Post Tagged with: "in the news"

The Post quoted Dr. Lysa Burnier, Professor of Political Science, in a story headlined “Here’s a look at the candidates for the Democratic Primary.” “I think the overall quality of the field is really high. We have people who are senators, mayors, congressman and people who have state government experience […]

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appointed Ohio University alum John Carey ’81 as the Director of the Governor’s Office of Appalachia, according to a Feb. 1 news release. Carey served as the Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education from 2013 to 2018. As Chancellor he worked to align higher […]

Ohio University alum Jessica Cyders ’06, curator of the Southeast Ohio History Center, becomes the its executive director on April 15, reports the Athens Messenger. She earned a B.A. in History and Political Science from the College of Arts & Sciences. Jessica Cyders will become the new executive director on […]

Dr. Ghirmai Negash, Professor of English at Ohio University, was referenced in a Los Angeles Times articled headlined “Nipsey Hussle had a vision for South L.A. It all started with a trip to Eritrea.” The rapper Hussle was fatally shot recently in Los Angeles. Before coming to OHIO, Negash was […]

Ohio University alum and meteorologist Alek Krautmann created a social media storm when he brought bagels to work sliced the St. Louis Bread Company way—vertically, not horizontally, reports Today in a story headlined “This is the most upsetting way to slice a bagel.” Krautmann earned an M.S. in Geography from […]

Earth, Space and Science News interviewed Dr. Jana Houser, Assistant Professor of Geography at Ohio University, for a story headlined “Before Canadian Scientists Can Study Tornadoes, They Have to Find Them.” Jana Houser, an assistant professor of meteorology at Ohio University, studies how tornadoes form and how topography affects them. She’s […]

The Post quoted Dr. Art Trese, Associate Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology, in a story headlined “Athens and Ohio University collaborate to make sustainable agriculture accessible for students.” “The Ohio University Student Farm is a diversified, small scale, hand-powered produce farm that spans 1.3 acres,” said Arthur Trese, an associate […]