Archive for February, 2020

Ohio University alum Erica Fissel ’13 is an assistant professor in the Criminal Justice Department at the University of Central Florida. She is also involved with the Violence Against Women Faculty Research Cluster. Fissel earned her B.A. in Sociology-Criminology with a minor in Psychology from the College of Arts & […]

by Alex Paoletti ’20 After graduation, Nina Cesare ’11 attended graduate school at the University of Washington where she earned her Master’s Degree and Doctorate Degree in Sociology. While at UW, her research included assisting with the collection, management and analysis of Twitter data. She continued this research at the Institute for […]

The Ohio University Mock Trial Team will compete in the annual American Mock Trial Association Regional Tournament Competition at the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 22-23. The Ohio University Mock Trial is divided into two teams, each composed of 10 students. Students are required […]

Dr. Victoria Lee authored an article on the history of kōji, the mold used in brewing sake and soy sauce, and its close relation Aspergillus flavus. The latter can produce “aflatoxin,” a powerful carcinogen. “Wild Toxicity, Cultivated Safety: Aflatoxin and Kōji Classification as Knowledge Infrastructure” was published in the journal History and […]

CLJC Pre-Law Advisor and Specialist, Larry Hayman, Esq. was awarded for his work in the Pre-Law Learning Community on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at the OHIO FYRST Office’s Learning Community Awards Banquet. Hayman received the “Outstanding Learning Community Instructor” Award, along with three other instructors, after being nominated by his […]

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, authored a column in the Columbus Dispatch headlined “Will dimming Betelgeuse explode as supernova?” Some stars have variable brightness, and Betelgeuse is known to be a variable star, but the recent dimming here is more (and faster) than in […]

Ohio Today interviews RaeAnn Ensworth, an Ohio University senior majoring in political science and journalism, in a podcast on her activism headlined “Driven.” In this episode, Ohio Today Radio follows Ensworth through the first months of the fall semester to see where her activism takes her and what she learns […]