Archive for March, 2022

From Ohio University News The College of Arts & Sciences mourns the loss of Bernardo David Bastidas Mayorga, a third-year doctoral student in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department who passed away on Saturday, March 26, following a brief illness. “Bernardo was a great colleague and close friend with many other […]

From Ohio University News The Center for Law, Justice & Culture’s law-related graduate course offerings for fall 2021 include both online and in-person courses for students in the M.A. in Law, Justice & Culture. The fall offerings include core courses as well as electives on Slavery in the Americas, the […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, authored a column on “This Is What a Good University President Looks Like” for the American Institute for Economic Research. While American higher education often is rightly condemned for being inefficient, non-innovative, and resistant to change, there are exceptions, […]

NBC channel KXAN interviewed Jana Houser, Ph.D., for a segment headlined “Why do scientists believe ‘tornado alley’ is shifting?” Researchers are still trying to figure out how climate change plays a role in small-scale disasters. At Ohio University in Athens Ohio, Jana Houser believes tornadoes correlate with the hydrologic cycle, […]

From Ohio University News The Ohio University Student Enhancement Awards program provided 24 students this spring with a total of $134,433 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work. The Student Enhancement Awards are funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity and […]

From Ohio University News Topics like prison systems, sexual trauma, diversity, and sociological patterns in serial murders ignited Erin Muri’s passion for learning when she was an undergraduate sociology student at Ohio University. Now she’s a captain in the U.S. Army at Fort Carson in Colorado, where she’s found a […]

From Ohio University News Ohio University alumnus Maduranga “Ranga” Kalugampitiya came to Athens from Sri Lanka to pursue a graduate degree in linguistics. He found a community that welcomed his family and intellectual stimulation that propelled his career. Kalugampitiya earned his M.A. in Applied Linguistics in 2012 from the College […]