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Refinery29: Houston Says Culturally Inappropriate Fashion Is Theft

Dr. Akil Houston, Assistant Professor of Cultural and Media Studies in the Department of African American Studies at Ohio University, was quoted in a Refinery29 post on “The Fashion Mistakes You Need to Avoid.” From Pharrell wearing a headdress on the cover of ELLE, to Sky Ferreira’s Girlz In The Hood music […]

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June 17, 2014 at 7:37 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Jellison in The Hill: First Lady ‘Can Branch Out a Little More’

Jellison in The Hill: First Lady ‘Can Branch Out a Little More’

Amie Parnes of The Hill quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, in an article on “First Lady Flexes Muscles.” First lady Michelle Obama is more aggressively wading into policy fights while expanding her portfolio…. The senior administration official also said the first lady would […]

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June 13, 2014 at 2:14 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Time to Rethink Manned Space Travel?

obonaut2 also is in training at the Johnson Space Center's astronaut training facility. Robonaut2 is a highly dexterous humanoid robot.

  Is it time to rethink manned space travel? Dr. writes Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Ohio University Professor of Physics,  in his May 25 Columbus Dispatch column. “Transporting astronauts to the International Space Station has always been a problem,” Hicks writes. “Now, in response to recent economic sanctions from the United […]

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June 13, 2014 at 1:39 pmFaculty in the News In the News News

Newsmax Quotes Jellison on Michelle Obama’s Second-Term Role

Newsmax Quotes Jellison on Michelle Obama’s Second-Term Role

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, was quoted by Newsmax in a May 24 story on “Michelle Obama Tackling Politics in Husband’s Second Term.” Now that her husband is in his second term of office, first lady Michelle Obama is spreading her wings into policy […]

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June 13, 2014 at 12:47 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Psychology Today Quotes Alicke on Goody Two-Shoes

Psychology Today Quotes Alicke on Goody Two-Shoes

Psychology Today quoted Dr. Mark Alicke, Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, in a “Field Guide to the Goody Two-Shoes: Why tattletales are so annoying.” Alicke specializes in the psychology of the self—including self-enhancement, social comparison, and the self in social judgment—and blame and responsibility. We are harsher judges of […]

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June 13, 2014 at 12:20 pmFaculty in the News In the News

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

Jellison in The Hill: Obama ‘May Have an Eye for History’

Jellison in The Hill: Obama ‘May Have an Eye for History’

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, was quoted by Amie Parnes of The Hill in a story with the lead, “President Obama’s second-term focus on legacy building is coming into direct conflict with the Democratic Party’s pursuit of victory in the midterm elections.” While there’s […]

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June 13, 2014 at 10:42 amFaculty in the News In the News