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The Marching 110 Alumni band performs at the 2026 OHIO Homecoming game

Evergreen (and white): OHIO Homecoming 2026

October 15, 2026 4 min

Alumni from around the world made their triumphant return to OHIO's Athens campus for the 2026 Homecoming celebrations. The festive week culminated in a rainy but resounding Bobcat football victory.

OHIO students pose with their awards at the 2025 Leadership Awards

Student Leaders

OHIO now accepting nominations for annual Leadership Awards

October 15, 2026 1 min

Ohio University is now accepting nominations and applications for the 44th Annual Leadership Awards. This event celebrates the exceptional contributions of students and student organizations.

Athena Cinema

Athena Cinema to present “This Is Pike County” with filmmaker Laura Paglin on Nov. 12

October 15, 2026 2 min

The Athena Cinema will present the award-winning documentary “This Is Pike County” on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m., as part of the “From the Hills and Hollers: Appalachian Stories Film Series.”

OHIO students and faculty work on Honey for the Heart projects at a table at Passion Works Studio

Community Partners

Honey for the Heart, Learning Community Programs celebrate another year of collaboration

October 15, 2026 3 min

Each year, the Passion Works Studio collaborates with the community to build giant puppets and colorful costumes while adding even more artistic wonder to Athens Halloween.

Ali Abbas and Nick Goman work on a project in an OHIO laboratory

Research and Innovation

Built from scratch: physics graduate students construct atomic-scale microscope

October 15, 2026 3 min

A home-built scanning tunneling microscope at Ohio University’s Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute will image materials atom by atom.

The colorful hills of fall surround OHIO's Athens campus

OHIO Events

Office of Research Compliance hosting IRB training series

October 15, 2026 1 min

The Ohio University Office of Research Compliance invites all students, faculty and staff to its fall semester IRB training series.

OHIO Announcements

OHIO 2030 Planning Underway: University launches process to update, extend its Dynamic Strategy for 3 more years

October 14, 2026 3 min

President Lori Stewart Gonzalez has charged Interim Provost John McCarthy and Vice President for University Communications and Marketing Robin Oliver to engage University leadership and stakeholders across the institution in the extension of the Dynamic Strategy for another three years.

Trees with colorful Fall leaves surround a brock pathway at Ohio University

OHIO Events

Writing Commons launches ‘How We Write, How I Write’ series to explore how Ohio University academics write in their fields

October 14, 2026 3 min

On Thursday, Oct. 29, Dr. Anne Perez, professor of biological sciences, will present “The Write Formula: How to Write Technical Reports That Are Clear, Organized, and Effective.”

Natalie Kruse Daniels and others discuss a project while standing around a table outside

Faculty Experts

Ohio University’s Natalie Kruse Daniels leads solutions for flood mitigation in Appalachia

October 14, 2026 4 min

Recently, her expertise in watershed management, wetland restoration, flood mitigation and community resilience has made big waves in Appalachia as the region faces flooding issues.

Legal Training

Ohio University Mock Trial Team Begins 12th Season with 26 Student Advocates

October 13, 2026 4 min

The new and returning mock trial participants will compete in intercollegiate courtroom simulations, gaining legal skills through experiential learning.

Students sit around a table, working and chatting with their laptops.

Curation and Communication

Student-run agency brings top-tier advertising to Athens brands

October 13, 2026 4 min

NEXT agency helps students build professional skills while serving clients in the Athens community.

Student Success

OHIO Chillicothe helps Rob Truitt turn a calling into a teaching career

October 13, 2026 5 min

Called to lead, Rob Truitt balances roles as a bus driver, father, full-time student and tutor while pursuing the Patton College of Education degree that will prepare him to serve his community as a teacher.

OHIO and Chubu University representatives stand together next to artwork that features OHIO's Cutler Hall

Research Opportunities

Ohio University, Chubu University expand research collaboration through new faculty grants

October 13, 2026 5 min

Ohio University and Chubu University are expanding their long-standing partnership through new investments in collaborative international research.

Image features the words "Start up Stories and Strategies" in a green font on a white background, with lime green and blue curved lines on the bottom right side

Community Events

Startup Stories and Strategies returns to Ohio University Eastern Nov. 12

October 13, 2026 4 min

Startup Stories and Strategies is designed to introduce students and community members to entrepreneurs who are building successful businesses and careers close to home.

Alumni Leaders

Tim Martin named the 2026 Darren Butler Undergraduate Distinguished Alum

October 12, 2026 3 min

The Ohio University Center for Sports Administration and the Department of Sports Administration will proudly celebrate Martin (BS,’00, MSA ’02), at the 2026 Darren Butler Sports Business Forum on October 14.