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Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, and Ohio University alum Christopher Denhart ’14 wrote a July 30 column in Forbes about the “22 Richest Schools In America.” Vedder and Denhart are director and administrative director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. Denhart earned a B.S. in Economics […]

Ohio University alum Tracy Griffin Langlais ’07 was appointed Assistant Principal in Schaumburg, IL, the July 25 Daily Herald reports. Langlais earned a B.A. in Political Science-Public Administration from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. “The District 54 School Board appointed the new assistant principal at Aldrin […]

Kathryn Potraz ’13, an editorial intern at Sierra, writes about “Plastic Permanence: Our litter is now part of the geologic record.” Potraz earned two degrees from Ohio University, a B.A. in English from the College of Arts & Sciences and a B.S.J. in Journalism. She is a also a graphic designer […]

William Edward English, 87, of Marietta, died Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Cleveland Clinic, according to a July 26 Marietta Times obituary. “Dr. English had received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Ohio University. He had worked as an assistant superintendent for Marietta City Schools and had been Educational Management Consultant […]

By Morgan Chaney ’10 Anthropology alum studying capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica “Morgan, Morgan, Morgan — are you there?” My radio’s staticky transmission cuts the serenity of the forest like a buzzsaw, startling me out of a meditative hike as I search for my troop. It’s been around seven hours since […]

Ohio University alum Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan ’76PhD, who won a Nobel Prize in 2009, will give the Eugene P. Wigner Distinguished Lecture at Oak Ridge National Laboratories on July 28. Ramakrishnan earned a Ph.D. in Physics from Ohio University. Dr. Ramakrishnan is the joint head of the structural studies division […]

The Times Herald reports that “Air Force Airman 1st Class Seth T. Anspaugh graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio.” Anspaugh earned a degree in Russian from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University in 2013. He is a also graduate of Pickerington […]