College of Arts and Sciences Stories

University community mourns loss of Psychology Professor Mark Alicke

October 30, 2020 6 min

The Ohio University community mourns the loss of Dr. Mark Alicke, professor of psychology, due to an accident at his home on Oct. 23, according to his obituary.

Ghirmai Negash takes helm of African Literature Association, charts course through COVID

October 23, 2020 1 min

Dr. Ghirmai Negash, professor of English, takes over as the new president of the African Literature Association determined to forge a new path to safeguard the association during the pandemic.

OHIO professor Sumit Sharma awarded $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to lead collaborative study on proteins

October 20, 2020 4 min

OHIO professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Sumit Sharma received a $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

Professor Wyatt wins nomination for MAC Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success

October 19, 2020 2 min

Dr. Sarah Wyatt has been selected as the Ohio University winner of the inaugural Mid-American Conference (MAC) Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success.

Larry Hayman named president-elect of the Midwestern Association of Pre-law Advisors

October 16, 2020 1 min

Larry Hayman, Esq., College of Arts & Sciences pre-law advisor in the Center for Law, Justice & Culture, was elected as President-elect of the Midwestern Association for Pre-Law Advisors.

Professor Fornash wins national grant for geochemistry research

October 15, 2020 3 min

Dr. Katherine Fornash is one of only 35 junior faculty recipients to receive a national highly competitive Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) research grant.

OHIO’s Peter Harrington receives prestigious Fellow Award from the Society for Applied Spectroscopy

October 13, 2020 4 min

Ohio University professor of chemistry Peter Harrington will receive the 2020 Society for Applied Spectroscopy Fellow Award at this year’s virtual SciX 2020 meeting on Oct. 14.

OHIO researchers working on obscurants for the modern era

September 28, 2020 3 min

OHIO researchers, led by Distinguished Professor Alexander Govorov, are conducting research on creating advanced nanoscale-level smoke screens funded by an agreement with the U.S. Army Research Office

Dr. Francine Childs, HON ’97, EMERT ’05, addresses the crowd at an Aug. 28, 2013, event held at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.

Scholarship honors professor emerita who inspired students to ‘be the change they wish to see’

September 23, 2020 7 min

A new scholarship at Ohio University is paving the way for students to continue the legacy of Professor Emerita Dr. Francine Childs, the first Black professor to be granted tenure at OHIO.

The Afyouni family poses outside the Convocation Center on graduation day for Nader, BBA ’19, and Amal, BA ’19.

Alumni family gives back to their home away from home

September 21, 2020 6 min

Ohio University graduate Manaf Afyouni and his children were inspired to create a scholarship in hopes that the recipients would have the same meaningful experiences that the family had in Athens.

González Vallejo appointed program director at National Science Foundation

September 18, 2020 2 min

Dr. Claudia González Vallejo, professor of psychology, has been appointed to a program director position with the National Science Foundation’s Division of Social and Economic Sciences.

University, local community invited to collect red oak acorns on College Green Sept. 19

September 17, 2020 3 min

Students, faculty, staff and the Athens community are invited to help collect red oak acorns at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, on the College Green, following socially distant and mask protocols.

Palestinian Chicago: Identity in Exile

OHIO professor Lybarger challenges stereotypes, depicts complex identities in new book on Palestinian Chicago

September 15, 2020 3 min

OHIO professor of Classics and World Religion Loren Lybarger’s newly released book, “Palestinian Chicago: Identity in Exile,” takes a look at Palestinian immigrants living in Chicago.

OHIO faculty to discuss "Institutionalized Racism in Education and Policing" during Constitution Day

September 10, 2020 2 min

Ohio University faculty members will discuss “Institutionalized Racism in Education and Policing” during the annual Constitution Day event, 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17.

Curran digs into animal fossils in Romania in search of human migration answers

September 4, 2020 2 min

Dr. Sabrina Curran is part of a research team digging further into fossil record in one possible pathway early migration, the Olteţ River Valley in southern Romania.

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