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WTOL Ch. 11 reported on Ohio University alumnus Jack Marchbanks’ role in Ohio’s daily COVID-19 news conference Jack Marchbanks, the director of the Ohio Department of Transportation, said his department is working to keep rest areas open and clean for truck drivers, who he thanked for being vital to the […]

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, authored a column in the Columbus Dispatch headlined “It’s a challenge, but isolation gives parents a chance to figure out what excites kids to learn.” …What interests your child (or a young relative)? Some students love to be outdoors; […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, wrote a column at Forbes headlined “Make American Colleges Grade Again!” With all the disruption of academic life and finances by Covid-19 (see my last three epistles), colleges are almost certainly going to need what the late Clayton Christensen […]

The Athens News writes about amphibian research by Dr. Shawn Kuchta along the Route 33 bypass in a story headlined “Bypass, despite avoidance steps, killing lots of little critters.” Kuchta is Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio University. Two Rt. 78 tunnels were built to minimize amphibian roadway mortality […]

From Ohio University News Ohio University Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Sayrs named Ohio University alumna Dr. Carey Busch as the Interim Dean of University College. She replaces Dr. Sayrs, who was named provost effective March 9. Busch earned a B.S. in Forensic Chemistry from the College of Arts […]

Fremont Gold Ltd. appointed Ohio University alumnus Jamie Robinson as a technical adviser for the Griffon gold project, located at the southern end of the Cortez Trend, Nevada, according to a news release. Robinson earned a B.S. in Geology from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University in […]

The Columbus Dispatch interviewed Lauren Elliott-Dorans for a story headlined “Coronavirus: College courses move online, challenging Ohio’s professors, students.” Dr. Elliott-Dorans is Assistant Professor of Instruction in Political Science at Ohio University. She is also the recipient of the Provost Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2019-22.  Dr. Elliott-Dorans is currently […]