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A young researcher who worked on software development and data analysis for a major physics experiment conducted at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has received an award for the thesis he wrote about his efforts. Ohio University alum Rakitha Beminiwattha ’13PhD was awarded the 2014 Jefferson Science Associates Thesis […]

Dr. Robert Klein, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Ohio University, leads a summer workshop at the University of Tulsa. A local chapter of the Math Teachers’ Circle (MTC), a national network sponsored by the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM), has been launched in Tulsa, OK. This organization is dedicated to […]

Ohio University alum Lou Pendleton ’85M was part of a presentation on Bryan (OH) Municipal Utilities and water issues in May, reports the ColumbusCEO website. Pendleton has three master’s degrees from Ohio University, including an M.A. in Linguistics from the College of Arts & Sciences. Lou graduated from Fairview High […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, co-authored an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal with Stephen Moore of the Heritage Foundation on June 4. Their op-ed was on “The Blue-State Path to Inequality: States that emphasize redistribution above growth have a wider gap between […]

Ohio University alum Jill Packard ’07M is the new Executive Director of the Maine Forest and Logging Museum, reports the Bangor Daily News. Packard earned an M.S. in Environmental Studies from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. Her adviser was Dr. Nancy Manring, Associate Professor of Political […]

A Chicago Tribune editorial on June 8 references remarks made by Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University. The editorial is on “How to enhance Obama’s plan for the feds to rate U.S. colleges: The president has the right motives and a half-right solution.” You can […]

Mother Jones was one of several media outlets quoting a study co-authored by Dr. Rahi Abouk, Assistant Professor of Economics at Ohio University, on “Texting Bans and Fatal Accidents on Roadways: Do They Work? Or Do Drivers Just React to Announcements of Bans?” in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics: […]