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WOUB: Kapela Reads Nightmares and More with Rouzie

WOUB: Kapela Reads Nightmares and More with Rouzie

Poetry enthusiast Dr. Albert Rouzie, Associate Professor of English and Director of Composition at Ohio University, interviews Ohio University alum and rising poet Steven Kapela ’12 on WOUB‘s Conversations from Studio B. Kapela majored in Creative Writing and graduated from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. He […]

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June 13, 2014 at 11:35 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News News

History Faculty Members Win College of Arts & Sciences Awards

History Faculty Members Win College of Arts & Sciences Awards

Three History Department faculty members received College of Arts & Sciences awards for 2013-14. Dr. Mariana Dantas, Associate Professor of History, won the Dean’s Outstanding Faculty Undergraduate Advising Award. Dr. Kevin Mattson, Professor of History, won the Outstanding Faculty Research and Scholarship in the Social Sciences Award. Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor […]

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June 10, 2014 at 10:53 amNews

Physics Alum Gets Jefferson Science Associates Thesis Prize

Physics Alum Gets Jefferson Science Associates Thesis Prize

A young researcher who worked on software development and data analysis for a major physics experiment conducted at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has received an award for the thesis he wrote about his efforts. Ohio University alum Rakitha Beminiwattha ’13PhD was awarded the 2014 Jefferson Science Associates Thesis […]

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June 9, 2014 at 12:49 pmNews

Barr-Melej Elected VP of Southwestern Social Science Association

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Dr. Patrick Barr-Melej, Associate Professor of History, has been elected Vice President of the oldest interdisciplinary social science association in the United States, the Southwestern Social Science Association. He will take his turn as President of the SSSA Council in 2016-17. Founded in 1919, SSSA is the oldest interdisciplinary social […]

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June 5, 2014 at 3:39 pmNews

Middle School Girls and Parents Get Tech Savvy

Middle School Girls and Parents Get Tech Savvy

By Erica Molfetto From Compass The Baker University Center was buzzing with excitement on Saturday, May 17, for Ohio University’s first-ever Tech Savvy conference. Fifty four middle-school girls from 13 counties in Ohio and West Virginia gathered on campus to learn more about the rewarding careers that math, science and […]

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June 5, 2014 at 3:02 pmNews

Alum’s Beer Donuts Among ’10 Tastiest’ in USA

Alum’s Beer Donuts Among ’10 Tastiest’ in USA

“Who doesn’t love doughnuts? Lunatics, that’s who. Debate over doughnut quality is a serious and sometimes incendiary business. So, we’re adding to the fray with this list of reliable winners and new hotness,” writes USA Today’s Leif Pettersen. USA Today named Brewnuts, owned by Ohio University alum Shelley Fasulko ’03, […]

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June 5, 2014 at 2:46 pmNews

Center for Intervention Research in Schools Hosting Camp for Area Youth

Center for Intervention Research in Schools Hosting Camp for Area Youth

By Angela Woodward From Compass Student success is at the heart of Ohio University’s mission, but one center on the Athens Campus is committed to ensuring that students are on a path to academic success long before they ever step foot on a college campus. Within the Department of Psychology […]

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June 5, 2014 at 2:27 pmNews