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The Wealth and Poverty theme is offering a Tier III seminar (T3 4400 Seminar in Wealth and Poverty) this spring semester. The course examines economic growth, wealth distribution, poverty and inequality issues in both domestic and international settings. The course is team taught by four instructors – Dr. Mariana Dantas […]

Dr. Mark Lucas, Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy, is one of five Ohio University professors recognized in Ohio Magazine’s annual “Excellence in Education” section. The magazine’s “Excellence in Education” section, published each December, features faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the state of Ohio who were nominated for […]

Dr. Robert Miklitsch, Professor of English at Ohio University, has been nominated for an Edgar award for the book “Kiss the Blood Off My Hands: On Classic Film Noir,” which he edited. Miklitsch’s book is one of five nominees in the category “Best Critical/Biographical.” The Mystery Writers of America announced […]

Dr. Willem Roosenburg, Professor of Biological Sciences, is part of an Ohio University team awarded a three-year, $600,000 federally funded research contract form the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to monitor traffic safety and the effectiveness of wildlife preservation efforts along the new U.S. Route 33 Nelsonville Bypass. The 8.5-mile, […]

Barbara Strom Thompson of Bethesda, MD, died peacefully on Jan. 5, 2015, at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, at the age of 60 following a courageous, year-long battle with ovarian cancer. Her husband of 35 years, Peter Thompson, and daughter Anna Thompson of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were at her side at the […]

Dr. Steven Evans, Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, was invited to serve on a review panel for the Flanders Research Foundation (FWO) to review grants in May and September each year. The meetings are held at the organization’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The FWO is part of the European […]

Dr. Ryan Shorey, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, received the Deborah L. Rhatigan Early Career Award for Excellence in Violence Research from the Child Maltreatment and Interpersonal Violence Special Interest Group of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies held its […]