Post Tagged with: "faculty in the news"

The Phnom Penh Post quotes Dr. Viorel Popescu in an AFP wire story headlined “In bear country Romania, cohabitation grows strenuous.” Popescu is Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio University. Romania is thought to have more than 6,000 brown bears spread across about 30 per cent of the country […]

Max Eden of the Manhattan Institute reviews Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America by Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, in a Claremont Review of Books article headlined “Not Worth It.” Higher education is perhaps the most regressive government redistribution, providing a benefit primarily […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, wrote a column for the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal headlined “New Research Shows Federal Student Aid Is Worse than We Thought.” For years I have railed against the dysfunctional federal student loan program. The availability of […]

Romance in Marseille, a Claude McKay novel unearthed by Dr. Gary Holcomb, was reviewed by Publishers Weekly. Holcomb Professor of African American Literature Harlem Renaissance writer McKay’s poignant, previously unpublished novel of 1920s black life in the French port city of Marseilles strengthens the legacy built by his novels Banjo […]

Dr. Donald Miles was quoted in a South Africa Today story headlined “Heat stress is causing desert bird populations to collapse.” Miles is Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio University. Birds cool themselves by panting or vibrating their throat muscles. Both of these actions consume water. Past research has suggested […]

A study by Dr. Julie A. Suhr was referenced in a Johns Hopkins News-Letter story headlined “Finals Health Series: High water intake is linked to better exam scores.” Suhr is Professor and Director of Clinical Training at Ohio University. The consumption of water can aid in memory formation and information […]

Dr. Jennifer Hines wrote an article headlined “Players race to research the periodic table in an engaging new board game” about a new game that provides a fun way to celebrate science in an engaging, play-based format. Hines is Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University. This year marks […]