OXFORD, Ohio, June 7 -- Miami University issued the following news: When Robbyn Abbitt's Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) students started work on mapping Oxford Cemetery in fall 2023, they were given a high resolution drone image of the cemetery, as well as a stack of paper maps to work with, some of which included roads that no longer exist. By the time spring semester wrapped up, 54 of Abbitt's students had located more than 6,300 headstones, worked 500-plus hours, and digital  more

KENT, Ohio, June 7 -- Wright State University issued the following news: By Dennis Bova As champion of the first Regional Spelling Bee hosted by Wright State University, Aurora Spisak earned a trip to Washington, D.C., to compete against other champs. While she came up short of claiming the overall title, she is a winner in the eyes of Wright State. Aurora hopes to return to the competition next year when Wright State will return as host of another regional competition. Aurora, a rising eigh  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release: The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has hired Charlie Grisham as the vice president and general manager for WRTV, the Scripps-owned ABC affiliate in Indianapolis, effective June 10. Grisham comes to Scripps from WSIL-TV in Carterville, Illinois, where he has been the vice president and general manager since 2019. During his time at WSIL, the ABC affiliate serving Sou  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 8 -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, issued the following news: Squire Patton Boggs has made a strong showing in the 2024 edition of the Chambers USA guide, with 21 practice areas ranked and 51 lawyers recognized. There were two new band 1 ranking for the firm for Public Finance in Ohio and Florida, while it maintained its band 1 rankings in the areas of Nationwide International Arbitration, and in Ohio for Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Environment, Insurance: Insurer and C  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 8 -- Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, a law firm, issued the following news: A Vorys team, led by Columbus partner Tom Fusonie, recently filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of The United States on behalf of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF). The organization requested that the U.S. Supreme Court reconsider a decision made in O'Connor v. Eubanks by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth District, which the OFBF believes contradicted the U.S. Supreme Court's fi  more