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“Walmart has been attacked over the years as being uncaring and tactless,” says Dr. Richard Vedder, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, in a Mother Jones article on Walmart raising its minimum wage. “This is a chance to win some points with the American public. By waging their raises […]

“A research project conducted by professors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Ohio University recently returned to earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon Capsule after spending a month in earth orbit on the International Space Station,” reports the Edwardsville (IL) Intelligencer. Darron Luesse, an associate professor in the department of biological […]

Ohio University alum Eric Schwerer ’01 Ph.D. contributed an article on “Courageous reflections on virtue” to Johnstown, PA, Tribune-Democrat. Schwerer, who earned a Ph.D. in English from Ohio University, teaches creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown. In January’s Wisdom for the Ages feature, young people who were interested in […]

Ohio University alum Chris Vickers ’06 introduces himself to the Toledo audience of WTOl-TV. Vickers earned a B.S. in Geography-Meteorology. Hello everyone! I joined WTOL in early 2008 and can be seen on WTOL 11 Your Morning and co-anchoring WTOL 11 Your Day. I cover the weather to help plan […]

National Geographic quotes Ohio University’s Ashley Morhardt, a doctoral student in Biological Sciences, in a story on “How Did Long-Necked Dinosaurs Drink Without Getting Dizzy?” Morhardt has been studying Dr. Larry Witmer’s anatomy lab for five years and will be graduating this summer. Many of us have gotten dizzy when […]

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, speaks at Ohio State University Feb. 25 . Jellison is the author of It’s Our Day: America’s Love Affair with the White Wedding 1945–2005 (Kansas Press 2008). Her lecture, sponsored by the Friends of the Historic Costume & Textiles […]

Ohio University alum Erin McKelle was quoted in a story on “7 Ways to Find a College That Will Make Your Feminist Heart Happy” at the Her Campus Guide to College Life. Recent graduate and feminist activist Erin McKelle knew Ohio University was the school for her because of the student […]