College of Arts and Sciences Stories

Bobcat on a trail camera

Ohio University researchers find bobcat population rising, with room for growth

November 17, 2021

Ohio University researchers report that bobcats are expanding across the state and have adequate habitat to continue rebounding.

CLJ 2022 2023 cohort

Record number of students admitted to selective Law, Justice and Culture Certificate

November 17, 2021

The Center for Law, Justice and Culture announced that 32 Ohio University students have been admitted to the Undergraduate Certificate in Law, Justice and Culture.

Bike path

Advising tip: Remember to have fun

November 10, 2021

While we do need to study and work diligently to be successful, we also need time to unwind and clear our minds.

Athens campus

Ohio University names five outstanding Presidential Research Scholars

November 9, 2021

Ohio University named five professors from physics, engineering, communications and business as its 2021-22 Presidential Research Scholars.

Empirical Study of Language

Institute for the Empirical Study of Language celebrates 25 years of collaboration, camaraderie

November 8, 2021

The Institute for the Empirical Study of Language is marking its 25th anniversary this fall by celebrating the collaboration and camaraderie of a small group of faculty and their impact on language.

Hospitality students support Haiti

Hospitality students unite in support of Haiti

November 4, 2021

More than 20 Ohio University students from three Restaurant, Hotel and Tourism courses came together for a cultural learning event in The Patton College’s demo kitchen.

Dr. Mark Gibson

Alumnus returns as visiting research scholar, adds international dimension to research on speech

November 4, 2021

Ohio University alumnus Mark Gibson, Ph.D., returns to Athens this semester to share his experimental work studying speech with faculty and students in two colleges.

Kristin Osborne

Touching history in Rome rekindled Kristin Osborne's passion

November 4, 2021

Just when Ohio University alumna Kristin Osborne '18 was questioning herself and her career plans, along came Dr. Jaclyn Maxwell's spring break program in Rome.

Abigail Mulligan

Alumna Abigail Mulligan puts M.A. in Law, Justice & Culture to work helping renters in need during COVID

November 4, 2021

Helping people facing eviction during the pandemic rocked Abigail Mulligan's world as she dealt with the in-person reality of what she'd studied in class.

Jaclyn Maxwell

Jaclyn Maxwell's new book examines socioeconomic status in the early days of Christianity

November 4, 2021

In her new book, Dr. Jaclyn Maxwell takes a subject that still resonates today — socioeconomic status — back to late antiquity examining the implications of Christianity in the Roman Empire.

A woman sits on a cliff overlooking an array of trees, with her face turned towards the camera with a smile

Synchronous online format broadens access to Swahili language courses

November 2, 2021

Ohio University is one of the few universities in the state offering courses in Swahili.

Dr. Madappa Prakash

Madappa Prakash awarded most prestigious prize in nuclear astrophysics

October 21, 2021

The American Physical Society awarded Dr. Prakash the 2022 Hans A. Bethe Prize, the most prestigious prize in the field of nuclear astrophysics, for his research about neutron stars and black holes.

Jay Bhattacharya

George Washington Forum to host lecture on ‘COVID-19: Vaccines, Focused Protection and Public Policy’

October 20, 2021

The Menard Family George Washington Forum presents Jay Bhattacharya of Stanford University Medical School discussing "COVID-19: Vaccines, Focused Protection and Public Policy" on Tuesday, Oct. 26.

Geology 1

Geology students, faculty showcase their work on paleontology and environmental issues

October 19, 2021

Six graduate students and four faculty members from the Ohio University Geological Sciences Department shared their research at the recent Geological Society of America annual meeting Oct. 10-13.

Ellis Hall advising

Advising News; Classics and Religious Studies courses have a new course prefix for spring

October 18, 2021

Students looking for courses offered by the Classics and Religious Studies Department this spring will need to look for a new course prefix on the course schedule.

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