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Shuman Wins Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award
Mershon affiliate Amy Shuman, professor of English, is one of the winners of the 2014 Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award. For more than 30 years, Shuman enthusiastically has served a range of…
Economist Finds Scientific Research Key to U.S. Economy
Mershon affiliate Bruce Weinberg, professor of economics, is the lead author of a new study published in the journal Science that finds university research is a key component to the U.S. economy,…
Mershon Affiliate Wins Distinguished Scholar Award
Daniel Sui, professor and chair, Department of Geography, and Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, has been selected by the Association of American Geographers (AAG) for its…
Longtime Mershon Affiliate Chad Alger Dies at 89
Chadwick Alger, professor emeritus of political science and public policy at the Mershon Center, passed away on February 15, 2014, at the age of 89. Alger, an authority on peacebuilding and the…
Braumoeller Wins J. David Singer Book Award
Mershon affiliate Bear Braumoeller is the recipient of the 2013-14 J. David Singer Book Award Committee for ISA-Midwest. The award was given for Braumoeller's book The Great Powers and the…
Students Organize Peace Conference, Awards Ceremony
Each year the student Peace Studies Society at Ohio State organizes a speaking event and awards ceremony to recognize the efforts of undergraduates who have contributed to the cause of peace and…
Mershon Welcomes Back Former Director as Visiting Scholar
The Mershon Center welcomes a new visiting scholar this year -- or perhaps we should say we are welcoming him back. Charles F. Hermann (Chuck), now at Texas A&M, has a long history at The Ohio State…
Drug Trafficking Leads to Deforestation in Central America
‘Drug policy is conservation policy,’ researchers say COLUMBUS, Ohio – Add yet another threat to the list of problems facing the rapidly disappearing rainforests of Central America: drug trafficking…
Reddit AMA by Peter Mansoor takes readers behind Iraq Surge
"I am Colonel (Retired) Peter Mansoor, former executive officer to General David Petraeus during the surge in Iraq and now a professor of military history at The Ohio State University. AMA." So began…