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Singh Invited to South Asian American Digital Archive Academic Council

Dr. Amrit Singh

Dr. Amritjit Singh, the Langston Hughes Professor of English at Ohio University, has been invited to join the inaugural South Asian American Digital Archive Academic Council, a community of scholars committed to furthering the academic study of South Asians in the United States through supporting the work of the South […]

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November 25, 2014 at 11:09 amNews

Can You Solve the Navajo Sheep Problem?

Can You Solve the Navajo Sheep Problem?

Take a peek into the Navajo Nation Math Circle with a New York Times “Numberplay” problem, prompts Dr. Robert Klein. The number problem was provided by Kansas State University math professor Dave Auckly, who along with Klein is a co-director on the Navajo project. Born in Albuquerque, NM, Klein returned home […]

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November 25, 2014 at 9:41 amNews

Shorey Gets Award for Research on Alcohol, Marijuana Use and Dating Violence

Dr. Ryan Shorey

Dr. Ryan Shorey, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, received the Deborah L. Rhatigan Early Career Award for Excellence in Violence Research from the Child Maltreatment and Interpersonal Violence Special Interest Group of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies held its […]

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November 24, 2014 at 5:33 pmNews

Fischer is an Activist, Not a Bystander

Erin McKelle

By Chris Caldwell To become a better feminist: Read. Talk to people. Take a class. Start a project or blog. Do an internship. Learn about other issues. That’s what Erin McKelle Fischer ’14 suggests on her blog. And it’s what she practices in her life. “I am always looking for […]

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November 21, 2014 at 4:31 pmNews

‘Learn by Doing’ Undergraduate Research Opportunities

‘Learn by Doing’ Undergraduate Research Opportunities

 By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Why Be an Undergraduate Summer Intern? “To learn by experience!” – Samantha Thrush “I created my first successful nanostructure!” – Chris Wolfe “It allowed me to do something that may help advance our scientific knowledge.” – Ryan Goetz What Are Some Recent Intern Experiences? […]

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November 20, 2014 at 9:00 pmIn Class News Research

Hicks: Telescopes Seek Clues of Early Solar System

Hicks: Telescopes Seek Clues of Early Solar System

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Ohio University Professor of Physics, wrote a column on “Telescopes seek out clues of early solar system” in the Nov. 16 Columbus Dispatch. Imagine that you could view our solar system as it was forming about 4.5 billion years ago. What would you see? The conventional picture […]

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November 18, 2014 at 1:06 pmNews

CLJC Student Leads New Law Learning Community

Olayemi Olurin

Olayemi Olurin has led several Learning Communities during her time at Ohio University, but this year she is mentoring freshmen interested in her own specialization: law. The Learning Community, called Law, Justice & Culture, boasts nearly 20 students in attendance and bolsters these students’ knowledge of law-related resources at Ohio […]

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November 16, 2014 at 11:46 amNews