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College Mourns Loss of Diana Glaizer

College Mourns Loss of Diana Glaizer

Diana Glaizer, 60, of Athens, Ohio, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2015, at her daughter’s residence in Pittsburgh, Pa. Glaizer worked as an administrative assistant at Ohio University for 20 years in the College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Office and in the Central Region Humanities Center. “Wherever Diana […]

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May 26, 2015 at 2:28 pmNews

Grad Student Shows Resourcefulness of Maasai Women

Grad Student Shows Resourcefulness of Maasai Women

By Chris Caldwell Ashley Doria’s graduate research is a seamless blend between Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies alongside Geography, an exciting new field called Emotional Geography. Emotional Geography is a line of theoretical inquiry that focuses on how physical surroundings impact and influence relational interaction and emotional processing. Doria utilizes […]

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May 26, 2015 at 2:15 pmNews Research

Student Gets Library Award for Thesis Research on Ancient Greek Gynecology

Haley Shaw

Haley Shaw ’15 received a Friends of the Libraries scholarship for her thesis research on Ancient Greek gynecology. Shaw is double majoring in Anthropology and Classical Civilization with a minor in Music. To be considered for the scholarships, student employees were encouraged to submit an essay on their experience using […]

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May 26, 2015 at 12:49 pmNews

DeForest, Ballard, Wyatt, Morgan Receive Baker Fund Awards

DeForest, Ballard, Wyatt, Morgan Receive Baker Fund Awards

Ohio University selected six Spring 2015 proposals totaling $56,781 to receive Baker Fund awards, with three of them going to College of Arts & Sciences faculty. Endowed in 1961 by a gift of more than $612,000 from College of Arts & Sciences alum Edwin L. Kennedy ’26 and his wife, […]

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May 26, 2015 at 12:34 pmNews

Sarr, Chen, Miles, Musaraj Receive Research Grants

Sarr, Chen, Miles, Musaraj Receive Research Grants

College of Arts & Sciences faculty received four of the six proposals funded by the Ohio University Research Committee during its spring 2015 cycle. In total, the committee awarded $47,380. The program, which is funded by the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity, provides seed money for new faculty […]

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May 21, 2015 at 10:19 amNews

Klein Makes Math Fun, Named Presidential Teacher

Clockwise, from left: Ohio University students Chloe Farmer, Michele Post, Brittany Centorbi, and Josh Davis, as well as Associate Professor Bob Klein, center, examine an ancient math text during a special presentation at Alden Library on April 18, 2014. During the presentation, students enrolled in Professor Klein's History of Mathematics course viewed some of the centuries-old math manuscripts that are stored in the library's Special Collections section. Photo by Lauren Pond

Math. Math. Math. The Vinton County Middle School students who attended the mathematics session on campus on May 18 just couldn’t stop talking about it. For one thing, they knew the international math salute. But they also knew the secret to a math “magic trick” that they immediately played on […]

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May 18, 2015 at 4:32 pmNews

Schoen Returns after One-Year Fulbright Research Leave

Dr. Brian Schoen. Photo courtesy of the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission

Dr. Brian Schoen, Associate Professor of History at Ohio University, returns to campus this fall after a one-year research leave as the Mary B. Wall Washington Professor of American History in the School of History and Archives at University College Dublin in Ireland. The position is facilitated and supported by the […]

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May 14, 2015 at 12:45 amNews Research