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Biology Alum Joins CDC to Fight Disease in World Hot Spots

Dr. Rupa Narra

Ohio University alum Dr. Rupa Narra ’01  is embarking on a “career traveling to trouble spots in the world helping fight illness and disease,” reports the Toledo Blade. Narra earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences–Pre-Medicine from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. Dr. Narra, 38, is about […]

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June 20, 2016 at 2:44 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Plant Biology Alum Headed Food Safety at PepsiCo, Gets International Award

Dale Morton

Ohio University alum R. Dale Morton ’81 receives the 2016 Grocery Manufacturers Association Food Safety Award at the International Association for Food Protection’s Annual Meeting in August. Previously Senior Director of Global Food Safety for PepsiCo Inc., Morton is now president of Morton Food Safety Associates LLC, providing expertise in […]

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June 13, 2016 at 3:06 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Jellison Quoted on History of Ugly Bridesmaids Dresses

Dr. Katherine Jellison

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, was quoted in a racked article on “A Cultural History of Ugly Bridesmaids Dresses.” According to the 1865 nuptial guidebook The Etiquette of Courtship and Matrimony, bridesmaid dresses should “be as the depth of colouring in the background of […]

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June 9, 2016 at 8:29 amFaculty in the News In the News

Alum Talks about his Second Novel, ‘The Salted Air’

Thom Conroy

Manawatu Standard reporter Carly Thomas interviewed Ohio University alum Thom Conroy ’02Ph.D. about his newly released second novel, The Salted Air. Conroy is a senior lecturer at Massey University in New Zealand. He earned a Ph.D. in Creative Writing from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. Being a […]

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June 5, 2016 at 11:39 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Psychology Alum Authors ‘Caterpillar Stampede’ with Elementary Students

The Peg-Legged Caterpillar

Ohio University alum Calvin Shaw ’11, who writes under the pseudonym The Caterpillar Stampede, was recently featured in the Toledo Blade for creating a children’s book with local elementary students. “The Peg-Legged Caterpillar is a picture book written with students whose schools have been adversely affected by budget cuts in their […]

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June 4, 2016 at 11:43 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Irish Times Quotes Jellison on Trump’s Strategy on Women

Dr. Katherine Jellison

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, was quoted in an Irish Times article by Simon Carswell on “Donald Trump moves to hurt Clinton’s support among women.” By attacking Clinton on playing the gender card, Trump might be following a strategy George W. Bush used against […]

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May 13, 2016 at 7:46 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Road & Track: Atom-Sized Race Cars Face Off in a Microscopic Racing Series

The Nonobobcat, designed by Dr. Eric Masson.

Road & Track’s Sam Eifling reports on Ohio University’s participation in “Atom-Sized Race Cars Face Off in a Microscopic Racing Series, For Science.” “The world’s smallest racing series takes place on an electrified track made of polished gold, but you’ll need a microscope to see the action,” says the report. […]

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May 13, 2016 at 7:12 pmFaculty in the News In the News