Archive for February, 2020

The first settlers to Ohio arrived more than 13,000 years ago. They likely traveled a land bridge from Asia down through Western North American, then made their way east to the Ohio Valley. More modern history finds another group of settlers coming from the newly formed republic in Eastern North […]

Dr. Emilia Alonso-Sameño, Professor of Spanish, is on faculty fellowship leave this spring, working on a research project on internationalizing the curriculum and the development of global awareness at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. She is also Affiliated Faculty in the Latin American Studies Program and Director of […]

Ohio celebrates Statehood Day on Feb. 26, 2020, with one contentious issue still lingering since the founding of the state—property tax funding of public education. Two speakers at the Settling Ohio conference, held at Ohio University Feb. 21-22, 2020, talked about how taxpayer funding of public education, while deemed to […]

McCracken Hall 120 was bustling with students and community members alike for the Discovery Kitchen event on Jan 30. Folks gathered around to learn how to make a delicious, locally sourced meal. In a continuation of successful workshops developed by Community Food Initiatives and the Farm to OHIO Working Group […]

Engage with Attorneys and Judges | Litigate a Mock Trial | Watch a Supreme Court Argument High school students from Southeastern Ohio can apply now for the free Summer Law & Trial Institute offered virtually by Ohio University from July 19-27, 2020. Preference is given to rising high school juniors and […]

The Jamaica Observer writes about Dr. Gary Holcomb’s discovery and publishing of  Claude McKay’s Romance in Marseille. A pivotal figure of the Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s, Jamaican-born Claude McKay was as provocative as Marcus Garvey, Langston Hughes, and other major players in arguably black intelligentsia’s most exciting period. Seventy-two […]

Quidel Corp. is searching for a Molecular Quality Control Technician to join its Athens, OH, team. The Molecular Quality Control Technician  performs mid- to high-level technical tasks to support the qualification of Quidel’s various Molecular Diagnostic product lines. Laboratory tasks such as nucleic acid extraction, real time PCR, and Helicase […]