Stories tagged with: Department of Classics and Religious Studies

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Culture

The evolution of 'Spooky Season'

Take a deeper dive into spooky season, and learn more about its origins and evolution, with College of Arts and Sciences Professor Brian Collins in the latest episode of OHIO’s “Ask the Experts” podcast.

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Faculty Experts

A Spooky Season Special: The popular course that's providing OHIO students with a global look at the supernatural

In the midst of spooky season, one Ohio University class is summoning more than just Halloween spirit – it’s also proven so popular with students in recent years that it’s grown to become a favorite fall semester course amongst those eager to study the supernatural within an academic setting in which all perspectives are welcomed.

Science Cafe - Zombies: Distorted Reflections of the Human Mind - Wednesday, Oct. 29, 5 p.m., Baker Center Front Room - Free Coffee First 50 People,  Presented by Fred Drogula and Mary Kate Hurley
OHIO Events

OHIO professors to spread bites of zombie knowledge at Oct. 29 Science Café-Humanities Café

At the Wednesday, Oct. 29 event, OHIO faculty members Mary Kate Hurley and Fred Drogula will show how zombie stories can be used to explore important shifts in human thinking over the centuries.

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Faculty Excellence

OHIO faculty presented awards for outstanding teaching, research, service

Ohio University faculty members were honored recently for their outstanding teaching, research and commitment to student success.

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Faculty news

Faculty experts roundup

Between new findings on ancient hominins' arrival in Europe, recognition in the sciences, publications, conference presentations, grants and awards, OHIO faculty had a busy winter season.

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The Classics

‘It's impossible not to love this job’

OHIO Professor Fred Drogula teaches students to dissect iconic literature and outmaneuver rivals in political role-plays, immersive methods that have earned him a national teaching award.

Brian Clark Science Cafe March 5
Science Cafe

Science Café to feature Brian Collins on March 5

OHIO's Science Café will present a special Humanities Café with Brian Collins discussing “Am I In Heaven?: Metamodernism and Religion in the World of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard" on March 5.

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Experiential Learning

Exploring ancient ruins and modern classics: A journey to Greece

This classics major is balancing her studies abroad with leadership roles in campus initiatives, demonstrating her dedication to both global experiences and community engagement.

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Faculty Excellence

OHIO announces 2024-25 Presidential Research Scholars

Each year, the Presidential Research Scholars program recognizes faculty excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity.

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OHIO Events

Science Café to feature special presentation on vampires on Oct. 29

Ohio University’s Science Café will present a special Humanities Café with Professor Fred Drogula discussing “The Undead Café: Vampires as Expressions of Humanity” on Tuesday, Oct. 29.

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Research Division announces awardees for the 2023-24 OURC/Baker Fund spring cycle

The OURC/Baker Fund program provides support for research, scholarship and creative activity at Ohio University.

OHIO Museum Studies Certificate program students curate and install an exhibit.

OHIO students collaborate on Kennedy Museum exhibit curation

Each year, students of the OHIO Museum Studies Certificate program curate and install an exhibit called “Merging Concepts,” and bring their own sets of ideas and twists to the theme.

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Join the Libraries for a reading of “The Complete Works of Claudian” with Professor Neil Bernstein

University Libraries is hosting Professor Neil Bernstein for a reading on his translation of “The Complete Works of Claudian” on April 10, at 4 p.m. in Alden Library’s fifth floor Mahn Center.

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Archaeology students have their own blockbuster summer adventure

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.

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Thirteen OHIO campus spaces receive Experiential Spaces Designation

Ohio University’s Center for Advising, Career and Experiential Learning has announced that 13 spaces on campus have received its Experiential Spaces Designation for the 2022-2023 academic year.

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