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The Associated Press quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor & Chair of History at Ohio University, in a Chicago Tribune article headlined “Melania Trump puts on happier face during Africa tour, calls Kavanaugh ‘highly qualified.’” It took Melania Trump’s first big solo international trip for her to show a different side of […]

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, authored a column in the Columbus Dispatch headlined “Space Force would encourage weaponizing, not exploring, space.” In 1967, several countries, including the United States, signed the Outer Space Treaty, which provided the basic cooperation principles for the human race […]

Dr. Sarah Poggione, Associate Professor & Chair of Political Science at Ohio University, was quoted in a Post article headlined “Election 2018: Is the ‘Blue Wave’ coming to Ohio?” “While I think there is a lot of evidence, even here in Ohio, that there will be a Blue Wave, or at least […]

On the first day of September, in a field of ancient Celtic barrows on the wind-swept north coast of Arthurian Cornwall, Dr. Damian Nance, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences, was named a Bard of the Gorsedh Kernow, which loosely translates as the “throne” or “high seat” of the Celtic […]

Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History at Ohio University, was part of a Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars panel discussion marking the launch of the History and Public Policy Program’s latest addition to its digital archive: The Emir Farid Chehab Collection. According to a Wilson Center announcement, The Emir […]

Dr. Sarah Poggione, Associate Professor & Chair of Political Science at Ohio University, participated in a “Women in Politics” panel, part of the Ohio University Associated Press Sports Editors “90 Minutes Series,” on Sept. 12. Her Campus reporter Hannah Moskowitz quoted Poggione in coverage of the event: “Women have a different perspective on […]

Dr. Kevin Mattson, the Connor Study Professor of Contemporary History at Ohio University, appeared on Charlotte Talks on NPR affiliate WFAE. Mattson’s appearance was part of the show’s coverage of a new play, “Confidence (and The Speech),” being performed in Charlotte, N.C.. Mattson was joining the play’s writer and director. Mattson is […]