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Illinois Newspaper: Plant Growth Research Returns to Earth

“A research project conducted by professors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Ohio University recently returned to earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon Capsule after spending a month in earth orbit on the International Space Station,” reports the Edwardsville (IL) Intelligencer. Darron Luesse, an associate professor in the department of biological […]

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February 25, 2015 at 8:50 amFaculty in the News In the News

English Alum: ‘It Takes Courage to Share Poetry’

Eric Schwerer

Ohio University alum Eric Schwerer ’01 Ph.D. contributed an article on “Courageous reflections on virtue” to Johnstown, PA, Tribune-Democrat. Schwerer, who earned a Ph.D. in English from Ohio University, teaches creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown. In January’s Wisdom for the Ages feature, young people who were interested in […]

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February 24, 2015 at 4:21 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Meteorology Alum Co-Anchors WTOL 11 Your Day

Ohio University alum Chris Vickers ’06 introduces himself to the Toledo audience of WTOl-TV. Vickers earned a B.S. in Geography-Meteorology. Hello everyone! I joined WTOL in early 2008 and can be seen on WTOL 11 Your Morning and co-anchoring WTOL 11 Your Day. I cover the weather to help plan […]

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February 24, 2015 at 3:49 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

National Geographic Quotes Biology Grad Student on Dinosaur Dizzy Problem

National Geographic Quotes Biology Grad Student on Dinosaur Dizzy Problem

National Geographic quotes Ohio University’s Ashley Morhardt, a doctoral student in Biological Sciences, in a story on “How Did Long-Necked Dinosaurs Drink Without Getting Dizzy?” Morhardt has been studying Dr. Larry Witmer’s anatomy lab for five years and will be graduating this summer. Many of us have gotten dizzy when […]

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February 24, 2015 at 3:18 pmIn the News Students in the News

Jellison Gives White Wedding Lecture at Ohio State

Dr. Katherin Jellison

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, speaks at Ohio State University Feb. 25 . Jellison is the author of It’s Our Day: America’s Love Affair with the White Wedding 1945–2005 (Kansas Press 2008). Her lecture, sponsored by the Friends of the Historic Costume & Textiles […]

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February 23, 2015 at 7:51 pmFaculty in the News In the News Research

Psychology Alum Gives Keynote at Educators Connect Conference

Ohio University alum Dr. Todd Zakrajsek ’87, ’92Ph.D. was the keynote speaker at the fifth annual Educators Connect conference at the University of Southern Mississippi, reports WBRC TV. Zakrajsek earned an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. Dr. Todd […]

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February 19, 2015 at 11:56 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Washington Examiner: Protesting Due Process

KC Johnson

The Washington Examiner’s Ashe Schow writes about a Feb. 16 George Washington Forum event at Ohio University in a story on Protesting due process. When author and history professor K.C. Johnson went to Ohio University to discuss due process rights for students accused of campus sexual assault, he knew what […]

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February 18, 2015 at 11:56 amIn the News