Faculty in the News

“Would America’s astronomy program be great without government funding? This question is apropos since we are starting a new year with a new administration,” writes Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, in the Columbus Dispatch. Not so long ago, much of the astronomy research was […]

Patricia Gunn, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Ohio University, was quoted in a Washington Post story headlined “‘This is sacred land’: Nuns fight their own order to save historical plantation from being sold.” POWHATAN, Va. — Each day, the sisters of a black order of nuns pass the […]

From Compass Three College of Arts & Sciences faculty—five Ohio University faculty members in total—are among the more than 65 educators from across the state recognized in Ohio Magazine’s annual “Excellence in Education” issue. The three are Dr. Klaus Himmeldirk, Senior Lecturer of Chemistry & Biochemistry; Dr. Lauren McMills, Assistant […]

KJZZ interviews Dr. Anna Rachel Terman, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Ohio University, in a story headlined “Women Move Up The Ranks Of Arizona’s Agriculture Industry.” Women are moving up the ranks in Arizona’s farming operations. These days more women nationwide are identifying as a primary operator. That change is […]

Inside Sources quoted Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, in an article on “Economy Gains 178K Additional Jobs.” The U.S. economy continued its upwards climb by adding an additional 178,000 new jobs during the month of […]

The Athens Messenger reported that Ohio University Associate Professors Dr. Eric Stinaff and Dr. Mark Lucas of Physics & Astronomy provided demonstrations on lasers and infrared cameras, along with other activities for the whole family at an event hosted by the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery. The Athens Messenger story […]

“One of the many things we can be thankful for this weekend is the perfect environment that Earth has provided for life, and the hope that humanity will have the vision to keep it safe,” writes Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, in the Columbus […]