In the News

When geologists wanted to test drilling equipment for an Apollo mission in the 1960s, they used a crater in Tennessee. Fifty years later, those samples are providing Dr. Keith Milam a look back into a ancient time when meteorites pummeled the Earth. “Back when Wisconsin and western Russia once shared […]

Ohio University alum Julian Sommers ’98 has been promoted to lieutenant in the Portsmouth Police Department. Sommers earned a B.A. in Psychology from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. “Lieutenant Julian Sommers, known as Cory, joined the Portsmouth Police Department in 2001. He was previously promoted to […]

Ohio University alum Jeff Baran was sworn in as a commissioner for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Oct. 14. Baran majored in Political Science and graduated from the Ohio University Honors Tutorial College. He also earned an M.A. in Political Science from the College of Arts & Sciences at […]

Athens Messenger reporter Susan Tebben interviewed Dr. Kim Little, Associate Director of Ohio University’s Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies program. She is a Tennessee native who came to Athens County in 1997. She is proud to say, “I Am Athens County.” What brought you to the area? I came to […]

ENSCO has named Ohio University alum Jeffrey Stevens to lead its rail division. Stevens was named Division Manager of ENSCO’s Applied Technology and Engineering Division, effective Oct. 1. He will also serve as Director of ENSCO Rail and ENSCO Rail Australia Pty Ltd, wholly owned subsidiaries of ENSCO, according to […]

Denver Post reporter Zachary Fine quoted a study by Dr. G. Daniel Lassiter, Professor of Psychology, for an Oct. 18 opinion piece on “Police cameras and privacy concerns.” In recent weeks, body-mounted cameras have taken police departments by storm. More than a dozen cities, from Forth Worth to Chicago, have […]

Townhall.com’s Larry Elder interviewed Dr. Lowell Gallaway, Ohio University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics, in a story on “If Minimum Wage Is So Great, Why Cite Bogus Study?” The head of a Los Angeles-based nonprofit “sustainable economy” association calls for a higher minimum wage. No surprise there. But he cites a […]