Post Tagged with: "faculty in the news"

Dr. Alonzo L. Hamby, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences, wrote an opinion article for Bloomberg.com. From the early 20th century to the present day, the history of American liberalism has centered on strong presidents ramming “progressive” legislation through hesitant Congresses. Theodore Roosevelt […]

Mimi Hart, a retired Ohio University English professor, is just one of “The Local Girls.” Columbus Dispatch writer Kevin Joy interviewed the band, which sings pre-1960s girl music. In namesake only, the Local Girls seem to be a casual group of around-the-way gals. In reality, the women are well-traveled. The […]

  From the Logan Daily News, Oct. 7: NEW STRAITSVILLE — The sight of almost a quarter of New Straitsville’s population packing into the Rural Action Monday Creek Restoration Project (MCRP) recently for a presentation about sasquatch was almost as surprising as seeing sasquatch himself. Scott Moody (Associate Professor of […]

  North Neighbor News reports that “as part of the Smithsonian exhibition ‘Journey Stories,’ the North Canton Heritage Society will host Dr. Timothy Anderson of Ohio University, who will speak on ‘Germanic Migrants and Immigrants in Ohio: Patterns and Landscapes.’” North Canton was settled by German migrants who brought their […]

Jennie L. Phipps of Bankrate.com quoted Dr. Jay E. Ryu, Associate Professor of Political Science in the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University, in a Oct. 1 post “How Shutdown Affects Retirement.” If the federal shutdown persists, your retirement and even your retirement planning could be affected. Here’s […]

Dr. Peggy Zoccola, Assistant Professor of Psychology, appears in the “Real women, real-world advice” section an article in the October 2013 edition of Good Housekeeping with simple advice from her recent study on how dwelling on stressful events can increase inflammation in the body. “If you only do one thing […]

“Institutional reform depends on three ‘I’ words: information, incentives, and innovation. Let me discuss each of these words in the context of institutional governance,” said Dr. Richard Vedder as he addressed members of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. Vedder is Director of the Center for College Affordability […]