Stories tagged with: Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Archaeology students have their own blockbuster summer adventure

July 14, 2023 6 min

Field School in Ohio Archaeology students are spending their summer searching for artifacts from Ohio's first peoples—one square meter of earth at a time.

Professors' new book traces Ohio history from first peoples to first settlers

July 13, 2023 6 min

The official founding of the state of Ohio dates back to 1803, but human habitation in Ohio goes back much further, back to the first peoples who helped shape the state we know today.

Archaeologist David Lamp works in a one-meter square part of a dig near Lancaster.

Student David Lamp makes discovery of a lifetime: fluted point from first peoples in Ohio

June 26, 2023 6 min

David Lamp was on his hands and knees, trowel in hand, back at OHIO as a graduate student on June 2, when he made the discovery of a lifetime.

Hailey Gifford found passion and power interning with ACLU of Ohio

April 6, 2023 4 min

Hailey Gifford wants to influence policy, and she recently found a home for that passion in an internship with the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio.

Women Who Tell Our Stories: Madeleine Hordinski

March 29, 2023 5 min

Madeleine Hordinski BA ’20, BSVC ’20, has been taking pictures of people ever since she was in her young teens. Now, the freelancer's work has appeared in multiple national publications.

Ryan Steere from the College of Arts & Sciences won first place and the People’s Choice master's award.

Eight graduate students win cash awards in Three Minute Thesis competition

March 14, 2023 4 min

Eight graduate students won cash awards at the Ohio University Three Minute Thesis Competition finals hosted by the Graduate College on Feb. 23.

Matt Rosen's work finds books, ideas are helping post-socialist Albania shape its modern culture

February 22, 2023 5 min

Cultural anthropologist Matthew Rosen traveled to Albania in 2015, looking for a place to study the relationship between literature and social life.

Pre-Law Day features law school and career panels, resume review and more on March 2

February 9, 2023 3 min

Pre-Law Day on March 2 is an excellent opportunity for pre-law students at Ohio University to connect with alumni and explore their interest in law school and the legal profession.

New courses explore global social change, animal-humans connections, and sociology careers

January 4, 2023 3 min

Three new spring courses tap into a theme of connecting with the world — connecting with employers, exploring the relationship between humans and animals, and exploring global social change.

29 students receive Provost Undergraduate Research Fund awards

December 7, 2022 3 min

The Ohio University Provost Undergraduate Research Fund (PURF) award program provided 29 students with a total of $40,446 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work this fall.

Dr. Joseph Gingerich (center) and undergraduate students from this year’s dig.

Anthropology students conduct mid-semester archaeology fieldwork in Virginia

November 29, 2022 2 min

Joseph Gingerich led Ohio University students back to Virginia in November, continuing his research to document eroding archaeological sites along the Roanoke River.

OHIO students visit Capital University Law School.

Pre-law students visit four law schools in two days

November 15, 2022 4 min

The Ohio University chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity sent 24 students to visit law schools across the state on Oct. 21-22.

'Don't let imposter syndrome hold you back,' Hannah Louck tells first-year students

November 3, 2022 4 min

Ohio University student Hannah Louck has some advice for first-year students: "Don't let imposter syndrome hold you back."

Aleah Bates and Jocelin Arbenz with OIP clinic fellows

Two seniors receive awards for work with Ohio Innocence Project chapter

October 14, 2022 2 min

Seniors Jocelin Arbenz and Aleah Bates took home awards when members of the local chapter of the Ohio Innocence Project attended "Forging Forward: A Conference for OIP-u Leaders, Advisors, and Educators."

Jocelin Arbenz, third from left, and OIP Interns meet with Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, center, and OHIO alumnus Pierce Reed, far right.

Jocelin Arbenz says Ohio Innocence Project internship gave her confidence for law school

September 30, 2022 9 min

Jocelin Arbenz enters her senior year at Ohio University excited about pursuing law school, especially after spending the summer interning alongside lawyers and law school students with the Ohio Innocence Project.

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