Archive for September, 2017

History’s Miner Interviewed by WOUB on Russian Cyber Attacks

Dr. Steven Miner

WOUB’s Spectrum recently featured an interview with Dr. Steven Miner, Professor of History at Ohio University. Miner is the author of the award-winning Between Churchill and Stalin: The Soviet Union, Great Britain, and the Origins of the Grand Alliance (1988), as well as Stalin’s ‘Holy War’: Religion, Nationalism, and Alliance […]

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September 10, 2017 at 11:55 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Looking Back: Food Studies Summer Update | OHIO Foundation Board Event

Looking Back: Food Studies Summer Update | OHIO Foundation Board Event

Food Studies Presents to OHIO Foundation Board:  Over the summer, the OHIO Foundation Board visited Ohio University and was introduced to the Ohio University Food Studies Theme by a small group of students and faculty. On the evening of Friday, June 9, the OU Inn hosted the board as well as […]

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September 10, 2017 at 3:06 pmAnnouncements

New Book on LGBTQ Politics from Political Science’s Burgess

Dr. Susan Burgess

A new book from Dr. Susan Burgess, Professor of Political Science, brings together a series of essays on queer politics. LGBTQ Politics: A Critical Reader, co-edited with Marla Brettschneider (University of New Hampshire) and Christine Keating (University of Washington), is available from NYU Press. The advance of civil rights for […]

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September 10, 2017 at 10:12 amResearch

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Funds Electrochemical Sensor Project at Ohio University

Ronan Carroll, assistant professor of biological sciences. Photo credit: Emily Mueting/Ohio University.

  A collaborative research team from Ohio University has received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as part of the foundation’s “Reinvent the Toilet Challenge.” The reinvent the toilet challenge aims to create a toilet that removes germs and recovers valuable resources (such as water) from human […]

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September 9, 2017 at 7:40 pmResearch

Food Studies Announces Fall Calendar of Events

Food Studies Announces Fall Calendar of Events

  The fall 2017 calendar for the Food Studies theme is packed full of amazing opportunities for students, faculty, and community members to get involved with food! Every Wednesday: Grover Market Produce Sale | 1-4 p.m. | Atrium Cafe Every Friday: Produce Sale at the Garden | 4-6 p.m. | […]

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September 8, 2017 at 10:55 amAnnouncements News

‘Travel Ban’ Countries Film Series to Highlight Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen

‘Travel Ban’ Countries Film Series to Highlight Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen

The Ohio University community is invited to attend screenings of the 2017-18 “Travel Ban” Film Series. The events will include feature and documentary films from each of the six countries that the Trump Administration’s “travel ban” targets: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen. At each event, a faculty member will introduce […]

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September 7, 2017 at 10:28 pmNews

Center for Law, Justice & Culture Director’s Welcome 2017

Center for Law, Justice & Culture Director’s Welcome 2017

From Dr. Haley Duschinski Director of the Center for Law, Justice & Culture Sept. 5, 2017 The Center for Law, Justice & Culture welcomes OHIO students, faculty, alumni, and friends to an exciting new academic year at Ohio University! The fall semester is underway, and the CLJC community has much to celebrate. Over the […]

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September 6, 2017 at 12:44 pmNews