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OHIO Mock Trial Team Competes at Columbus Regional

OHIO Mock Trial Team after Columbus Regional. in 2016

The Ohio University Mock Trial Team sent two teams to the Franklin County Courthouse to compete in the Columbus Regional of the American Mock Trial Association competition on Feb. 11-12.  The OHIO team was divided into two separate competing teams, the Green Team and the White Team, with a total […]

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February 15, 2017 at 1:26 pmNews

Vedder in Forbes | B.Y.O.B. ‘This is Not about Campus Drinking’

Dr. Richard Vedder

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, penned a column headlined “B.Y.O.B.” in Forbes. The heading on this blog is a bit deceptive: this is not about campus drinking. It is about B (Berkeley), Y (Yale), O […]

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February 13, 2017 at 4:32 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Vedder in Forbes | Universities Are A Neutral Marketplace Of Ideas

Dr. Richard Vedder

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, penned a column headlined “Universities Are A Neutral Marketplace Of Ideas” Feb. 2 in Forbes. The riots at the University of California at Berkeley protesting the speech that the Campus […]

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February 4, 2017 at 3:10 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Post: ‘Fire to iPhone’ Explores Relationship Between Humanity and Technology

Post: ‘Fire to iPhone’ Explores Relationship Between Humanity and Technology

The Posts’ Sean Wolfe interviewed College of Arts & Sciences faculty from the Fire to iPhone theme for a story headlined “‘Fire to iPhone’ theme explores relationship between humanity and technology.” In a world of iPhones, self-driving cars, drones and virtual reality, technology may appear to be a brand new […]

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January 18, 2017 at 7:59 amFaculty in the News In the News

Intern Analyzes BET Networks Social Data, Generates Followers

Intern Analyzes BET Networks Social Data, Generates Followers

Economics major Ayomide Awojinrin spent the summer of 2016 working in Los Angeles as an intern for BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. Connect with him on LinkedIn. Talk to him at “My Summer As an Intern & How To Find Yours” (Student Panel) on Wednesday, Feb. 1, from […]

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January 14, 2017 at 12:32 pmIn Class News

El-Barrad Puts Math and Economics Skills to Work

Abdalah El-Barrad

“At the Voinovich School, I gained real world skills that have helped prepare me for industry and academia while creating a positive impact on the world,” says Abdalah El-Barrad, a double-major in Economics and Applied Mathematics. He was an Undergraduate Research Scholar with the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public […]

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January 13, 2017 at 12:23 pmIn Class Research

ELIP Course Helps Make Athens ‘Home’ for International Bobcats

Lydia Bambeck works with fellow classmates and instructor Art Oestrike.

By Andrea Wurm Ohio University is home to more than 20,000 students who share two common bonds—a love for Athens, Ohio, and a passion to pursue the degree of their choice. It is also a place that represents 1,740 international students from all walks of life. But what does it […]

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December 3, 2016 at 10:05 amIn Class News