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EDUCATION
BLHS teacher named 2024 OAEA Distinguished Fellow
Benjamin Logan High School art educator Jennifer Davis has been selected to be inducted into the Distinguished Fellows of the Ohio Art Education Association, district officials announced this week. This is a prestigious position reserved for OAEA members who have made long-term, marked contributions to the association and to the...
Ohio University’s Voinovich School gets funding for aviation upgrade in Appalachian counties
ATHENS, Ohio — The runway to electrically powered aviation just got a little shorter in southeast Ohio. In mid-July, Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service received a $500,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) initiative to help 36 airports in Appalachian counties in Ohio, Kentucky and North Carolina identify the electrical charging infrastructure needed to support new electric aviation technologies. ...
Ohio University dodges responsibility for student’s hazing death
Ohio University is not responsible for the 2018 death of 18-year-old freshman Collin Wiant as part of an off-campus hazing incident with Sigma Pi fraternity, according to Judge Lisa Sadler of the Ohio Court of Claims. This decision, without a trial, was shocking to some. Let me break down the...
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