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Li is New Editor of American Review of China Studies

Li is New Editor of American Review of China Studies

Dr. Jieli Li, Professor of Sociology, is the new editor-in-chief of the journal American Review of China Studies, which is now partially sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences. The journal is official journal of Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States (founded in 1995) […]

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November 19, 2013 at 2:44 pmNews Research

Macro-Evolution: The Case of the Late Devonian Biodiversity Crisis

Macro-Evolution: The Case of the Late Devonian Biodiversity Crisis

Second in a Series on Macro-Evolution Using the fossil record—and specifically a case of mass extinction about 374 million years ago—can help illuminate why “modern” macro-evolutionary theory is in need of modernization. Darwin and his successors wrote the first chapters on evolution by looking at small changes in species over […]

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November 19, 2013 at 4:00 amNews Research

Scanlan: ‘I Miss Composting’

Scanlan: ‘I Miss Composting’

Letters from Ireland Stephen J. Scanlan, Fulbright  Scholar National University of Ireland Galway Sustainability and the Environment I miss composting. At home in Athens the compost pile where my backyard meets woods is a fixture of my gardening and waste management activities. Everything from apple cores and coffee grounds to […]

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November 15, 2013 at 8:14 amNews

Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Students Win at Regional Conference

Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Students Win at Regional Conference

The ARCC is a professional event organized by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from Ohio University, West Virginia University, Marshal University and the University of Kentucky. The event was designed to facilitate professional networking and resource sharing among graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the field of cell biology in […]

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November 14, 2013 at 4:17 pmNews Research

Doxsee Talks about POW Experience in Slaughterhouse Five with Vonnegut

Doxsee Talks about POW Experience in Slaughterhouse Five with Vonnegut

Parkersburg News and Sentinel reporter Jody Murphy captured the tale of Dr. Gifford Doxsee, a U.S. Army veteran and former Ohio University Professor of History. Doxsee spoke on Veterans Day at the Belpre Senior Center about his time as a POW in a German camp in the later days of […]

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November 12, 2013 at 11:26 amNews

Freed Slave Fought for ‘Freedom of Our Brothers in Bondage’

Freed Slave Fought for ‘Freedom of Our Brothers in Bondage’

By Dr. Brian Schoen, Associate Professor of History on the dedication of the Milton Holland historical marker Throughout our nation’s history, we have debated the role of the federal government in creating or enhancing freedom and creating what we commonly refer to as an American Dream. Milton Holland’s life, his […]

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November 12, 2013 at 10:43 amNews

Test Drive Your Career with Summer Research Fellowships

Test Drive Your Career with Summer Research Fellowships

By Kathryn McFadden “Why work a fast food service job this summer when you can get paid to do research and advance your college career instead?” asks Roxanne Malé-Brune. Malé-Brune, director of grant development and projects for the Office of Research, helps Ohio University students identify and competitively apply for […]

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November 12, 2013 at 8:54 amNews