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Mother Jones: Texting-While-Driving Bans Don’t Work, Abouk Study Says

Mother Jones was one of several media outlets quoting a study co-authored by Dr. Rahi Abouk, Assistant Professor of Economics at Ohio University, on “Texting Bans and Fatal Accidents on Roadways: Do They Work? Or Do Drivers Just React to Announcements of Bans?” in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics: […]

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June 5, 2014 at 10:58 amFaculty in the News In the News

Jacobs: Not All that Different, Bush and Obama at West Point

Jacobs: Not All that Different, Bush and Obama at West Point

“While there is nothing wrong with criticizing a president’s approach to the world, a little historical context is never a bad thing,” writes Matt Jacobs, a doctoral candidate in History at Ohio University specializing in U.S. foreign relations and modern international history. “Ultimately, President Obama’s commencement address should not be […]

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June 4, 2014 at 9:43 amIn the News Students in the News

Why Don’t These Monkeys Grow Up?

Why Don’t These Monkeys Grow Up?

Why does the Capuchin monkey need an extended childhood before it’s ready to become an adult? Ohio University alum Morgan Chancey ’10 is going to Costa Rica to study the monkeys and look for the answer by studying the skills they need as adults. But first he’s kick-starting his fund […]

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May 30, 2014 at 9:24 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Brobst: ‘Great Game’ Maneuvers Continue on Chessboard of Afghanistan

Brobst: ‘Great Game’ Maneuvers Continue on Chessboard of Afghanistan

Proxies, puppets, pawns. From the “Great Game” of British imperialism in the 19th century through the Cold War in the 20th century—conflict in Central Asia could still be looked at today as a continuation of hundreds of years of “proxy warfare” between the world’s great powers. Dr. John Brobst, Associate […]

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May 29, 2014 at 11:59 amFaculty in the News In the News Research

To Tech Savvy and Beyond: AAUW Member Sends Her Research into Space

To Tech Savvy and Beyond: AAUW Member Sends Her Research into Space

A May 28 post on the American Association of University Women (AAUW) blog captured the energy of Tech Savvy, a new program for middle school girls and their parents. Ohio University was one of the pilot programs this spring, and Dr. Sarah Wyatt, Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology, gave the […]

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May 29, 2014 at 9:52 amFaculty in the News In the News

Times-Journal: Summer High School Japanese Program Offered through Ohio University

“Are you looking for a fun and interesting one-week multicultural program this summer for your high school student? Would you like for your student to have a taste of university life in an international setting? If so, please consider the following program,” reports the Jackson County Times-Journal. The Ohio Program […]

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May 21, 2014 at 9:08 pmIn the News

Class of 2018: Top 2 Students from Nelsonville-York Headed to Ohio University

Both the valedictorian and the salutatorian of Nelsonville-York High School will be coming to Ohio University, writes Athens Messenger reporter Sarah Hawley in a May 21 report. Valedictorian Jennah Addis will study Biological Sciences-Pre-Medicine in the College of Arts & Sciences, and salutatorian Eli Fox will study mechanical engineering. For the Nelsonville-York […]

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May 21, 2014 at 8:39 pmIn the News Students in the News