Archive for July, 2018

The New Philadelphia (Ohio) Times Reporter reports that Lana Moore received an award in a story headlined “Local 2018 FAO scholarship recipient announced.” Lane Moore, a 2018 graduate of Dover High School, was the Tuscarawas County recipient of this year’s 2018 Foundation for Appalachian Ohio scholarship recently announced. …Moore plans […]

Ohio University alum Ronald Weaver ’81 authored a book on Canal Winchester as part of Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series.  Connect with Weaver on LinkedIn. The Columbus Messenger writes about the book in a story headlined “New book illustrates Canal Winchester’s history.” “There’s a lot of interesting history in Canal Winchester,” said […]

Ohio University peer leaders will take STEM workshops throughout Athens County in cooperation with the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery, thanks to a gift from AEP Ohio. The $6,500 gift supports Ohio University’s Peer-Led Community Engagement with Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Program. The funding will help provide stipends […]

New research by Dr. Kimberly Rios, Associate Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, shows that sexual harassment is related to feeling threatened and wanting to maintain one’s social status. The numerous high-profile men who have recently been accused of sexual harassment may not have been simply exercising their power. Instead […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, authored an article at Forbes headlined “Victory For Academic Freedom In Wisconsin.” The American academy was strengthened a bit last Friday. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4 to 2 in favor of Professor John McAdams, and against Marquette University, reinstating […]

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, is quoted in a New York Times article headlined “Melania Trump’s Task in Europe? Show Another Side of the White House.” Katherine Jellison, a professor at Ohio University who studies first ladies, said that Mrs. Trump had her work […]

Ohio Governor John R. Kasich announced the appointment of Dr. Timothy G. Anderson to the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board for a three-year term beginning June 28. Anderson, Associate Professor of Geography, is a historical geographer with research interests in three main areas. “First, much of my current research […]