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Bernstein Is Featured Commentator at Climate Futures Initiative

Dr.  Alyssa Bernstein

Dr. Alyssa Bernstein, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Ohio University, is currently taking part in a climate conference organized by Princeton University’s Climate Futures Initiative, having been invited by the organizer to take part as a featured commentator. She has already posted her comments on a few of the papers. […]

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August 14, 2020 at 5:08 pmResearch

Rothwell Co-Authors Two Articles Identifying Fossilized Plant Species

Gar Rothwell

Dr. Gar W. Rothwell, distinguished professor emeritus of Environmental & Plant Biology, recently co-authored two publications, identifying fossilized plant species from the Upper Cretaceous and Late Cretaceous periods. In Evolutionary diversification of taiwanioid conifers: evidence from a new Upper Cretaceous seed cone from Hokkaido, Japan, Rothwell and his co-authors report […]

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August 6, 2020 at 7:32 pmResearch

Negash Delivers Lecture on Post-colonial Eritrea, Conscription, Migration and Nation Formation in East Africa

Dr. Ghirmai Negash

Dr. Ghirmai Negash, professor of English at Ohio University, was part of a lecture series organized by the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura called “Italy and East Africa: Unexplored Histories.” Watch the lecture on Vimeo. This program features a presentation by Negash and a […]

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August 6, 2020 at 6:24 pmResearch

Collins Discovers Forgotten Scholar, Produces Podcast Series on Robert Eisler

Brian Collins, the Drs. Ram and Sushila Gawande Chair in Indian Religion and Philosophy. Photo courtesy of Brian Collins

A trip to a used bookstore in Ann Arbor, Mich., led Ohio University associate professor of Classics & World Religions Brian Collins to discover not just a rare book — but a rare man. From stumbling upon that book, Collins’ interest has sparked him to produce a 10-episode limited series about […]

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August 6, 2020 at 5:11 pmResearch

Prakash, Team Find Possible Sign of Neutron Star in Supernova 1987A

Dr. Madappa Prakash

Ohio University News reports on research findings by Dr. Madappa Prakash, professor of Physics & Astronomy, in a story headlined “Team including OHIO physicist finds possible sign of neutron star in Supernova 1987A.” Two teams of astronomers have made a compelling case in the 33-year-old mystery surrounding Supernova 1987A. Based […]

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July 31, 2020 at 11:30 amResearch

Bikowski Awarded Second U.S. State Department Grant for Online Course

Dr. Dawn Bikowski

Dr. Dawn Bikowski has been awarded another grant by the U.S. State Department to develop and teach an online course for the Online Professional English Network (OPEN) program. The grant, for $60,000 and running from March to December 2020, is for a six-week course titled “English for Tourism Professionals.” Bikowski […]

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July 29, 2020 at 10:34 amResearch

Lybarger Authors New Book ‘Palestinian Chicago: Identity in Exile’

Lybarger Authors New Book ‘Palestinian Chicago: Identity in Exile’

Dr. Loren Lybarger authored Palestinian Chicago: Identity in Exile, the first book to appear in the University of California’s new series, New Directions in Palestinian Studies. Palestinian Chicago is available in paperback and as an open-access e-book. The New Directions series “publishes books that put Palestinians at the center of […]

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July 29, 2020 at 9:50 amResearch