Faculty in the News

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, wrote an article headlined “Astronomy: Helping us understand universe one of Stephen Hawking’s gifts” in the April 1 Columbus Dispatch. In mid-March, famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking died. He had some stunning professional achievements in his career, and also had a lifelong […]

Psychedelic Chile: Youth, Counterculture, and Politics on the Road to Socialism and Dictatorship, a new book by Dr. Patrick Barr-Melej, was listed as one of the “Historical Studies of 2017 to Highlight” by the large daily newspaper La Tercera (Santiago, Chile). Barr-Melej is Professor of History at Ohio University. The […]

The Washington Post quoted Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “How are Donald and Melania doing? Why America cares about the presidential marriage.” Asking “How is the Trump marriage” isn’t just a matter of idle gossip, said Katherine Jellison, an Ohio […]

Dr. Dominik Mischkowski was featured across social media as part of the eCampus Spotlight Sunday series. Mischkowski, a visiting assistant professor of psychology in the Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences, teaches PSY 2120 Research Methods in Psychology for eCampus. Spotlight Sunday asked him a few questions so students […]

Dr. Tadeusz Malinski, the Marvin & Ann Dilley White Chair and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University, was quoted in a sidebar to a Daily News story on the relationship between handshakes and heart health. This comes after research released last January suggested vitamin D is an […]

The Columbus Dispatch quoted Dr. Viorel Popescu, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio University, in a March 12 story headlined “Ohio proposal for a limited bobcat season pits trappers vs. conservationists.” “We want to know how many bobcats are there. We’re trying to put it all together like a […]

Dr. Alonzo L. Hamby, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Ohio University, authored an article in the Weekly Standard headlined “Herbert Hoover: The Engineer-President | He ascended to the presidency on the strength of his intelligence but lost the country’s trust in the Great Depression.” The Herbert Hoover of historical […]