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By Celia Burke ’14 Double Major in Anthropology and War and Peace Studies My plane landed on the runway of the Dublin International Airport on June 26, exactly 50 years (give or take a few hours) after John F. Kennedy arrived in Dublin for his first, and only, presidential trip […]

What would happen if a Pakistani consumer thought she was buying chamomile to help her sleep or hyssop to help with a cough, but instead the herbs were misidentified? “In Pakistan, herbal products are a primary source of medicines, yet quality control for raw plant material sold to individuals or […]

Imagine spring break in the Emerald Isle. An information session for a spring break 2014 study abroad opportunity in Northern Ireland is Monday, Sept. 23, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Bentley 136. Northern Ireland is known for its rich cultural heritage, vibrant artistic traditions, and complex sociopolitical history. It is the land of enchantment—from […]

By Stephen J. Scanlan, Fulbright  Scholar National University of Ireland Galway Greetings from Galway, Ireland. It has been far too long since I have traveled abroad. I have too often lived vicariously through the stories students and colleagues have shared with me.  I am thus drawn back to the simplicity […]

Two mountain ranges on two continents. Facing many of the same 2st century issues. This September, four professors from Ohio University will travel to the Carpathians/Appalachians International Conference 2013 at  the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University (PNU) in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. The journey to the Carpathians will take place from Sept. […]

Learn more about study abroad programs sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and Ohio University at information sessions this fall, starting with the Department of Modern Languages information meeting on Sept. 10. The deadline for most spring education abroad programs is Oct.1, but Russian and French programs have earlier […]

By Austin Stahl Climate change typically isn’t mentioned in the same sentence as security, but experts and policy makers are beginning to make the connection more frequently. Three Geography faculty members—Associate Professor Dr. Edna Wangui and Assistant Professors Dr. Thomas Smucker and Dr. Gaurav Sinha—are contributing to this growing body of […]