Archive for October, 2018

Contamination of the Maumee River due to agricultural activities is a significant problem for the water resources at Lake Erie and cities like Toledo, Ohio. Specifically, harmful algae blooms are a subject of growing concern and study. Aided by fertilizer runoff, harmful algae blooms can grow rapidly and cover vast […]

The Spring 2019 courses that fulfill requirements for the Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate include two courses—Elementary Arabic II and Sufism: Mysticism and Asceticism in Islam. Please note that in addition to these courses, Honors Tutorial College tutorials, directed studies, and senior theses credits earned through the study […]

This fall Ohio University hosts the Global Solidarities Lecture Series—four lectures that highlight various social justice struggles, with emphasis on how activists working in and scholars writing about a particular context learn from and teach those from another context. All events are free and open to the public. The Global […]

Dr. Madeline ffitch’s debut novel, Stay and Fight, was accepted by national publisher Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. The novel also serves as ffitch’s English doctoral dissertation, which she successfully defended on Oct. 5. It will appear in print in Spring 2019. “Set in a region known for its independent spirit, […]

A New York Times opinion piece headlined “Black and White in Vietnam” written by Ohio University alum Gerald Goodwin ’14Ph.D. has spawned a Prisoners of War radio documentary. Goodwin, who earned a Ph.D. in History and a Certificate in Contemporary History from the College of Arts & Sciences at OHIO, teaches courses […]

By Richard Morris Twenty-five different organizations were in attendance, offering opportunities for non-profit work both local and abroad. at the Ohio University non-profit and service fair, Work That Matters, on Oct. 10. Work That Matters was designed for students across a wide range of life and career considerations: be it […]

By Richard Morris ’20 History-Pre-Law Major, English Minor Ohio University alum Colin Rice ’12 spent several years abroad, both in the Army and as a student, before eventually landing a job at Bellisio Foods, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of frozen foods. Rice has spent the last four years […]