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New York Post Editorial Quotes Vedder

Dr. Richard Vedder

A Jan. 3 New York Post editorial on “Overpaying for College” quotes Dr. Richard Vedder, Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity and Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University. If millennials today think transitioning out of their parents’ basements and into adulthood is difficult, wait until they […]

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January 6, 2015 at 11:16 amFaculty in the News In the News

Mattson’s Book on Carter Tops Guardian List of Books about 1970s

Dr. Kevin Mattson

The Guardian’s Ian Plenderleith ranked Dr. Kevin Mattson’s book on Jimmy Carter numero uno on his list of the top 10 books about the 1970s. Mattson is the Connor Study Professor of Contemporary History at Ohio University. Here are 10 magnificent books in a similar vein – not about the […]

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January 5, 2015 at 12:28 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Fortune Quotes Scanlan on ‘Next World War over Food’

Fortune Quotes Scanlan on ‘Next World War over Food’

Dr. Stephen Scanlan, Associate Professor of Sociology, was quoted by Fortune in an article on “Why the next world war will be fought over food.” The world has a massive food crisis on its hands. The crisis is so big that organizations like the World Bank and the United Nations say there won’t […]

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December 23, 2014 at 9:43 amFaculty in the News In the News

Guardian Quotes Morgan on Immigration Law in Utah

Dr. Charlie Morgan

Dr. Charlie Morgan, Assistant Professor of Sociology, was quoted in a Guardian article on “Immigration Provisions Rolled Back in Utah.” Some of the key provisions of the immigration law that the state of Utah put in place in 2011 giving police powers to arrest people on suspicion of being in […]

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December 23, 2014 at 9:28 amFaculty in the News In the News

Oklahoman Quotes Houser on New Model 2011 Tornado

Dr. Jana Houser, Assistant Professor of Geography, was featured in an Oklahoman article on a tornado model based on storm that struck Oklahoma City in 2011. An EF5 tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City area on May 24, 2011, cost the metro area several lives and left many residents […]

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December 23, 2014 at 9:18 amFaculty in the News In the News

St. Louis Media Reports on Plants & Gravity in Space Research

“When NASA’s SpaceX Dragon rocket launches into space on Jan. 6, plants that are part of a research project between Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Ohio University will be on board. The experiment will test how plants respond to gravity,” reports the St. Louis Business Journal on Dec . 19. […]

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December 22, 2014 at 1:45 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Abu-Rish Interviewed on Emergence of ISIS and Regional Ramifications

Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish

Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History at Ohio University, was interviewed on the emergence of ISIS and regional ramifications in October by Epohi, a weekly newspaper produced in Greece. Abu-Rish is co-editor of Jadaliyya, where he published an English translation of the interview. Epohi primarily focuses on Greek politics […]

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December 22, 2014 at 1:32 pmFaculty in the News In the News