Archive for January, 2017

BBC Interviews Political Science Alum on ‘After Aleppo?’

Basileus Zeno addressed a War and Peace curricular theme crowd in 2015 at Ohio University on the sources of ISIS.

BBC Newshour Extra interviewed Ohio University alum Basil Zeno ’15M as part of a piece on “After Aleppo?” Zeno earned a M.A. in Political Science from the College of Arts & Sciences. He is now a Ph.D. student in Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. What should we […]

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January 2, 2017 at 12:45 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Political Science Alum Named to WV Agriculture Department Team

Ohio University alum Crescent Gallagher ’11, ’13PMA has been named to the West Virginia Department of Agriculture leadership team, reports the Gilmer (WV) Free Press. Connect with him on LinkedIn. Gallagher earned two degrees from the College of Arts & Sciences—a B.A. in Political Science and a Master of Public […]

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January 2, 2017 at 12:05 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Jane Lee Belden ’43, Biology Alum, Passes

Ohio University alum Jane Lee Belden died Dec. 26, reports the Oceana Herald Journal.  Belden earned a B.S. from the College of Arts & Sciences in 1943. Jane was an excellent study, excelling in her classwork as well as athletic pursuits. She achieved notoriety at Beavercreek High School for both. […]

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January 2, 2017 at 11:53 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Nam News Network: Malaysia Will Be Spotlighted at OHIO Conference

Dr. Jayum Anak Jawan

The Nam News Network reports that a conference at Ohio University, co-sponsored by the Political Science Department, will feature Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Dec. 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s profile and role on the world stage will be highlighted at an international conference that will gather leading scholars from this country, […]

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January 2, 2017 at 11:40 amFaculty in the News In the News

World Religion, Biology Major Awarded Medical Center Scholarship

The Stein-Firelands Regional Medical Center’s Medical Staff Scholarship program awarded “a $2,000 scholarship to a child or spouse of two Firelands Regional Medical Center, Medical Staff employees. This scholarship program was developed in 2009 and is given on behalf of and in honor of the many contributions the Medical Staff […]

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January 2, 2017 at 11:29 amIn the News Students in the News

Bobcat Owns her Place in STEM Field; Stands Out Among Peers

Bobcat Owns her Place in STEM Field; Stands Out Among Peers

Sara Sand (B.S. HTC Engineering Physics, Class of 2017) is an OHIO Honors Tutorial College student and engineering physics major whose curiosity and drive take her to labs and conferences all over the world. Whether she’s studying how to improve solar cell technology in southern Germany or in an OHIO […]

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January 2, 2017 at 11:00 amNews

Hicks in Dispatch | Government Funding of Astronomy Research Is Worth It

Dr. Kenneth Hicks

“Would America’s astronomy program be great without government funding? This question is apropos since we are starting a new year with a new administration,” writes Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, in the Columbus Dispatch. Not so long ago, much of the astronomy research was […]

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January 2, 2017 at 10:35 amFaculty in the News In the News