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Creative Writing Student Co-Founds Literary Journal ‘Profane’

JJacob Little, Doctoral Student of Creative Writing and Co-Founder of PROFANE

By Kristin M. Distel Graduate student Jacob Little co-founded Profane Journal, “an annual print and audio journal featuring an eclectic mix of poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction” in January 2014. “Part of the fun of the journal is never being certain what’s going to show up in the submission queue. […]

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July 18, 2016 at 11:58 amNews

Congratulations to CLJC Certificate Students, Class of 2016

Congratulations to CLJC Certificate Students, Class of 2016

By Haley Duschinski Director of the Center for Law, Justice & Culture We are very proud to recognize and celebrate the achievements of OHIO students graduating with the Center for Law, Justice & Culture’s Certificate in Law, Justice & Culture: Gabrielle Bacha graduated with a major in Political Science. She […]

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July 18, 2016 at 11:47 amAlumni News

Alumni from the CLJC Community: Where Are They Now? 2016 Edition

Jack Spicer is a third-year student at University of Vermont Law School and Staff Editor of the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law.

By Haley Duschinski Director of the Center for Law, Justice & Culture The Center for Law, Justice & Culture is proud of OHIO alumni in diverse law and justice fields who participated in the CLJC community during their time at Ohio University. Some of these alumni are in law school, some are […]

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July 18, 2016 at 11:32 amAlumni News

Young Legal Minds Thrive at OHIO’s Summer Law and Trial Institute

Young Legal Minds Thrive at OHIO’s Summer Law and Trial Institute

Eighteen high school juniors and seniors are attending Ohio University’s Summer Law and Trial Institute, an immersive residential program that seeks to increase understanding of law and its possibilities among high school students. This program, which runs July 10-22, is a new initiative developed by Larry Hayman (B.A. Political Science […]

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July 16, 2016 at 9:32 amAlumni News

Thompson Participates in Tsunami Relief Forum in Japan

Dr. Chris Thompson with a photo taken of participants in the 2015 September edition of the OHIO-IPU Tsunami Relief Project.

Dr. Christopher S. Thompson, Associate Professor and Chair of Linguistics, has been invited by Iwate Prefectural University in Morioka, Japan, to participate in a Tsunami Relief Forum on July 16-17. The purpose of the forum is to celebrate five years of successful tsunami relief collaboration activity between Ohio University and […]

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July 14, 2016 at 12:36 pmNews

Astronomer Seo Contributes to Largest-Ever Galaxies Survey to Study Dark Energy

Astronomer Seo Contributes to Largest-Ever Galaxies Survey to Study Dark Energy

The Astrophysical Research Consortium announced this week the sharpest results yet on the properties of dark energy. Hundreds of scientists from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III) collaborated to make the largest-ever, three-dimensional map of distant galaxies. The scientists then used this map to make one of the most precise […]

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July 14, 2016 at 9:03 amNews Research

New Course Offered on African-American Entrepreneurship

New Course Offered on African-American Entrepreneurship

By Kristin M. Distel In Fall 2016, the African American Studies Department is offering a new course designed to teach Ohio University students the logistics of opening their own businesses. AAS 4900: Special Topics in Black Entrepreneurship gives students extensive experience with every step of creating a business enterprise. The […]

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July 12, 2016 at 3:51 pmIn Class News