Archive for December, 2017

Food Matters, the student organization affiliated with the Food Studies theme, hosted a panel highlighting women in the local food system at a Dec. 5 event titled Women Grow Ohio. The panel included: Becky Clark of Pork and Pickles, Christine Hughes of the Village Bakery, Marjie Shew of Shew’s Grass […]

Dr. Nicole Kaufman, Assistant Professor of Sociology, presented a paper on “Governing through Collaboration: Governing through Partnerships: Ohio’s Church-State Relationships in Drug and Alcohol Policy,” at the annual meeting of The American Society of Criminology in Philadelphia in November. The theme for this year’s conference was Crime, Legitimacy and Reform: […]

When it comes to mapping the night sky for visitors to Ohio University’s new observatory at The Ridges, astronomer Dr. Doug Clowe and his colleagues have ample opportunities to point to planets and star constellations, as well as other celestial bodies. Since the opening of the Ohio University Observatory last May, […]

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. by Logan Stark ’18 Bryttani Barker ’12 ’16M, currently working with the Salvation Army of Central Ohio as the Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator, visited Dr. Nicole Kaufman’s SOC […]

Ohio University alum Tetyana Bychkovska ’17M and Dr. Joseph Lee, Associate Lecturer of Linguistics and Assistant Director of the English Language Improvement Program, co-authored an article on “At the same time: Lexical Bundles in L1 and L2 University Student Argumentative Writing” in the Journal of English for Academic Purposes. Bychkovska […]

By Tetyana Dovbnya Academic Advisor / International Student Advising Specialist Liberal Arts Distribution hours. Why are they required, and how can you fulfill them? In a general sense, the Liberal Arts prepare you to reason broadly about many different areas of thought and become a lifelong learner. By studying the […]

Sociology master’s candidate Babz Jewell ’14 attended a workshop in November by Data & Society, a research institute focused on the social and cultural issues arising from data-centric technological development. Jewell served as a participant in a full-day workshop in October at the organization’s New York City office. Her role […]