Archive for February, 2018

Enterline ’68 Recalls Campus Unrest, Epic Flooding

David Enterline '68

By Julie Ciotola, photos from the Athena Yearbook and provided by pictured alumni From Compass Compass interviewed David Enterline, M.S., Plant Biology as part of a story on a special anniversary for the Ohio University class of 1968, as these Golden Bobcats celebrate years of success and achievement since waving […]

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February 9, 2018 at 11:50 amNews

Gawande Chair & Lecture Series Enters Fifth Year of Exploring Indian Culture

Brian Collins, the Drs. Ram and Sushila Gawande Chair in Indian Religion and Philosophy. Photo courtesy of Brian Collins

By Katie Coulter, BSJ ’19 from Ohio Today Within just five years, the generosity of two longtime Athens and Ohio University community members has helped established OHIO as a leader in the teaching, research and discussion of Indian history, religion and philosophy. Drs. Ram and Sushila Gawande moved to Athens […]

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February 9, 2018 at 11:32 amNews

Klein Appointed Interim Dean of Eastern Campus

Dr. Robert Klein

From Compass Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Sayrs and Executive Dean of Regional Higher Education Bill Willan have appointed Dr. Robert Klein as interim dean of Ohio University’s Eastern Campus effective July 1, 2018. Klein, Associate Professor of Mathematics, currently serves as interim associate dean of Ohio University’s […]

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February 9, 2018 at 11:09 amNews

Yoong Publishes Two Poems in ‘The Underground’

Regina Yui Jien Yoong

  Regina Yoong, a doctoral student in English literature, has recently published two poems with The Underground, a New York-based literary journal. Yoong’s poems, “Hydrangea” and “Brother Riley Takes a Bow,” appear in the 15th issue of The Underground. The bi-annual journal describes itself as “a literary bazaar” that “is […]

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February 8, 2018 at 2:53 pmIn the News Students in the News

Peters Authors Article on Partners’ Attachment Insecurity as Predictor of Physiological Threat

Dr. Brett Peters

Dr. Brett Peters was the lead author on a study of “Partners’ attachment insecurity predicts greater physiological threat in anticipation of attachment-relevant interactions” published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. Peters is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Ohio University. Abstract: This study examined whether anticipating interacting with a […]

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February 8, 2018 at 10:56 amResearch

Happy Beginnings | Biology Grad Works at Field Museum, Helps Discover New Dinosaur Species

Life reconstruction of the new titanosaurian dinosaur Mansourasaurus shahinae on a coastline in what is now the Western Desert of Egypt approximately 80 million years ago. Credit: Andrew McAfee, Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Ohio University alum Eric Gorscak ’09, ’17Ph.D., who is now a post-doc research scientist at the Field Museum in Chicago, helped in the discovery of a […]

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February 8, 2018 at 9:48 amAlumni News

McCrary Publishes Essay, ‘Becoming Bodies,’ in The Rumpus

Micah McCrary

Micah McCrary, a doctoral candidate in creative writing, has recently published an essay in The Rumpus, an online journal that features original poetry, essays, reviews, comics, and interviews. McCrary’s essay, “Becoming Bodies,” chronicles the writer’s long romance with a woman he met in high school. Together, they explore the challenges […]

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February 8, 2018 at 8:29 amResearch