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New Fall History Course: Sex, Crime & Deviance

New Fall History Course: Sex, Crime & Deviance

The Center for Law, Justice and Culture and the Making and Breaking the Law Theme announce a new History course available to all sophomores, juniors and seniors in Fall 2016. The course is HIST 3715: Sex, Crime and Deviance. This course is open to students of all majors. It will […]

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April 4, 2016 at 2:28 pmNews

Brune Named American Physical Society Outstanding Referee for 2016

Dr. Carl Brune

Dr. Carl Brune, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, was honored as an 2016 Outstanding Referee by the American Physical Society (APS). “Congratulations to Carl,” says Dr. David Ingram, Professor and Chair of the department. “This is a great acknowledgement for your service to the profession by the editors of Physical Review and Physical Review […]

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April 4, 2016 at 1:34 pmNews Research

Sociology Students Skype with Award-Winning Author

Robert Gipe

by Rachel Terman   For the students in Sociology of Appalachia, author Robert Gipe’s virtual visit to the classroom in March provided a rare opportunity to dig even deeper into the course material by learning about the perspectives of the author straight from the source. Students in the course had […]

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April 4, 2016 at 1:24 pmNews

Internship Helps Sociology-Criminology Alumna in Current Job

Internship Helps Sociology-Criminology Alumna in Current Job

McKenna Wulker ’14 (Sociology-Criminology and Women & Gender Studies) says that being a Records Analyst at Taft/ involves managing records for the entire Cincinnati office. “I love that I’m able to work hands on with our attorneys and play an active role in our firm. “Every day is exciting and […]

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April 1, 2016 at 4:09 pmAlumni News

Sociology-Criminology Alumnus: “I enjoy being able to help others”

Sociology-Criminology Alumnus: “I enjoy being able to help others”

“I enjoy being able to help others and trying to give them comfort through difficult and stressful times in their lives.” After graduating in 2008 with a B.A. in Sociology-PreLaw from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University, Christopher Mars went on to attend Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. […]

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March 31, 2016 at 2:23 pmAlumni News

Sociology Alumnus Enjoys Work with Doctors and Scientists

Sociology Alumnus Enjoys Work with Doctors and Scientists

After Will Wemer graduated with a B.A. in Sociology and B.S.J. in Magazine Journalism in 2008 from Ohio University, he went on to earn his M.A. in Communication Management in 2010 at Emerson College, where his research focused on online communication and health advocacy. Grant Proposals and New Discoveries in […]

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March 31, 2016 at 1:34 pmAlumni News

Anthropology Alumna’s Work is “dynamic and rewarding”

Jackie (Smith) Kloepfer holding a small mouth bass in Sharps Fork, a tributary of Federal Creek, in Athens County. "I was helping with a water quality monitoring project, one of many that ODNR-DMRM performs every year in various watersheds across southeast Ohio.

“I am currently splitting my time between two professions: Research Associate at the Voinovich School and Environmental Specialist for Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Resources Management.” Jackie (Smith) Kloepfer graduated with her B.A. in Anthropology and minor in Geography in 2008 from the College of Arts & […]

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March 31, 2016 at 1:09 pmAlumni News