Sunday, November 22, 2009 OHIO in the News · December 2008 "Getting ready for the recession" Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Dec 23, 2008  Jenny LaRue, communications coordinator for Ohio University Lancaster Campus, offers tips for those searching for jobs. View article "Higher education leaders devise ways to retain Ohio students" Chillicothe Gazette, Dec 16, 2008  College presidents and regional business leaders from the 31 Appalachian counties of Ohio, including Ross and Pike, recently gathered at Ohio University to devise strategies that will combat the state's "brain drain." The summit was the fifth of six such forums Brown has initiated across the state. View article "NASA tracking solar winds that make Northern Lights" Columbus Dispatch, Dec 16, 2008  Column by Kenneth Hicks, professor of physics and astronomy, takes a look at one of the astronomical signs of the season -- the aurora borealis or Northern Lights. Although it has been known that solar winds cause the phenomenon, Hicks reports that NASA has provided a more detailed explanation. View article "First quarter of college full of lessons" The (Findlay, Ohio) Courier, Dec 14, 2008  Ohio University freshman Bailey Shoemaker Richards writes about her first 10 weeks as a college student. Her conclusion: "If you work it right, by which I mean applying to your life that policy of working hard before playing hard, then nothing can stop you from enjoying the college experience." View article "'Christine's Christmas' a gift family cherishes" Columbus Dispatch, Dec 13, 2008  "Christine's Christmas" is an annual concert that Mark King performs in memory of the late Christine Wilson. This year's concert was held Dec. 14. Wilson was a student at Ohio University when she was killed in a 2003 house fire in Columbus' University District. King is the Wilson family's next-door neighbor. View article "Expanding platinum's potential" Science-Business eXchange, Dec 11, 2008  A group of researchers, led by Ohio University Vice President for Research Rathindra Bose, have identified a new class of platinum complexes that exhibit anticancer activity without binding to DNA. The findings may lead to next-generation platinum-based cancer therapeutics with fewer side effects and less potential for drug resistance than marketed platinum drugs. View article "Climate change challenged ancient cultures, too" Columbus Dispatch, Dec 9, 2008  Gregory Springer, a geologist at Ohio University, led a team in an analysis of a stalagmite from a cave in West Virginia to study its record of climate change. His team included one of the researchers who worked on a previous study in China that found a strong correlation between precipitation and the rise and fall of civilizations. View article "Personal bankruptcies seen mounting" Marketplace, Dec 9, 2008  Deborah Thorne, an Ohio University assistant professor of sociology and anthropology, is quoted on the current state of the economy. She states that an expected result is that a growing number of wealthier people will be forced to declare bankruptcy. View article "Dinosaurs Were Airheads, CT Scans Reveal" Science Daily, livescience, Washington Post, Discovery Channel, Dec 8, 2008  College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty member Lawrence Witmer and graduate researcher Ryan Ridgely conducted a study that found that dinosaurs had more air cavities in their heads than expected. Also reported in livescience, CTV.ca, the Washington Post, Post Chronicle, and Discovery Channel. View article "Now more than ever, friends are starting their own traditions during the holiday season" Boston Globe, Dec 8, 2008  Bill Rawlins, an Ohio University professor of communication, is quoted in this article about friends developing their own holiday traditions apart from family obligations. View article "Ohio University official to lead Otterbein" Columbus Dispatch, Dec 5, 2008  Otterbein College has tapped Ohio University's chief academic officer to become the first female president in the Westerville school's 161 years. Executive Vice President and Provost Kathy Krendl will begin in July. Also reported by PR Newswire, Business First of Columbus and BusinessNews - Columbus Metro Edition. View article "Q&A: Ask your questions about the conflict in Kashmir" WorldFocus, Dec 2, 2008  Haley Duschinski, an Ohio University assistant professor sociology and anthropology who regularly travels to Kashmir, responds to reader-submitted questions about the conflict in that region. View article OHIO in the News · September 2008 "OUS class to analyze upcoming debates" The (Ashland, Ky.) Daily Independent, Sep 29, 2008  Students in communications courses at Ohio University-Southern will watch and analyze the upcoming presidential and vice-presidential debates as an exercise in weighing rhetorical techniques. View article "Recreation survey under way in forest" The (Ashland, Ky.) Daily Independent, Sep 29, 2008  The U.S. Forest Service is surveying the public in a study of trends at its recreation sites, including Wayne National Forest. Ohio University-Southern students have been contracted to help with the survey. Steve Call, Southern director of travel and tourism, is quoted. View article "A Tour On The Rapid-Fire Campaign E-Mail Cycle" Cox News Service - Washington D.C. Bureau, Sep 29, 2008  Benjamin Bates, an assistant professor of communication studies, is quoted in reference to the "instant news cycle" that is evident in this presidential campaign. View article "McCain, Obama square off on whether to square off" Boston Globe, Sep 26, 2008  Michael McTeague, assistant professor of history emeritus and interim associate dean at Ohio University-Eastern, is quoted in this article about the Sept. 26 presidential debate. View article "Let Freedom Ring" Ironton Tribune, Sep 23, 2008  Article features the recent Freedom Festival that was spearheaded by faculty at Ohio University-Southern. The event brought history to life for area schoolchildren by bringing actors impersonating Abraham Lincoln and Sojourner Truth to Ironton. View article "Big science calls for big investments" Columbus Dispatch, Sep 23, 2008  Professor of Physics and Astronomy Kenneth Hicks writes a column about the potential importance of the multinational Large Hadron Collider, justifying its expense. View article "Will Professors Delay Retirements?" Inside Higher Ed, Sep 18, 2008  Article looks at the potential impact of today's economy on the retirement cycle in higher education. Valerie Conley, director of the university's Center for Higher Education, is quoted with practical advice for institutions. View article "OU student to appear on 'The Office'" The Post, Sep 18, 2008  Theater major Stefan Kumor's appearance on an episode of the NBC television show "The Office" will be broadcast Sept. 25. View article "Goody for U!" Grist, Sep 16, 2008  Article lists "15 creative ways that students and colleges are going greener." Ohio University's new in-vessel composting system is lauded. View article "OU-C, Berger, Ohio Christian expand nursing education" Chillicothe Gazette, Sep 16, 2008  A growing partnership with Berger Hospital is just the latest example of growth in Ohio University-Chillicothe's nursing education programs. View article "Economy not stopping college students" Columbus Dispatch, Sep 15, 2008  Article says "larger-than-expected freshman enrollments have sent several central Ohio schools scrambling to add classrooms, equipment and housing." Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Craig Cornell quoted in reference to the university's efforts to warn incoming new students about the economy's impact on student loans. View article "Universities that turn research into revenue" Forbes, Sep 12, 2008  Which universities get the most bang for their research buck? Article lists Forbes' compilation of the top 15, based on a 2006 survey (the most recent data) of 189 schools by the Association of University Technology Managers. Ohio University came in fourth. View article "New Group Aims to Apply Standards to International-Student Recruitment Agents" The Chronicle of Higher Education, Sep 10, 2008  The nonprofit American International Recruitment Council is a new organization that advocates regulating the growing and increasingly complex field of international student recruitment for American colleges. Josep Rota, associate provost for international affairs, is the council's vice president. View article "Hospital's education venture starts" Chillicothe Gazette, Sep 10, 2008  Ohio University is a partner in the new Paccar Medical Education Center for nursing education. The center is profiled in this article. View article "Eat, drink, be merry and study -- all at college libraries" Columbus Dispatch – Online, Sep 7, 2008  Fed by a desire to make libraries the center of campus again, colleges are loosening the rules to offer students all the comforts of home. Libraries Dean Scott Seaman is quoted. View article "YMCA moving fitness programs to OUZ" Zanesville Times-Recorder, Sep 5, 2008  The Muskingum Family YMCA is moving its fitness equipment and programs to the Littick Hall Fitness Center on the campus of Ohio University-Zanesville. View article "Ohio University band performs at Johnstown" Newark Advocate, Sep 5, 2008  As part of its preparation for playing at the Ohio University/Ohio State football matchup, the Marching 110 put on both a pre-game and halftime show for Johnstown-Monroe High School. View article OHIO in the News · August 2008 "Poll: Americans see both need, potential dangers of vaccines" Delmarva Daily Times, Aug 28, 2008  Although two-thirds of the nation’s adults have heard concerns that vaccines might produce dangerous side effects, nearly three-quarters say the benefits outweigh the risks, according to a survey of 811 adults conducted by the Scripps Survey Research Center at Ohio University. View article "Julie Harris Returns To Stage" Hartford Courant, Aug 28, 2008  Actress Julie Harris returned to the stage after a long absence, appearing in the Monomoy Theatre's August run of "The Effect of Gamma Rays on the Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds." Ohio University students perform at the Monomoy each summer, as part of an intensive experience with the Ohio University Players. View article "ASU's cash-infused Cronkite journalism school in elite company" The Arizona Republic, Aug 25, 2008  Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism mentioned as an aspirational institution for Arizona. View article "Old Lazarus store figures into works by eight" Columbus Dispatch, Aug 21, 2008  Eight artists were asked to create works for the "What Time is This Place" art exhibit at the Ohio State University Urban Arts Space. Ohio University Assistant Professor of Art Matthew Friday's work was a part of the exhibit. All of the works emphasize the site's previous existence as part of the Lazarus department store and the building's subsequent renovation. View article "Melanoma Not Without Benefits" Science A GoGo, Newspost Online, Aug 20, 2008  Ohio University researchers Andre Fernandez and Molly Morris discovered that the dark pigmented skin cancer some male swordtail fish develop is attractive to female swordtails. Their study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, marks the first time scientists have found a cancer gene linked to a pigment pattern that increases mating success in animals. The findings also appeared in Newspost Online. View article "Evidence of century-long droughts found" United Press International, Science Daily, MSNBC.com, Aug 19, 2008  A stalagmite discovered in a West Virginia cave has yielded detailed geological data on 7,000 years of eastern North America climate cycles. Researchers led by Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences Gregory Springer conducted the study. The story also appeared in Science Daily and MSNBC.com. View article "A memorial to terror: Ten years after Nairobi suicide bombing" The Athens News, Aug 18, 2008  In the paper's readers' forum, Ohio University graduate student Catherine Cutcher shared her recollections as a survivor of the 1998 suicide bombing outside of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Cutcher is currently in Kenya as a Fulbright scholar. View article "'Princess brides' cast their spell" Rutland (Vt.) Herald, Aug 17, 2008  Associate Professor of History Katherine Jellison and her book, "It's Our Day: America's Love Affair with the White Wedding," are profiled in this Associated Press Q&A that has appeared in several publications. View article "Loudonville native appointed OU trustee" Ashland Times-Gazette, Aug 17, 2008  Profile of David Brightbill, a 1965 graduate of Loudonville High School, who was appointed by Gov. Ted Strickland as one of Ohio University's newest trustees. Brightbill will fill an unexpired term on the board through 2015. View article "Review: 'The Rise of Barack Obama,' photographs and text by Pete Souza" The Tennessean, Aug 17, 2008  An assistant professor at Ohio University's School of Visual Journalism and one of the nation's most renowned photographers, Pete Souza has produced an impressive album documenting the meteoric ascendancy of the U.S. senator from Illinois. View article "Guest of honor" Cape Cod Times, Aug 16, 2008  Actress Nora Chester, who is starring in the Ohio University Players' production of "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" at the Monomoy Theatre, is featured.   View article "Julie Harris returns to the stage at Monomoy" Cape Cod (Mass.) Chronicle, Aug 14, 2008  After a four-year absence, Chatham, Mass., resident and award-winning stage and screen actress Julie Harris will return to the boards next week in the Ohio University Players' production of "The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" at the Monomoy Theatre. View article "Heard the news? Monomoy's 'Front Page' is a hit" The Barnestable Patriot, Aug 14, 2008  Review of the Ohio University Players' high-spirited, comedic production of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's 1928 smash-hit, "The Front Page." The play ended its run at the Monomoy Theatre in Chatham, Mass., Aug. 16. View article "Local teacher is Stretching the Rainbow" The People's Defender, Aug 14, 2008  Four high school science teachers from Ross, Adams and Brown counties in southern Ohio they traveled to Ohio University's MDM Observatory near Tucson, Ariz. last month. Their visit was part of a program, funded by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and organized by the university's Astrophysical Institute, that aims to offer teachers first-hand experience with conducting astronomical research. View article "Dems win over religious leaders" Columbus Dispatch, Aug 13, 2008  Associate Professor of History Katherine Jellison was quoted in this look at some religious leaders' support of the Democratic Party platform on abortion. View article "Ohio University - Chillicothe to Offer Free Classes" WCHI, Aug 12, 2008  Ohio University-Chillicothe is hoping to break down barriers for the non-traditional student by offering a free class to the first 100 students that register for fall quarter. View article "OU Southern expands program" Ironton Tribune, Aug 12, 2008  Ohio University Southern is starting a health technology program designed for students with a certificate in the allied medical field. The program is designed to give the student college credit for that certificate and apply it to an associate degree track. View article "Beat the heat and bacteria" Rocky Mountain News, Aug 11, 2008  Ohio University dietitian Francie Astrom shares food safety tips for picnics and barbecues. View article "Crime: Anger Management" New York Times Sunday Book Review, Aug 10, 2008  The latest book by author P.L. Gaus, published by the Ohio University Press, is reviewed. View article "Duck-Billed Dinosaurs 'Outgrew' Their Predators" National Geographic, Aug 6, 2008  The duck-billed dinosaur Hypacrosaurus grew three to five times faster than the fearsome predators that hunted it, reaching its full size by age 10, according to a new study. Drew Lee of Ohio University's College of Osteopathic Medicine co-authored the study which has been picked up by such national and international news publications as Discover Magazine, Live Science, FOX News, Nature.com, Xinhuanet, In The News.co.uk, Science Daily, The Press Association and The Columbus Dispatch. View article "Drawn to blog" Columbus Dispatch, Aug 5, 2008  Alumna Jessica Hagy is profiled as a "darling of the blogosphere." Hagy's blog, www.indexed.blogspot.com, was named one of the 25 best of 2008 by Time magazine. View article "Area nurses' educational options to expand with big grant to OU" Athens News, Aug 4, 2008  Ohio University's School of Nursing will use a three-year, $787,841 grant to launch an innovative program that will educate area nurses for acute-care and family-practitioner specialties. The Grow Our Own program will be offered in the southeast Ohio hospitals where the nurses currently work. View article "Rehnquist Center Hosting Conference on New Media, the Courts" UA News (University of Arizona), Aug 4, 2008  Tom Hodson, director of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, will participate in the "one-day symposium exploring the impact of 'new media' on coverage of and public education about the courts." View article "A new world of checking" Pottstown (Pa.) Mercury, Aug 4, 2008  Ohio University Director of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships Soni Williams is quoted in this article that offers banking tips for new college students. View article "Sick-leave issue takes on bitter taste" Columbus Dispatch, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Aug 3, 2008  Visiting Assistant Professor of Journalism Thomas Suddes uses his column to address a possible statewide November ballot issue that would force employers to offer paid sick leave. View article OHIO in the News · July 2008 "Ohio University-Southern tries to make learning fun again" Ironton Tribune, Jul 30, 2008  Ohio University-Southern and local educators are providing hands-on educational enrichment activities for children through the Academy of Excellence program. View article "See Me, Hear Me: Skype in the Classroom" School Library Journal, Jul 30, 2008  In a talkback article about using Skype as a tool for teaching, Alden Library is heralded as a model. The library offers Skype-based research assistance at kiosks. View article "Bobcats picked sixth in MAC East Division" Athens Messenger, Jul 30, 2008  The Bobcats, coming off a 6-6 2007 season during which they finished fourth in the MAC East, were tabbed to finish sixth (next to last) in the division by the MAC News Media Association preseason poll. The poll was released Tuesday, at Ford Field, during the conference's media day. View article "Old asylums decay, but some eye pricey restoration" Associated Press, Jul 29, 2008  This article about the fate of "Kirkbride buildings" -- formerly considered the gold standard in the treatment of mental illness nationwide -- applauds Ohio University’s transformation of The Ridges. Be sure to view the multimedia feature, linked near the center of the article in the right-hand image column. View article "Term limits give Strickland a tool to unhinge House Republicans" Columbus Dispatch, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Jul 27, 2008  Visiting Assistant Professor of Journalism Thomas Suddes shares his opinion on term limits' impact on the Ohio House of Representatives and the coming election. View article "Berkshire Hathaway Firms in $195M Expansion" GlobeSt.com, Jul 22, 2008  Ohio University is listed as partnering with NetJets, a Columbus-based firm, in flight-training classes. View article "Scientific knowledge grows through human interaction" Columbus Dispatch, Jul 22, 2008  Ohio University Astrophysical Institute Director Tom Statler talks about the importance of sharing knowledge in the process of scientific growth. View article "Ohio House speaker? Who knows?" Columbus Dispatch, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Jul 21, 2008  Visiting Assistant Professor of Journalism Thomas Suddes comments on the race for the next House speaker for the state of Ohio. Suddes is a former legislative reporter with the Cleveland Plain Dealer and writes from Ohio University. View article "West African Artist to make rare visit to Ohio" Huntington Herald-Dispatch, Jul 21, 2008  World-class and Grammy-nominated West African artist Mamadou Diabate makes a rare visit to the area with a concert at the Riffe Rotunda at Ohio University Southern. View article "SUU softball coach resigns for new position" Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 18, 2008  Jodi Hermanek was named head softball coach at Ohio University. She resigned from a similar position at Southern Utah University. View article "Young filmmakers turn out for festival" Daily American, Jul 16, 2008  Ohio University MFA student Kevin Stock's film, "Paper Tiger: Remember the Dojo," earned the third place award and also won the Johnstown Award at the Johnstown Film and Wine Festival in Pennsylvania this weekend. View article "4 ways to keep your picnic foods safe" The Indianapolis Star Online, Jul 15, 2008  WellWorks Dietitian Francie Astrom shares food-safety tips for the summer. View article "OU student sticks it out through election violence in Kenya" Athens News, Jul 14, 2008  Catherine Cutcher, a Ph.D. candidate in the College of Education and a U.S. Fulbright student, is featured. Cutcher arrived in Kenya in mid-November, a month ahead of the elections, at the height of the campaigns, to do research for her doctoral dissertation. View article "OU to host showcase of cutting-edge nano advances" Athens News, Jul 14, 2008  Ohio University's Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute will give the university and local community a peek at an up-and-coming field of science during its first major international conference on nanoscience this week. View article "America's got a thing for the 'white wedding'" Pocono Record, Jul 13, 2008  Review of "It's Our Day: America's Love Affair with the White Wedding" (University Press of Kansas, March 2008). The book by Associate Professor of History Katherine Jellison traces the elaborate and formal ritual to the rise of consumer culture after World War II. View article "'08 ArtWalk to feature Italian Street Painting" Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Jul 12, 2008  Story about this annual event features incoming Ohio University student Jennifer Cole. View article "Bay's 'glamour species' gets help from W&M team" Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 8, 2008  Ohio University's Willem Roosenburg is quoted with statistics about the decline in Maryland's terrapin population. View article "New dean of students ready to get down to business" Athens News, Jul 7, 2008  Profile of Dean of Students Ryan Lombardi. For more on Lombardi, read the Outlook article, "New dean eager to serve students." View article "Over 300 Economists Sign Statement in Support of John McCain's Economic Plan" Christian News Monitor, Jul 7, 2008  Ohio University's Douglas K. Adie, Lowell Gallaway and Richard Vedder are three of the over 300 professional economists who signed a statement in support of John McCain's Jobs for America economic plan. The list includes Nobel Prize winners, business economists with experience in the private sector, policy economists with experience in government and academic economists from major universities and state and community colleges. View article "Nursing program at FMC allows employees to earn master's" Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Jul 7, 2008  Ohio University School of Nursing interim Director Kathleen Rose-Grippa is quoted, speaking about how the new initiative will benefit Ohio University nursing students. View article "Medical facilities creating info sharing system" Athens Messenger, Jul 7, 2008  Area medical facilities, including Doctors Hospital in Nelsonville, O'Bleness Health System, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Hocking Valley Community Hospital in Logan, are attempting to implement a real-time electronic information sharing strategy and, ultimately, a remote-support system through the Appalachian Health Information Exchange. View article "'Typical' Buckeye voter is hard to find" The Columbus Dispatch, The Plain Dealer, Jul 6, 2008  Columnist Thomas Suddes writes from Ohio University, sharing his views on the problems inherent in typecasting Ohio voters. View article "Fifteen students launch into space research internship at National Space Biomedical Research Institute" SpaceRef.com, Jul 4, 2008  Ohio University student Stephanie Horsfield is one of the 15 students who are spending the summer at NASA Johnson Space Center participating in NASA's ongoing research activities. View article "Your Campus ID and Insurance Card, Please" Inside Higher Ed, Jul 3, 2008  Vice President of Student Affairs Kent Smith discusses Ohio University's decision to join the growing national trend of billing student's insurance companies for health care received on campus. View article "Study abroad through Second Life" Christian Science Monitor, Jul 2, 2008  Ohio University's Second Life campus is featured as an example of how the virtual environment is becoming a study abroad vehicle.  View article "Recall mystery: Where's the beef?" Columbus Dispatch, Jul 2, 2008  Environmental Studies Program Director Michelle Morrone is quoted regarding the recent Nebraska Beef recall that was prompted by an E. coli outbreak in Ohio and Michigan. View article "Lower college loan rates take effect" Athens Messenger, Jul 2, 2008  U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson used Baker University Center as a stage to note the start of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007. View article OHIO in the News · June 2008 "Giving students a more intense 'Bobcat Experience'" Chillicothe Gazette, Jun 30, 2008  Steps to examine tuition affordability, improve communications and provide a more intense "Bobcat experience" on Ohio University's regional campuses went forward this week with the issuance of a university committee report examining the future of those campuses. View article "An equine education" Ironton Tribune, Jun 29, 2008  Members of the Youth Empowerment Activities group recently participated in therapeutic horseback riding at Ohio University Southern's Horse Park. View article "Advanced Placement classes give high school students a taste of university-level coursework" Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Jun 29, 2008  During the last week, eight Ohio teachers and one Michigan teacher spent time learning during Ohio University-Chillicothe's Advanced Placement Summer Institute for English language and composition. View article "OU Judiciaries seeing less student offenses" The Athens Messenger, Jun 28, 2008  Vice President for Student Affairs Kent Smith reported to the Board of Trustees that the overall number of student judicial offenses for 2007-08 is down compared to the previous two years. View article "Ohio University gift now tops $91.8 million" The Columbus Dispatch, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Associated Press, The Chronicle-Telegram, The Plain Dealer, Business First of Columbus, Dayton Daily News, Newark Advocate, The Repository, Springfield News-Sun, WAKS-FM radio, WCPO-TV, WDTN-TV, WHIO-TV, Jun 25, 2008  In January, Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis announced an estimated $80 million gift from the estate of the late Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ of Dayton, Ohio. The value of the estate is now known to be in excess of $91.8 million -- $79.1 million in cash and securities in addition to $12.7 million in property. The proceeds will support engineering education and research at Ohio University. View article "Earthly energy sources have their origins in the cosmos" The Columbus Dispatch, Jun 24, 2008  Columnist Tom Statler, director of Ohio University's Astrophysical Institute, educates readers on the origins of fossil fuels, such as oil. View article "Alums agree, IU's image has taken hit" Noblesville Daily Times, Jun 23, 2008  David Ridpath, assistant professor of sports administration, comments on the recent actions of Indiana University to rid itself of an athletics recruiting scandal. View article "The next big thing: smaller schools" Baltimore Sun, Jun 22, 2008  Associate Professor of Education Craig Howley is quoted in this article regarding his research that suggests smaller schools boost student achievement. View article "Is college prestige worth the price?" The Detroit News, Jun 22, 2008  Richard Vedder, distinguished professor of economics and head of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, discusses his method for ranking colleges and universities. Vedder's method differs from the popular U.S. News & World Report rankings in that his method measures outputs rather than inputs. View article "Poll: McCain, Obama off on right foot, but not on equal footing" USA Today, Jun 22, 2008  Michael McTeague, a political scientist at Ohio University Eastern, offers his take on a recent USA TODAY/Gallup Poll on how Americans view presumptive presidential nominees Barack Obama and John McCain. View article "In Ohio, but not New York, doctor discipline is public" Newsday, Jun 20, 2008  Ohio University's College of Osteopathic Medicine is noted for its collaboration with the State Medical Board of Ohio in order to provide ethics training for future physicians. View article "Seniors filing for bankrupty has more than doubled" Baltimore Sun consuming interests blog, Jun 19, 2008  This blog entry cites findings by Assistant Professor of Sociology Deborah Thorne and researchers at other universities that the "rate of bankruptcy filings among those ages 65 and older has more than doubled since 1991, and the average age for filing bankruptcy has increased." View article "Scientists find potential protein biomarkers for growth hormone" PhysOrg, United Press International, Huliq News, Newswise, Post Chronicle, Money Times, Science Daily, Jun 17, 2008  Ohio University scientists have identified several proteins in mice that might act as biomarkers for growth hormone. The research could be the first step to finding a more reliable way to detect recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH), which some athletes and teenagers use illegally to boost muscle and reduce fat. View article "Peter King Uses Wisdom of Jimmy Johnson in Ohio U Commencement Address" AOL Sports, Jun 16, 2008  Blog writer Michael David Smith offers a brief summary of the Ohio University commencement address delivered by Sports Illustrated Senior Writer Peter King (BSJ '79). View article "Scholarship inspires recipients to pay forward" The Columbus Dispatch, Jun 16, 2008  This year's recipients of scholarships from The Gates Foundation -- Ross County Scholar's Fund were introduced during a ceremony in Ohio University-Chillicothe’s Bennett Hall on Tuesday. This year is especially meaningful for the program as five students from the original class of 2004 earned their college degrees this spring. View article "General Assembly: Good, bad, ugly" The Columbus Dispatch, The Plain Dealer, Jun 15, 2008  Columnist Thomas Suddes writes from Ohio University and offers a roundup of the 2007-08 Ohio General Assembly activities. View article "OU names Rice as associate dean" The Vindicator, Jun 15, 2008  Associate Professor Linda J. Rice has been named associate dean for Outreach and Undergraduate Studies in the College of Education at Ohio University. Rice, a native of Howland, Ohio, will assume her new responsibilities July 1, joining the College’s Academic Leadership Council, Administrative Team and Society of Alumni and Friends. View article "How it all got started" Augusta Chronicle, The Modesto Bee, Associated Press, Jun 15, 2008  Katherine Jellison, associate professor of history at Ohio University, examines the history of the "white wedding" in her new book "It's Our Day: America's Love Affair with the White Wedding." View article "Ohio University Commencement Address" SI.com, Jun 14, 2008  Sports Illustrated Senior Writer and Ohio University 1979 alumnus Peter King writes about the task of delivering the university's commencement address on June 14 and provides the text of his speech to the Class of 2008. View article "Ohio's public colleges join Voluntary System of Accountability program" The Plain Dealer, Jun 12, 2008  Leaders of Ohio's public, four-year institutions announced Wednesday that they will participate in the Voluntary System of Accountability program, joining 250 others nationwide. President Roderick J. McDavis is quoted. View article "Investing Made Simple" Safe Haven, Jun 12, 2008  Richard Vedder, distinguished professor of economics at Ohio University, found that increasing state and local taxes also reduces the value of houses, and that "while property tax changes have the biggest impact on housing price changes, other forms of taxation exhibit the same effect." View article "Grads step out of the bubble with fear and hope" The Plain Dealer, Jun 11, 2008  Ohio University senior Lindsey Srp authored this column on anxiety and excitement of graduating from college.  View article "AOL Picks Ohio University In Student Ad Competition" MediaPost Publications, Jun 10, 2008  Students from Ohio University were victorious Monday in the American Advertising Federation 2008 National Student Advertising Competition. View article "Snake whisperer" The Columbus Dispatch, Jun 10, 2008  Ohio University Biology Professor Scott Moody has been working to educate the public on Ohio's reptile population. View article "Does experience count for much?" The Columbus Dispatch, Jun 9, 2008  Alonzo Hamby, distinguished professor of history at Ohio University, is quoted in this article regarding whether or not previous experience in national security is necessary for a presidential candidate. View article "Thomas Suddes: Political landscape in Ohio presents a lot of steep hills for Obama" The Columbus Dispatch, The Plain Dealer, Jun 8, 2008  Columnist Thomas Suddes writes from Ohio University and discusses the barriers presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will face in Ohio during November's general election. View article "Oil prices ripple across consumers' needs" United Press International, KCOL-AM, KEX-AM, KNST-AM, KPEK-FM, KPLV-FM, KSYU-FM, WOWI-FM, WTNT-AM, WWTX-AM, Jun 5, 2008  Ann Paulins, director of the School of Human and Consumer Sciences at Ohio University, comments on how the rising price of petroleum is affecting consumers. View article "Beyond gasoline: Prices surge for oil-based goods" The Christian Science Monitor, Jun 5, 2008  Ann Paulins, director of the School of Human and Consumer Sciences at Ohio University, comments on how the rising price of petroleum is affecting consumers. View article "This is the way that everyone should have a picnic" Anderson Independent-Mail, Jun 5, 2008  Francie Astrom, nutrition counselor for WellWorks at Ohio University, delivers tips to make the family picnic healthy and safe. View article "Survey: Most say campaign ads only bore and annoy" WDTN-TV, WCHS-TV, WFMJ-TV, WTTE-TV, Jun 3, 2008  A telephone poll conducted by Ohio University's Scripps Survey Research Center and the Scripps Howard News Service finds only 4 percent of those polled see political television ads as very influential. View article "Survey: Most say campaign ads only bore and annoy" WDTN-TV, WCHS-TV, WFMJ-TV, WTTE-TV, Jun 3, 2008  A telephone poll conducted by Ohio University's Scripps Survey Research Center and the Scripps Howard News Service finds only 4 percent of those polled see political television ads as very influential. View article "From toilet to Toyota" The Columbus Dispatch, Jun 3, 2008  This feature story highlights the research of Gerardine Botte, director of Ohio University's Electrochemical Engineering Research Laboratory, honing a method to glean hydrogen energy from ammonia, which can be extracted from human and animal urine. View article "Appeal of family business overcomes dad's objection" Journal & Courier, Jun 2, 2008  This feature highlights the relationship between Ohio University Athletics Director Jim Schaus and his father, former Los Angeles Lakers and Purdue basketball coach, Fred Schaus. View article OHIO in the News  · May 2008 "Parsons native gets Ohio University teaching honor" The Parsons Sun, May 29, 2008  Parsons native Scott Titsworth, associate professor of communication studies at Ohio University, is one of this year's 2008-09 University Professor honorees. View article "On the Economy with Kathleen Hays" Bloomberg Television, May 29, 2008  Ann Paulins, director of the School of Human and Consumer Sciences, was interviewed live on Thursday, May 29, for the Bloomberg Television show, "On the Economy with Kathleen Hays." View article "Eat safely on your family picnic" Cleveland.com, May 29, 2008  Francie Astrom, nutrition counselor for WellWorks at Ohio University, discusses how to pack a healthy and safe summer picnic. Her guest column will be printed in June 3 edition of The Plain Dealer. View article "Written in stone" The Columbus Dispatch, May 27, 2008  Ohio University paleontologist Nancy Stevens is part of a team that says they have found dinosaur tracks on the Arabian Peninsula. She said the trackways could lead to a number of major discoveries in the area. View article "Space tourism explores a different role in science" The Columbus Dispatch, May 27, 2008  Columnist Kenneth Hicks, professor of physics and astronomy at Ohio University, discusses the recent Ohio University Frontiers in Science lecture by Charles Simonyi who, in April 2007, became the world's fifth space tourist to travel to the International Space Station View article "Top Young Historians" History News Network, May 26, 2008  Connor Study Professor of Contemporary History Kevin Mattson was named one of History News Network's Top Young Historians. According to the network's Web site, "All historians are nominated and undergo a review process before they are chosen. Each historian on this list has made outstanding contributions to the discipline in their area of research through their commitment and achievement to scholarship and teaching." View article "Interview: Peter King" PRWeek, May 26, 2008  Sports Illustrated senior writer and Ohio alum Peter King (BSJ '79) will speak at this year's undergraduate commencement ceremonies. PRWeek recently interviewed King on how he came to be one of the best known sportswriters in the world. View article "Traditional strength training - the best way for boosting brawn in women" newKerala.com, Hindustan Times, Net India 123.com, May 25, 2008  Research conducted by Sharon Rana, associate professor of exercise physiology and colleagues at Ohio University, concluded that women who want to gain muscle and build endurance should opt for some traditional strength training methods instead of low velocity routines. View article "First dinosaur tracks discovered in Yemen" Yemen Times, May 25, 2008  Ohio University paleontologist Nancy Stevens is part of a team that says they have found dinosaur tracks on the Arabian Peninsula. The discovery of tracks of a large ornithopod dinosaur and a herd of 11 sauropods walking along a coastal mudflat in Yemen was reported in the May 21 issue of the journal PLoS ONE. View article "Thomas Suddes: Doing away with state income tax is not a serious proposal" The Columbus Dispatch, The Plain Dealer, May 25, 2008  Columnist Thomas Suddes writes from Ohio University and examines the possible effects of repealing Ohio's income tax. View article "As economy weakens, necessity reigns" The Globe and Mail, May 22, 2008  Cindy Anderson, an associate professor of sociology at Ohio University, discusses how the low-income working class handles the current economic stress. View article "Dinosaur tracks found on Arabian Peninsula" Townhall.com, May 21, 2008  Ohio University paleontologist Nancy Stevens is part of a team that says they have found dinosaur tracks on the Arabian Peninsula. The discovery of tracks of a large ornithopod dinosaur and a herd of 11 sauropods walking along a coastal mudflat in Yemen was reported in the May 21 issue of the journal PLoS ONE. View article "Dinosaur tracks found on Arabian Peninsula" Associated Press, TIME online, Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, FOX News.com,Yahoo! News, May 21, 2008  Ohio University paleontologist Nancy Stevens is part of a team that says they have found dinosaur tracks on the Arabian Peninsula. The discovery of tracks of a large ornithopod dinosaur and a herd of 11 sauropods walking along a coastal mudflat in Yemen was reported in Wednesday's issue of the journal PLoS ONE. There currently are more than 160 news articles throughout the world featuring this story. View article "UWIRE's 100 Top Student Journalist List Unveiled" Editor & Publisher, May 21, 2008  Ohio University senior Kantele Franko was named to the UWIRE top 100 collegiate journalists list. Read more about Franko at www.uwire.com/UWIRE100/kantelefranko.html. View article "NIH funds research at Ohio University" United Press International, WebIndia 123, May 21, 2008  Three professors at Ohio University have been awarded nearly $645,000 in U.S. federal grants for research related to diabetes, Chagas disease and cancer. The grants from the National Institutes of Health went to Assistant Professor Karen Coschigano and Associate Professors Mario Grijalva and Mark Berryman. View article "Gift to a university can go a long way" The Columbus Dispatch, May 20, 2008  This letter to the editor was written by Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut and thanks Steven and Barbara Schoonover for their $7.5 gift to Ohio University. View article "Telescope launch will open our eyes to gamma rays" The Columbus Dispatch, May 20, 2008  Columnist Tom Statler, director of the Astrophysical Institute at Ohio University, discusses the upcoming launch of the Gamma-Ray Large-Area Space Telescope, or GLAST. GLAST will provide views of the universe never seen before. View article "How to Choose a College" Forbes, May 19, 2008  Ohio University Distinguished Professor of Economics Richard Vedder and founder of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP), developed a results-driven college ranking system that defies traditional ranking systems based on such measures as admissions selectivity, financial resources and surveys of university administrators. View article "Visual arts notes: Desert rover, spirit lover" Salt Lake Tribune, May 19, 2008  This is a brief piece explaining Associate Professor of Sculpture Duane McDiarmid's "Trickster Project: A Sculpture Expedition." Trickster is a wheeled platform, equipped with solar panels, scarlet velvet and gossamer sails, a 5.8-cubic-foot freezer and GPS systems, and dispenses ice cream. McDiarmid has transported the installation to various desert environments and invites visitor participation. View article "'Helping Ohio' - what a concept for the state legislature" The Plain Dealer, The Columbus Dispatch, May 18, 2008  Columnist Thomas Suddes writes from Ohio University and discusses the coming together of Ohio's legislature to cap payday-loan APRs at 28 percent. View article "'Sound Off' forum not going away" The Oakland Press, May 16, 2008  Research by Bill Reader, an assistant professor of journalism, helped the editors of the Oakland (Mich.) Press decide whether to continue its controversial "Sound Off" call-in forum at the 65,000-circulation daily newspaper. Reader's research into the role of anonymity in encouraging more people to participate in newspaper opinion forums, such as letters-to-the-editor, is cited repeatedly in Press editor Glenn Gilbert's essay explaining the newspaper's decision. Note: This article was originally published on April 6, 2008 View article "Ohio U. alum donates $7.5M to communication college facility" Business First of Columbus, May 14, 2008  Ohio University alumnus Steven L. Schoonover and his wife, Barbara, have contributed $7.5 million toward a new home planned for the Scripps College of Communication. The new building -- to be called The Schoonover Center for Communication in honor of the Schoonovers' gift -- will house the college's five schools and the WOUB Center for Public Media in one facility that combines the former Baker Center and the Radio-Television Building. View article "OU grad donates $7.5 million" The Columbus Dispatch, The Plain Dealer, WHIO-AM Radio, Associated Press, May 14, 2008  Ohio University alumnus Steven L. Schoonover and his wife, Barbara, have contributed $7.5 million toward a new home planned for the Scripps College of Communication. The new building -- to be called The Schoonover Center for Communication in honor of the Schoonovers' gift -- will house the college's five schools and the WOUB Center for Public Media in one facility that combines the former Baker Center and the Radio-Television Building. View article "Cheers and fears as Grand Theft Auto IV revs at starting line" IT Matters.com, May 14, 2008  Mia Consalvo, an assistant professor specializing in video game research at Ohio University, addresses the notion that violent video games breed criminals. View article "1967 alum gives Ohio University $7.5 million" The Columbus Dispatch, Trading Markets.com, WFMJ-TV, WKYC-TV, Springfield News-Sun, WDTN-TV, WSYX-TV, WCMH-TV, May 13, 2008  Ohio University alumnus Steven L. Schoonover and his wife, Barbara, have contributed $7.5 million toward a new home planned for the Scripps College of Communication.The new building -- to be called The Schoonover Center for Communication in honor of the Schoonovers' gift -- will house the college's five schools and the WOUB Center for Public Media in one facility that combines the former Baker Center and the Radio-Television Building. View article "OU taps leader to grow enrollment" The Columbus Dispatch education blog, May 12, 2008  Ohio University has appointed Craig Cornell as the university's first vice provost for enrollment management. He will will be responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive student enrollment and retention model, enhancing student services as they relate to enrollment, and improving the quality of the undergraduate student population. Cornell will begin work on May 28. View article "Thomas Suddes: Democrats might want Dann's ouster to take a good, long time" The Columbus Dispatch, The Plain Dealer, May 11, 2008  Columnist Thomas Suddes writes from Ohio University and discusses how the removal of Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann from office will effect both Democrats and Republicans. View article "Open their eyes" The Columbus Dispatch, May 10, 2008  This editorial praises the partnership between Ohio University's College of Osteopathic Medicine and the State Medical Board that allows the college's students to attend the board's meetings to see what can go wrong in a doctor's career and how to make good choices. View article "For Bush wedding, a veil of privacy" Chicago Tribune, Austin American-Statesman, The Akron Beacon Journal, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Washington Post, May 10, 2008  Katherine Jellison, associate professor of history at Ohio University and author of "It's Our Day," discusses the desire of the Bush family to keep Jenna Bush's wedding a private affair. View article "Website of the Week — Wired for Books" Voice of America Radio, May 9, 2008  Ohio University's WiredforBooks.org is Voice of America's Website of the Week. David Kurz, senior web developer at WOUB and creator of Wired for Books, discusses the Wired for Books program. View article "Open Line with Fred Andrle" WOSU Radio, May 9, 2008  In a segment titled "Writers with Ohio Roots," Ohio University Creative Writing Professor Zakes Mda joins three other authors to reflect on writing and their Ohio roots in celebration of the Ohioana Book Festival. View article "Jenna Bush wedding a big event for tiny Crawford" Houston Chronicle, May 8, 2008  Katherine Jellison, associate professor of history at Ohio University and author of "It's Our Day: America's Love Affair with the White Wedding, 1945-2005," discusses Jenna Bush's upcoming nuptials and her improving media image. View article "First-family nuptials: Jenna Bush's wedding to continue a lively, storied tradition" The Columbus Dispatch, Globe Gazette, Associated Press, May 8, 2008  Katherine Jellison, associate professor of history at Ohio University and author of "It's Our Day: America's Love Affair with the White Wedding, 1945-2005," compares the wedding of Tricia Nixon in 1971 to the upcoming Jenna Bush wedding. View article "Q&A | Katherine Jellison: Queen Victoria started ritual of white wedding" The Columbus Dispatch, May 8, 2008  A Q&A article featuring Katherine Jellison, an associate professor of history at Ohio University and author of "It's Our Day: America's Love Affair with the White Wedding, 1945-2005." Jellison discusses the history of the traditional white wedding. View article "What Dinty W. Moore Knows" Inside Higher Ed, May 7, 2008  A Q&A article featuring Dinty W. Moore, writer and professor of English at Ohio University, who answers questions about his newest novel/memoir, "Between Panic and Desire." View article "Soaring Food Prices Have Campus Dining Halls Squeezed" The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 6, 2008  Rich Neumann, director of dining services at Ohio University, discusses how the university is handling rising food prices. View article "Chillicothe: America's Bellwether - Democrats divided over primary battle's merits" The Columbus Dispatch, May 4, 2008  Ohio University-Chillicothe students Roxanne Powell, Nick Davisson and Patrick Currier discuss the battle for the democratic presidential nomination between Sen. Barack Obama of Illinios and Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York. View article "Payday-lending reform shapes up as key Republicans stand tall" The Columbus Dispatch, The Plain Dealer, Dayton Daily News, May 4, 2008  Columnist Thomas Suddes writes from Ohio University and discusses a payday lending reform bill that must pass through the Ohio Senate before being signed by Gov. Ted Strickland. View article "Jenna Bush Wedding to Be Private Affair" Voice of America Radio, HULIQ.com, May 2, 2008  Katherine Jellison, associate professor of history at Ohio University and author of "It's Our Day: America's Love Affair with the White Wedding, 1945-2005," compares the wedding of Tricia Nixon in 1971 to the upcoming Jenna Bush wedding. View article OHIO in the News · April 2008 "Relentless Cohen rewarded with NFL selection" Spartanburg Herald Journal, Apr 29, 2008  Ohio University defensive tackle Landon Cohen was selected by the Detroit Lions with the 216th pick in the seventh round of this past weekend's NFL Draft. View article "Springfield Native Visits Dubai" WYSO Public Radio, Apr 28, 2008  Ohio University senior Danica Hemmann discusses her recent trip to Dubai to participate in the "Women as Global Leaders: Learning Leadership" as part of the university's Global Leadership Center. A total of nine Ohio University students participated in the trip. View article "Remonko still playing drums after 50 years" The Herald Standard, Apr 28, 2008  This feature talks about the life of Guy Remonko, emeritus professor of percussion at Ohio University. View article "Maintain State Spending. Or Else." Inside Higher Ed, Apr 28, 2008  Ohio University Professor of Economics Richard Vedder said that in his analysis, "every $1 extra in state appropriations does in fact correlate with lower tuition — but the return to students is only 30 cents on the dollar. The balance, he said, the colleges are keeping." View article "Payday lenders have a friend in the General Assembly" The Columbus Dispatch, The Plain Dealer, Apr 27, 2008  Columnist Thomas Suddes writes from Ohio University and discusses payday lending as it is being debated in the Ohio Legislature. View article "Jenna Bush 23rd child of a sitting president to wed" Argus Leader, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Cape Cod Times, Statesville Record & Landmark, Apr 27, 2008  Katherine Jellison, an associate professor of history at Ohio University who writes about the American obsession with weddings in her recent book, "It's Our Day," says the Bush wedding is unique in that the president is not up for reelection and the country is caught up in an unpopular war abroad. View article "Property Tax Revolt" Wall Street Journal, Apr 26, 2008  A study by Richard Vedder, Ohio University professor of economics, "...found that 'while property tax changes have the biggest impact on housing price changes, other forms of taxation exhibit the same effect.' Income taxes, for example, chase people out of the state, which reduces home values for those left behind." View article "Cheers and fears as Grand Theft Auto IV revs at starting line" The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, PhysOrg.com, Today Online, Yahoo! News, Qatar Peninsula, China Post, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 26, 2008  Mia Consalvo, an assistant professor specializing in video game research at Ohio University, discusses the controversial "Grand Theft Auto" video game. View article "Jim Schaus following in father’s footsteps" The Times West Virginian, Apr 24, 2008  Jim Schaus joined Ohio University April 7 as director of Athletics. Schaus is the youngest of two sons of Fred Schaus, the West Virginia University alumnus and former WVU basketball coach and athletic director. View article "See Lizards in Motion" Discovery.com, Apr 23, 2008  See videos from the Ohio University research team, led by doctoral student Eric McElroy, that determined that lizards get their prey in two basic different ways. View article "Living Today" Martha Stewart Living Radio, Apr 23, 2008  Ohio University researcher Roxanne Male-Brune was interviewed by Mario Bosquez on the radio program "Living Today" on Martha Stewart Living Radio. Male-Brune has spent nearly six years studying deer-resistant plants and works with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to test over 600 varieties of perennials, developing ways to successfully garden with deer in a residential, suburban environment. View article "Kate Shows Off Ohio University's Eco-House" The Greener Home blog, Apr 22, 2008  The blog links to a video that appeared in Outlook on April 18 highlighting Ohio University's Ecohouse, a model for sustainable living that serves as a student residence and a learning center. View article "Einstein's relativity theory stands up to tests for now" The Columbus Dispatch, Apr 22, 2008  Columnist Kenneth Hicks is a professor of physics and astronomy at Ohio University and discusses new observations presented this month at the American Physical Society meeting that are examining the validity of Einstein's theory of general relativity. View article "Fred Schaus' son coming closer to home" Charleston Daily Mail, Apr 22, 2008  Jim Schaus joined Ohio University April 7 as director of Athletics. Schaus is the youngest of two sons of Fred Schaus, the West Virginia University alumnus and former WVU basketball coach and athletic director. View article "OSU and OU score elite scholarships" The Columbus Dispatch education blog, Apr 22, 2008  With four-year institutions limited to four nominations for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, Ohio University garnered three nominees who earned the scholarship and the fourth earned honorable mention. View article "Ohio University to Rename Newsroom for FOX News' Roger Ailes" FOX News.com, WDTN-TV, WCHS-TV, Associated Press, WTAP-TV, WSYX-TV, WTTE-TV, Apr 22, 2008  The Roger E. Ailes Newsroom, located on the third floor of the Radio-Television Communication Building, was dedicated on Tuesday and named in honor of Ailes, a 1962 graduate of Ohio University who donated the major portion of funds for the state-of-the-art newsroom. View article "High-profile plagiarism isn't unique to Illinois" Daily Herald, Apr 21, 2008  Under the subheading "Next Steps," the author discusses the new initiatives Ohio University implemented to promote academic integrity and interviews Russ College of Engineering Dean Dennis Irwin. View article "Lizard's hunting style impacts their walk" United Press International, Science Blog, Apr 21, 2008  An Ohio University research team led by doctoral student Eric McElroy tracked 18 lizard species to discover how their foraging styles affected their biomechanics. The study, that included Kristin Hickey and Professor Stephen Reilly, appeared in the April 1 issue of the Journal of Experimental Biology. View article "Bush wedding part of a varied history" Deseret News, Asbury Park Press, Tri-Valley Herald, The Daily Sentinel, The Daily Journal, The Telegraph, Red Deer Advocate, News Journal-Online, Apr 20, 2008  Katherine Jellison, an associate professor of history at Ohio University who writes about the American obsession with weddings in her recent book, "It's Our Day," says the Bush wedding is unique in that the president is not up for reelection and the country is caught up in an unpopular war abroad. View article "Bridal industry still oblivious to economy" The Journal Gazette, The Sun Herald, The Sun News, Chicago Tribune, Apr 20, 2008  The average cost of a wedding today is $30,000, and lavish engagement parties are increasingly popular, says Katherine Jellison, an associate professor of history at Ohio University who writes about the American obsession with weddings in her recent book, "It's Our Day." View article "Youngstown deserves better press than Attorney General Dann is giving it" The Plain Dealer, The Columbus Dispatch, Apr 20, 2008  Columnist Thomas Suddes writes from Ohio University and discusses the recent allegations surrounding Attorney General Marc Dann's office. View article "Using the Web to Search for Namesakes" Red Orbit, Virginian-Pilot, Apr 20, 2008  James Bruning, a trustee professor of psychology at Ohio University, said that people's fascination with their Googlegangers (individuals with the same name found via the Internet) might be an adult expression of the common childhood wish to be an identical twin. View article "Don't cry for me: Latin America is moving closer to democracy" The Vancouver Sun, Apr 19, 2008  This review of "The Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin America's Soul," was written by Bill King, a doctoral student in history at Ohio University. View article "Med students hear cautionary tales" The Columbus Dispatch, Apr 19, 2008  Last week, 16 first-year students from Ohio University's College of Osteopathic Medicine sat in on a meeting of the State Medical Board, which disciplines medical professionals. View article "Enhancement programs help local education efforts" The Marietta Times, Apr 17, 2008  The Ohio Appalachian Educators Institute offers training to the 127 public school districts in Appalachia. The goal is to improve students' academic achievement and the Voinovich School is a partner is this endeavor. View article "OU Professor's Book Examines American Weddings" Kypost.com, WHIO-AM, WDTN-TV, WFMJ-TV, KASA-TV, WTVN-AM, WRAZ-TV, Apr 16, 2008  Katherine Jellison, an Ohio University professor, has written a new book examining the high cost of American weddings. Picked up by the Associated Press, similar stories are appearing in numerous media outlets. View article "What Ohio colleges have done to improve safety" The Columbus Dispatch, Apr 16, 2008  Colleges in Ohio and nationwide made changes after a gunman killed 32 people at Virginia Tech. Examples listed included Ohio University Police completing training to become the school's first certified SWAT team. View article "American Chestnut Tree planted in Wayne National Forest" The Logan Daily News, Apr 15, 2008  Workers and volunteers from the Wayne National Forest; The American Chestnut Foundation, Ohio Chapter; and Ohio University's Department of Environmental and Plant Biology; and researchers from the U.S. Forest Research Lab in Delaware, Ohio, recently planted more than 100 disease-resistant American Chestnut seedlings on a reclaimed strip mine site on the Wayne National Forest, with plans to plant up to 600 more throughout the spring. View article "Cosmologists closing in on exact age of universe" The Columbus Dispatch, Apr 15, 2008  Cosmologists, the people who worry about the structure of our expanding universe, have a firm enough handle on the numbers that we now know the age of "everything" to be 13.73 billion years, with a margin of error of less than 1 percent. Column by Tom Statler, director of the Ohio University Astrophysical Institute. View article "Names That Match Forge a Bond on the Internet" The New York Times, Apr 10, 2008  James Bruning, a trustee professor of psychology at Ohio University, said that people’s fascination with their Googlegängers (individuals found on the internet who share the same name) might be an adult expression of the common childhood wish to be an identical twin. View article "Books: 'Teach the Free Man'" Metro Santa Cruz, Apr 9, 2008  A review of the novel "Teach the Free Man" written by Santa Clara author Peter Nathaniel Malae and published by the Ohio University Press. The reviewer writes, "This is a writer to keep on your literary radar screen." View article "Ohio hires Wichita State's Schaus as athletic director" ESPN.com, The Columbus Dispatch, Akron Beacon Journal, The Olympian, United Press International, Sports Network, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Wichita Business Journal, Apr 7, 2008  On Monday, Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis announced that Wichita State's Jim Schaus, will become Ohio University's new director of athletics. This story currently is appearing in more than 30 news outlets. View article "Putting the University's Cart before the Economy's Horse" Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Apr 7, 2008  A study by Ohio University Economist and Mackinac Center adjunct scholar Richard Vedder is discussed in this article. In his study, Vedder found a very weak correlation between a state's economic growth over longer periods and having a higher-than-average proportion of college degrees among the over-age 25 population. He also found that higher spending from state and local governments is correlated with lower per capita personal income growth in a state. View article "Ohio sewn up for McCain? Not quite" The Columbus Dispatch & The Plain Dealer, Apr 6, 2008  Columnist Thomas Suddes writes from Ohio University and discusses the key role Ohio will play in November's presidential election. View article "Montco IU makes money off of old technology" Philly Burbs.com, Apr 6, 2008  A group of Ohio University students recently made a trip to Pennsylvania to pick up a broken copier they purchased via eBay in order to use it as a prop in their film for a YouTube contest. The plot involves zombies attacking a coffee shop/Kinko's-type business. View article "Funeral debt creates more confusion for Chinese parents" Dayton Daily News, Apr 6, 2008  Leon Yu Liang, a journalist from China now attending graduate school at Ohio University, contributed to this report. View article "Martin Luther King's 'dream' still living on" Daily Times, Apr 5, 2008  A study by Ohio University's Scripps Survey Research Center shows 39 percent of blacks believe America still has 'a long way to go' towards achieving racial equality. View article "Surviving in a slump" The Marietta Times, Apr 5, 2008  Ohio University Economist Richard Vedder says there has been some overreaction in the national media to the recent economic downturn. In response to how the economy will affect Southeast Ohio, Vedder says, "This downturn has hit Wall Street more than Main Street, and we live on Main Street. So I think we shouldn’t be losing a ton of sleep over this." View article "What Ohio U. Learned From a Major IT Crisis" The Chronicle of Higher Education, Apr 4, 2008  Ohio University President Roderick McDavis is the author is this essay, which is based on a speech he delivered at The Chronicle's recent Technology Forum. View article "KFFL Interview: Kalvin McRae, RB, Ohio University Bobcats" KFFL.com, Apr 4, 2008  An interview with Ohio University running back Kalvin McRae, who was invited to and participated in both the Hula Bowl and the NFL Scouting Combine. View article "Ohio University professor honored with AMVETS highest honor" The Columbus Dispatch education blog, Apr 2, 2008  AMVETS has awarded Ohio University professor John J. Kopchick a Silver Helmet Award -- the most prestigious award given by a veterans' organizations. View article OHIO in the News · March 2008 "Self-Defense 101" The American Spectator, Mar 31, 2008  Ohio University student Emily Mullin writes about the discussion surrounding gun laws as they relate to college and university campuses. View article "'With a Few More Brains ...'" The New York Times, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Times Daily, Seattle Times & Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Mar 30, 2008  A Scripps Howard/Ohio University poll in 2006 found that 36 percent of Americans believed that federal officials assisted in the attacks on the twin towers or knowingly let them happen so that the U.S. could go to war in the Middle East. View article "Lobbyist-legislator-go-round makes merry with lots of money" The Columbus Dispatch & The Plain Dealer, Mar 30, 2008  Columnist Thomas Suddes writes from Ohio University and discusses the relationship between lobbyists and legislators in Ohio government. View article "Chillicothe has made a name for itself" The Columbus Dispatch, Mar 28, 2008  Tom Thomas, an adjunct professor at Ohio University-Chillicothe, is cataloging obscure references to the city of Chillicothe in a project called "Chillicothe in Story and Song," which is being sponsored by the Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library. View article "Medical schools prep for physician shortage" Business First of Columbus, Mar 28, 2008  Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine has boosted its first-year class size by 35 students and had a 66 percent increase in applications since 2002, according to John Schriner, the college's director of admissions. View article "Grad helping students in Africa" Dayton Daily News, Mar 27, 2008  James Wamsley, student at Ohio University, is helping his counterparts in Liberia obtain computers. He and two other members of the university's Global Leadership Center sent two computers to the University of Liberia's Microfinance Training Programme. View article "Candidates promise openness, then drag feet on releasing records" Dallas Morning News, Mar 26, 2008  According to a Sunshine Week survey conducted by Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University, nearly nine in 10 Americans consider a presidential candidate's openness important in making their choice. View article "NexTech, schools share in Third Frontier energy project funding" Columbus Business First, Mar 26, 2008  Ohio University was awarded a $972,992 alternative-fuel technology grant for a project to create a Center of Excellence for Electrochemical Engineering Technologies in its electrochemical engineering lab. View article "Time to let history settle argument over necessity of atomic bomb drops" Kalamazoo Gazette, Mar 25, 2008  Ohio University professor and Truman biographer Alonzo Hamby writes there is among some atomic bomb critics an "assumption that Japan was serious about surrendering prior to the atomic bombings. In fact, there's no empirical evidence that they were ... there was no Japanese offer to surrender or, before Aug. 10, to engage in anything but the vaguest of talks.'' View article "A trip to the stars will take a new propulsion system" The Columbus Dispatch, Mar 25, 2008  Columnist Kenneth Hicks is a professor of physics and astronomy at Ohio University and notes that conventional spacecraft travel need to be modified in order to travel farther.  View article "Ohio University meets Lions coach" Detriot Free Press, Mar 23, 2008  Detroit Lions coach Rod Marinelli met with the Ohio University baseball team last week as the Bobcats were traveling to Central Michigan for their Mid-American Conference opener. View article "Put this in your bonnet: Brunner is GOP target; Cleveland is McCain's" The Columbus Dispatch & The Plain Dealer, Mar 23, 2008  Columnist Thomas Suddes writes from Ohio University and notes that the Greater Cleveland are may be the McCain's republican base in Ohio. View article "Ohio University poll finds more people view government as secretive" The Columbus Dispatch education blog, Mar 20, 2008  A survey conducted by Ohio University's Scripps Survey Research Center found that more Democrats than Republicans think the federal government is secretive; with a majority of Republicans agreeing. View article "Coping with deer may require peaceful co-existence" Braselton News, Mar 19, 2008  Roxanne Male-Brune, director of grant writing and projects at Ohio University, discusses her research into deer resistant plants. View article "Method to find new planets leaves trail of questions" The Columbus Dispatch, Mar 18, 2008  Columnist Tom Statler, director of the Astrophysical Institute at Ohio University, discusses the use of gravitational microlensing as a way to detect new planets. View article "OSC to Power 'Choose Ohio First' Bioinformatics Program" HPC Wire, Mar 18, 2008  A proposal led by Ohio University and powered by the resources of the Ohio Supercomputer Center and the Ralph Regula School of Computational Science is aimed at positioning the state as a national leader in the emerging field of bioinformatics. View article "OU hires grad college dean" Business First of Columbus, Mar 17, 2008  Ohio University announced on Monday that Rathindra Bose has been named new vice president for research and creative activity and dean of the graduate college. View article "Clinton struggles with loss of black support" Reuters, The Vancouver Sun, Yahoo! India, Yahoo! UK and Ireland, Mar 17, 2008  Patricia Gunn, Ohio University professor of African-American Studies, is quoted regarding the recent comments made by Sen. Hillary Clinton supporter Geraldine Ferraro about Sen. Barack Obama.  View article "At least a few savor early taste of college" Columbus Parent magazine, Mar 17, 2008  Ohio University-Lancaster is featured in this story about the state's Post-Secondary Enrollment Options program. View article "Access to public records is 'mixed bag' in Ohio" The Columbus Dispatch, Mar 16, 2008  Thomas Hodson, director of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, fears that some government officials are avoiding the creation of public records. View article "Poll More See Government As Secretive" Associated Press, Mar 16, 2008  This story, which utilizes the findings of a national survey of 1,012 randomly selected adults by Ohio University's Scripps Survey Research Center in partnership with the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) and the Scripps Howard News Service, currently is featured in news outlets nationwide including The New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Plain Dealer, Cincinnati Enquirer, America Online and MSNBC. View article "Anti-discrimination legislation would boost Ohio -- at no cost" The Columbus Dispatch & The Plain Dealer, Mar 16, 2008  Columnist Thomas Suddes discusses anti-discrimination legislation in Ohio. View article "Women as Global Leaders" Gulf News.com, Mar 16, 2008  Ohio University student Amanda Melendez and several other students from the university's Global Leadership Center attended the "Women as Global Leaders: Learning Leadership" conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, last month. Melendez is quoted under "International women unite." View article "Can Fingerhut steer higher education on a better course?" The Columbus Dispatch, Mar 16, 2008  Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis is quoted in this article regarding the changes Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut is making to higher education in Ohio. View article "Collaborative Experimentation: Char Booth, Ohio University" Library Journal, Mar 15, 2008  Char Booth, Ohio University Reference and Instruction Librarian, continues to be instrumental in establishing creative Web applications for Alden Library. View article "Should Colleges Be Required to Spend More From Their Endowments?" The Chronicle of Higher Education, Mar 14, 2008  Richard Vedder, professor of economics at Ohio University, discusses the spending of college endowments as it relates to college affordability. View article "Ohio University" Teen Ink, Mar 13, 2008  A high school student's review of Ohio University after a recent campus tour. View article "Clinton, RNC tee up attacks on Sen. Obama" The Hill, Mar 10, 2008  John Gilliom, chairman of the department of political science at Ohio University, discusses Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign tactics and negative attacks against Sen. Barack Obama. View article "Ohio vote shows that race does matter" The Columbus Dispatch and The Plain Dealer, Mar 9, 2008  Columnist Thomas Suddes writes from Ohio University and discusses the results of Ohio's March 4 democratic presidential primary election. View article "Naked Science: Birth of America" National Geographic Channel, Mar 8, 2008  Ohio University Professor of Geological Sciences Damian Nance examines the geology exposed in the Appalachian Mountains. Click here to view the television clip. View article "Mda's old play given modern interpretation" Business Day (South Africa), Mar 8, 2008  Ohio University Professor of English Zakes Mda lets go of authorial control over his play "You Fool, How Can the Sky Fall?" View article "OUS professor releases book" Ironton Tribune, Mar 7, 2008  Ohio University Southern professor Dr. Charles Jarrett has published his short story book "Journey to Wholeness: Gullah Perspectives on Postmodern American Society." View article "Late races, mojo may decide Clinton's fate" The Journal News, Mar 6, 2008  John Gilliom, political science department chair at Ohio University, discusses the tight race for the Democratic presidential nomination between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. View article "Kentucky's primary grows in importance" The Herald-Leader, Mar 6, 2008  John Gilliom, political science department chair at Ohio University, notes the growing importance of Kentucky's Democratic primary election after the close results from Tuesday's Democratic primary elections. View article "Will Obama's 'wink wink' on free trade help Clinton win precious votes in Ohio?" The Globe and Mail, Mar 4, 2008  John Gilliom, political science department chair at Ohio University, was interviewed about the recent rhetoric between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama regarding NAFTA, and the effect of this rhetoric on voters in the Ohio primary election. View article "Expect a Long Night, Confusing Results" San Francisco Chronicle politics blog, Mar 4, 2008  John Gilliom, political science department chair at Ohio University, recently was interviewed about the voting process in Ohio. View article