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World Religion, Biology Major Awarded Medical Center Scholarship

The Stein-Firelands Regional Medical Center’s Medical Staff Scholarship program awarded “a $2,000 scholarship to a child or spouse of two Firelands Regional Medical Center, Medical Staff employees. This scholarship program was developed in 2009 and is given on behalf of and in honor of the many contributions the Medical Staff […]

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January 2, 2017 at 11:29 amIn the News Students in the News

Graduate Student Finds Success Covering Columbus Blue Jackets, Earns NHL Credentials

Graduate student Sean Merz has found success as a writer for Last Word on Sports

by Kristin M. Distel Master of Arts student Sean Merz, who is studying English literature at Ohio University, has found a way to combine his love for language and his passion for hockey. Since April, Merz has been working as a writer and editor for Last Word on Sports, a […]

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November 29, 2016 at 4:49 pmNews Students in the News

Graduate Student’s Debut Novel Receives Rave Reviews

Michelle Pretorius, creative writing doctoral student

by Kristin M. Distel Doctoral student Michelle Pretorius’ novel, The Monster’s Daughter, has received many glowing reviews from domestic and international outlets. The novel, Pretorius’s first, was published in July 2016 by Melville House and Audible. The Monster’s Daughter takes as one of its two main characters Alet Berg, a […]

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November 28, 2016 at 7:00 pmIn the News Research Students in the News

Cosmo Interviews Political Science Major on ‘Defying Stereotypes’

Elizabeth Harris' contribution to Delta Gamma's Defying Stereotypes project.

Cosmopolitan’s Tess Koman interviewed Ohio University student Elizabeth Harris about her sorority’s project “Defying Stereotypes.” Harris is a Political Science major. The Cosmo story is “10 Powerful Photos That Bust Sorority Girl Stereotypes.” The Ohio Chapter of Delta Gamma decided to try their hand at combating some of the deep-rooted […]

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February 6, 2016 at 11:32 amIn the News Students in the News

Chemistry Student Launches ‘Stop. Think. Science!’ Podcasts

Ian Armstrong

Chemistry doctoral student Ian Armstrong was featured in a story at GoErie.com on “Allegheny grad launches science podcast.” His podcasts are available at www.stopthinkscience.com. In addition they can be found in the iTunes store for free, and downloaded to any iPhone through the Podcasts app. Android requires the user to […]

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July 27, 2015 at 12:32 pmIn the News Students in the News

McCrary Reviews Sarah Manguso’s ‘Ongoingness: The End of a Diary’

Micah McCrary

Creative Writing graduate student Micah McCrary wrote “Review of Sarah Manguso’s Ongoingness: The End of a Diary” in Brevity’s Nonfiction Blog. McCrary is a doctoral student in the Creative Writing program at Ohio University. I tried to keep my first diary during junior high, a diary which I began under […]

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May 28, 2015 at 9:53 amIn the News Students in the News

Messitt: In Defense of the Low-Res MFA

Maggie Messitt

  “I am an MFA dropout,” writes Maggie Messitt, a doctoral student in Ohio University’s Creative Writing non-fiction program. Her column “In Defense of the Low-Res MFA” appears on the Brevity blog. …Still, I was convinced that graduate school was my next step. I wanted to tell true stories. After […]

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March 10, 2015 at 9:00 amIn the News Students in the News