’s Commencement, reports the Herald Dispatch in a story on “Graduates encouraged to follow their passion.” “Find your passion and be happy with yourself,” he said. “The person that you […]