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Yeong Kim studies Japan’s bid to host the 2030 Olympics, spends summer at Chubu

Yeong Kim studies Japan’s bid to host the 2030 Olympics, spends summer at Chubu

From Ohio University News As Japan awaits a decision on whether its city of Sapporo will get to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, Yeong-Hyun Kim spent the summer in Japan researching both the lure and the urban impact of being an Olympic venue. “After the pandemic-marred Tokyo 2020, you would assume […]

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July 28, 2022 at 2:21 pmNews Research

Kaley Norris gets career, life experience during Keybanc summer internship

Kaley Norris gets career, life experience during Keybanc summer internship

From Ohio University News Kaley Norris ’23 spent most of her winter break in Handshake, applying for summer internships that interested her. She’s spending the summer at Keybanc Capital Markets Inc. as a Trading Systems & Analytics summer analyst in downtown Cleveland. Handshake provides Ohio University students with access to […]

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June 30, 2022 at 9:19 amNews

25 Arts & Sciences Faculty Promoted, 15 Granted Tenure

25 Arts & Sciences Faculty Promoted, 15 Granted Tenure

From Ohio University News The Ohio University Board of Trustees voted in June to award promotion to 25 College of Arts & Sciences faculty members, with seven named full professor, 15 promoted to associate professor with tenure, and three named associate professor of instruction. “Tenure-track assistant professors generally apply for […]

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June 29, 2022 at 4:56 pmNews

Emilia Alonso-Sameño takes international look at Spanish-speaking communities in the Americas

A poster advertises the seminar on the campus of Aligarh Muslim University.

From Ohio University News As immigration politics abound in the United States, Dr. Emilia Alonso-Sameño organized a global seminar to talk about Spanish-speaking communities in the Americas from a global perspective. Language, culture and identity are entwined for Alonso-Sameño, professor of Spanish in the College of Arts & Sciences’ Modern […]

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June 29, 2022 at 3:04 pmNews Research

Sebastian Johnson studies Kant, Western philosophers on his way to law school

Sebastian Johnson

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent Ohio University graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. From Ohio University News Ohio University alumnus Sebastian Johnson has his sights on a career in constitutional law. He graduated this spring with a B.A. in Philosophy from the […]

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June 22, 2022 at 9:18 amNews

22 Arts & Sciences professors awarded faculty fellowship during 2022-23

22 Arts & Sciences professors awarded faculty fellowship during 2022-23

From Ohio University News The Ohio University Board of Trustees approved 22 College of Arts & Sciences faculty members for faculty fellowship leave during the 2022-23. “Faculty fellowship leaves provide invaluable opportunities for faculty to devote substantial time to scholarship,” said Florenz Plassmann, Dean of the College of Arts & […]

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June 21, 2022 at 9:58 amAnnouncements News

Henry Tribe writes about history’s heroes—like OHIO’s own Top Gun pilot and the coach who fought segregation

Left to right: Lt. Henry A. Potter, navigator; Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, pilot; Staff Sgt. Fred A. Braemer, bombardier; Lt. Richard E. Cole, co-pilot; and Staff Sgt. Paul J. Leonard, engineer-gunner. With Dick Cole as his co-pilot, Jimmy Doolittle commanded the bomber mission to Japan on April 18, 1942. Photo courtesy United States Air Force.

From Ohio University News In the archives of Alden Library lies a World War II-era story that sounds a lot like the plot from the summer blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. Following the devastating attack on the fleet at Pearl Harbor, Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle was given the task of designing […]

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June 15, 2022 at 12:18 pmAlumni News