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Ohio University alum Dr. William Earl McMillen passed away suddenly on Nov, 23 at the age of 70, according to his obituary in the Toledo Blade. Bill was known for his intellect, congenial nature, and collaboration. Dr. McMillen held a Ph.D. in English from Ohio University (1976); a Master’s degree in […]

Ohio University alum Luke Feeney ’02 is teaching Themes in Global Politics this fall at Ohio University’s Chillicothe campus, according to a Chillicothe Gazette story headline “Chillicothe’s first family put on teaching hats.” Feeney earned a B.A. in Political Science–Pre-Law from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. […]

Ohio University alum Dr. J. William Efcavitch was featured in Chemical and Engineering News in a story headlined “C&EN’s 2018 10 Start-Ups to Watch: Discover new companies connecting groundbreaking chemistry to pressing problems.” Efcavitch earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the College of Arts & Sciences, where he studied with Dr. Thomas […]

Ohio University alum Adriane Lam (M.S. 2015) was profiled this week in Nature in a story headlined “Meet the supervisors who helped to shape four scientists’ careers.” Lam, who is now a Ph.D. candidate in geosciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, discussed the positive impact of the advising she […]

Ohio University alum and Nobel Prize winner Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan authored a new book titled Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome. Ramakrishnan earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. “Ramakrishnan is an Indian-born American and British structural biologist. […]

Ohio University alum H. A. Karunaratne was appointed a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, reports the Daily FT. He earned an M.A. in Economics from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University in 1993. H. A. Karunaratne has over 32 years of experience in the […]

Dr. Tiffany Gayle Chenault was appointed a full professor at Salem State University, reports Diverse Issues in Higher Education. She is chair of the Sociology Department at Salem State. Connect with Chenault on LinkedIn. “Most recently, she worked as a department chair, associate professor and coordinator for the African-American Studies minor. Chenault […]