In the News

WOUB interviewed Ohio University alumnus Dr. Frank Papay, chair of the Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Institute at the Cleveland Clinic Health System, who was featured recently on the cover of National Geographic about a woman’s face transplant. Papay earned a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the College of Arts & […]

Dr. Kimberly Rios, Associate Professor of Psychology, was quoted in a Post article headlined “Seeking Scares: Why Do People Like Watching Horror Films?” Kimberly Rios, associate professor of psychology and director of experiential training at Ohio University, discussed the science and psychology of watching horror films at a screening of […]

Dr. Peggy Zoccola, Associate Professor of Psychology, was quoted in a Science Magazine article and headlined “Family acceptance of LGBT identity linked to reduced stress.” ATHENS, Ohio (Oct. 23, 2018) – Ohio University Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Peggy Zoccola has determined that those who identify as LGBT and have […]

A New York Times opinion piece headlined “Black and White in Vietnam” written by Ohio University alum Gerald Goodwin ’14Ph.D. has spawned a Prisoners of War radio documentary. Goodwin, who earned a Ph.D. in History and a Certificate in Contemporary History from the College of Arts & Sciences at OHIO, teaches courses […]

A Brookings Institution report quoted Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, in an article headlined “Betsy DeVos and her cone of silence on for-profit colleges.” Not all that long ago, Republicans believed that career programs that used billions of federal dollars to train college students in specific […]

Ohio University alumni Jen Bauer and Adriane Lam were quoted in a story headlined “Time Scavengers and Science Literacy: 6 Tips for Creating Online Resources ” that appeared on The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy. Both earned the M.S. in Geology from the College of Arts & Sciences, Bauer in 2014 […]

A study jointly authored by Dr. Robert Klein was quoted in an Iowa Farmer Today story headlined “Rural schools show strong graduation rates.” Klein is Associate Professor of Mathematics and Interim Dean of Ohio University Eastern. More than 25 percent of the public schools in America are rural, with one in […]