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Foster Care Student: ‘Felt I Could Make a Home Here’

Michael Outrich goes to Washington to help foster care students.

By Cecilia Ellis ’17 There were no parents carrying Michael Outrich’s bags to his freshman dorm. He came to Ohio University alone, emancipated from the foster care system. He says he chose Ohio University because of the welcoming atmosphere. “I felt I could make a home here.” Now the senior Geography major […]

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August 22, 2015 at 1:39 pmNews

Philosophy Offers Course on Civil Disobedience and the Law

Philosophy Offers Course on Civil Disobedience and the Law

A special version of PHIL 4420: Philosophy of Law will be offered in Fall 2015, focusing on the topic of Civil Disobedience and the Law. The course focuses on key questions at the heart of the philosophy of law: Does anyone ever have a right to engage in civil disobedience? […]

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August 18, 2015 at 5:36 pmNews

CLJC Offers 1 Credit for Law and Justice Events through CAS 1300x: Themes in Action

CLJC Offers 1 Credit for Law and Justice Events through CAS 1300x: Themes in Action

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture invites all students to enroll in a new special 1-credit course, CAS 1300x: Themes in Action: Making and Breaking the Law in Fall 2015! This special course introduces students to law in relation to society, culture, politics, and power. It is listed as […]

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August 18, 2015 at 5:28 pmNews

CLJC Offers Team-Taught Law and Justice Course CAS 2500: Breaking the Law

CLJC Offers Team-Taught Law and Justice Course CAS 2500: Breaking the Law

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture invites freshmen and sophomore students to enroll in a special team-taught interdisciplinary course in Fall 2015. Seats are still available! CAS 2500: Breaking the Law focuses on law and justice in relation to citizenship, global affairs, human rights, public health, and science and technology. It […]

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August 18, 2015 at 5:03 pmNews

Political Science Major Says: Do Not Fear Cancer

Katharine Welch gives a thumbs up during her chemotherapy treatments. Photo courtesy of: Katharine Welch

By George E. Mauzy Jr. From Compass Ohio University junior Katharine “Rina” Welch had her life changed forever during her freshman year in April 2014 when she went to the emergency room at O’Bleness Hospital with severe abdominal pain. The Cleveland resident, who attended high school in San Rafael, California, […]

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August 17, 2015 at 3:45 pmNews

Malinski Wins Prestigious Grande Medaille d’Or in Paris

Dr. Tadeusz Malinski receives the Grand Gold Medal by the Society of Arts-Sciences-Letters in Paris.

By Collin Arocho Dr. Tadeusz Malinski, Ohio University’s Marvin White Chair and Distinguished Professor, was awarded with the Grand Gold Medal by the Society of Arts-Sciences-Letters (ASL) on June 13 in Paris, France. The Grande Medaille d’Or is a very prominent international award given annually to three world-renowned artists, scientists […]

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August 11, 2015 at 9:12 pmNews

Sandor Katz on A&S TV: Fermentation Is Culture Bubbling Over

Sandor Katz meets with Ohio University students and Athens fermenters.

By Lori Price Sandor Katz called himself a food activist and a fermentation revivalist at the Food for Thought seminar  at Ohio University. “This is an incredibly important category of food and beverages, since everybody in the entire world eats or drinks things that have been fermented every single day,” […]

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August 11, 2015 at 8:18 pmNews