Post Tagged with: "faculty in the news"

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, authored a column in the Columbus Dispatch headlined “Astronomy: If there are alien civilizations, are they also straining their environment?” About a week ago, I heard an interview with astrophysicist Adam Frank, who recently published a book titled “Light […]

New research by Dr. Kimberly Rios, Associate Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, shows that sexual harassment is related to feeling threatened and wanting to maintain one’s social status. The numerous high-profile men who have recently been accused of sexual harassment may not have been simply exercising their power. Instead […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, authored an article at Forbes headlined “Victory For Academic Freedom In Wisconsin.” The American academy was strengthened a bit last Friday. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4 to 2 in favor of Professor John McAdams, and against Marquette University, reinstating […]

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, is quoted in a New York Times article headlined “Melania Trump’s Task in Europe? Show Another Side of the White House.” Katherine Jellison, a professor at Ohio University who studies first ladies, said that Mrs. Trump had her work […]

Ohio Governor John R. Kasich announced the appointment of Dr. Timothy G. Anderson to the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board for a three-year term beginning June 28. Anderson, Associate Professor of Geography, is a historical geographer with research interests in three main areas. “First, much of my current research […]

Personal Liberty reported on research by Dr. Tadeusz Malinski, the Marvin & Ann Dilley White Chair and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University, in a story headlined “The last vitamin you’d expect to save your heart.” A team of researchers at Ohio University set out to discover the […]

OHIO Today marked the 30th anniversary of the Baker Peace Conference with a story headline “Daring to dialogue.” The theme for the 2018 Baker Peace Conference on March 22 and 23 was “Populism, the Press, and the Election of 2016.” The keynote speakers and panelists examined the upsurge of populism […]