Stories tagged with: Magazine Features

Purba Das standing among statues in Kolkata, also known as Calcutta, in the West Bengal state of her native India.

Against type

Purba Das, associate professor of communication studies at Ohio University Southern Campus, answered questions about her work on stereotypes, identities, media, and hegemonies.

collage of photographs taken by featured photographers featuring a view of campus, a person walking down a sidewalk, and a person in a painting studio

Exposures and touchstones: Athens from behind a camera

“OHIO Photo Renga” unfolds as a series of interrelated portraits of Athens, Ohio, the campus and/or the city. This six-part photo essay is inspired by the ancient Japanese linked verse, renga, in which two or more poets alternate penning sections of a poem.

Vintage photo of the Marching 110 performing at an Ohio University Football game

When it comes to teamwork, OHIO’s Marching 110 strikes up the band

In hindsight, it maybe wasn’t the best idea I’ve ever had to try to write about Ohio University’s Marching 110. My personal experience with the topic—I was in the band’s flag section from 1990 to ’93—makes it an easy topic to report on; but, being so close to the material makes objectivity challenging.

Group photo of Ohio University student in Bobcat Learning Communities

Facilitating acclimation

One-hundred-eighty-seven Ohio University students brushed up on key topics in higher education such as inclusiveness and healthiness when training to become 2016-17 leaders of Bobcat learning communities.

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A mentor in her corner

Megan Katchmer entered the OHIO Women’s Center’s Mentoring Program seeking networking and advice on how to stand out to potential employers.

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Telling it like it is

The former U.S. surgeon general (who served in that post in the early 1990s) discusses her views on issues such as teen pregnancy as well as the status of health and sex-ed in the U.S. Additional topics encompass the inspirations for her career in medicine and advocacy.

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OHIO women and ohiowomen convene in Cleveland, promote leadership

More than 800 women met to connect, dialogue, share experiences, and offer support at the Women’s Leadership Symposium at the Cleveland (Ohio) Public Auditorium in April.

OHIO nurtures student ideas during annual innovation contests

OHIO nurtures student ideas during annual innovation contests

Four Ohio University students—all from outside the U.S.— won the University’s internal Scripps Innovation Challenge Pitch Day in March and then the broader Scripps International Innovators Cup in April for their solution to the problem.

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Innovation redux

Ohio Today introduced The Big Idea in summer 2009, profiling innovators—experimenters, creators, educators, and inventors—whose ideas took root or took off at Ohio University. Innovation, by definition, means change, so we decided to check in with Bobcats profiled in the issue for an update.

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Born into a slum, alumnus emerges as a life-changing innovator

Bobcat thanks OHIO education with helping make a difference in his native Kenyan community.

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Bobcat innovators earn Konneker Medal

Have you ever wondered how you could turn frozen bananas into a healthy snack? Do you seek to understand the latest innovations in proton therapy?

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Local pride

Transgender student Patrick Local answers more questions about his transition, being a film major at OHIO, and other topics.

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Leading through education

Learn more about individuals who were inspired by education and enrolled with Ohio University.

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Author, author!

Charles Smith, distinguished professor of playwriting at OHIO, answered additional questions about theater and the University.

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Zero waste 101

What does zero waste look like? How does it work at Ohio University?

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