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Abu-Rish Wins Outstanding New Tutor Award from Honors Tutorial College

Abu-Rish Wins Outstanding New Tutor Award from Honors Tutorial College

The Ohio University Honors Tutorial College recently selected Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History, as the recipient for the 2016-17 Outstanding New Tutor Award. This honor “recognizes outstanding tutors who are in their first three years of teaching tutorials.” Tutorials form a signifianct portion of the HTC curriculum. As HTC […]

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May 2, 2017 at 10:31 amNews

A&S Senior Thanks Supportive Bobcat Community

Wesley Lowery delivered the keynote address at undergraduate commencement. Photo by Ben Siegel

From Compass “I never truly grasped what people meant when they said, ‘Your undergraduate years are more than a degree,’” College of Arts & Sciences student Nicole Morino told her Class of 2017 classmates at Undergraduate Commencement on April 29. “I thought, ‘yeah, you make friends, have a memory here […]

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May 2, 2017 at 8:36 amNews

Graduate Student in Science: ‘Standing Up to Fear’

Ali Khaledi-Nasab

Ohio University graduate student Ali Khaledi-Nasab shared his views on being an international student in a column on “Standing up to fear” in the journal Science. In 2014, after years of planning, I finally got my visa to start my Ph.D. studies in the United States. I chose to come […]

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April 28, 2017 at 10:17 amNews

History Undergraduates Headed to Grad Schools, Successful Job Placements

History Undergraduates Headed to Grad Schools, Successful Job Placements

The History Department at Ohio University recently marked the end of the 2016-17 academic year by recognizing the graduating class of history majors. On Friday, April 21, 2017, the History Department convened its annual reception for graduating undergraduate seniors. Professor and Department Chair, Dr. Katherine Jellison, recognized and congratulated the graduating […]

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April 28, 2017 at 9:42 amNews

‘Hunting Nazi Treasure’ Documentary Taps History Grad Student for Research Expertise

Seth Givens

Seth Givens, a Ph.D. student in the History Department, recently began assisting in the production of Hunting Nazi Treasure, an eight-part investigative documentary television series co-produced by History Channel-Canada and More4 (Channel 4) in the United Kingdom. In part, the show continues the work of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives […]

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April 28, 2017 at 9:40 amNews Research

Scholars, Start Your Engines (Live Now)

Pit crew members, from left,  Karthi Perumal, Kondalarao Kotturi, Mersad Raesi and Ramin Rabbani

Unlike NASCAR. there’s no celebrity announcing, “Drivers, start your engines.” The “engines” are scanning tunneling microscopes. The cars are just a few atoms. And the track is solid gold. The OHIO Bobcat Nanowagon is representing the United States in the world’s first nanocar race this weekend in Toulouse, France. The […]

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April 28, 2017 at 8:28 amNews

Wealth and Poverty | Students Reflect on School Supplies Drive

Wealth and Poverty | Students Reflect on School Supplies Drive

The Wealth and Poverty Theme ran its spring School Supplies Drive from March 20 to April 22, 2017.  Students of CAS 2300x Themes in Action: Wealth and Poverty and T3 4400 Seminar in Wealth and Poverty, along with several Wealth and Poverty faculty members, placed donation boxes across campus.  This […]

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April 27, 2017 at 5:50 pmNews