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Spanish Major, Homage Clothing Founder, Gives Commencement Speech

Ohio University alum Ryan Vesler ’05 gave the Bexley High School graduation address, reported the Bexley News. Vesler is the founder of vintage-style apparel company Homage. He earned a B.A. in Spanish from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. Vesler, a 2001 graduate of the Columbus Academy, […]

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June 13, 2014 at 2:42 pmAlumni Alumni 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

Class of 2018: North Baltimore Senior to Study Biology-Pre-Med

The Sentinel-Tribune reports that among the North Baltimore seniors earning college scholarships is Tyler Reed ’18, who will study Biology-Pre-Med in the College of Arts & Science at Ohio University. Reed’s scholarships included: Ohio University Scholarships $18,000, Jorgen Larsen Scholastic Scholarship $1,500,  Robert A. Reed Memorial Scholarship $500, Huntington Spitler […]

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June 13, 2014 at 11:55 amIn the News Students in the News

Kasich Announces Reappointment of A&S Biology Alum to Ohio University Board

Ohio Governor John R. Kasich on May 30 announced the reappointment of Ohio University alum Cary R. Cooper ’64 of Maumee (Lucas Co.) to the Ohio University Board of Trustees for a term beginning May 30, 2014, and ending May 13, 2023. Cooper earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences from […]

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June 13, 2014 at 11:47 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News