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Three OHIO students named as prestigious 2021 Goldwater Scholars

April 2, 2021 4 min

Three OHIO students have been selected as Goldwater Scholars. This is the second year in a row for the University to have as many recipients and the most this year in the state of Ohio.

OHIO Zanesville Students Celebrate Social Work Month in Style

April 2, 2021 2 min

OHIO Zanesville students participate in the annual spring Advocacy Day at the Ohio Statehouse.

Ohio University Board of Trustees to discuss academic planning strategies, enrollment projections, and dynamic budget planning for FY22 during virtual April meetings

April 2, 2021 8 min

The Ohio University Board of Trustees will receive an update on the University’s academic planning strategy, One OHIO initiative, and diversity and inclusion plans during its April meetings.

Holly Raffle presenting to a room of professionals

Raffle reviews “Rx Appalachia: Stories of Treatment and Survival in Rural Kentucky”

April 2, 2021 2 min

Holly Raffle, professor at Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, recently provided an invited review for the Journal of Appalachian Studies.

The Richland Avenue Pedestrian Passageway

Grounds for change

April 1, 2021 1 min

Whether your last visit to the Athens Campus was one year ago or decades ago, you’re bound to notice some change. The past year has seen significant transformations—some quite prominent and others a little more behind the scenes.

Take a look at some of the campus upgrades completed in recent months, and stay tuned to future issues of Ohio Today for features on the new Chemistry Building and Heritage Hall that are opening to students this year.

On the right a young woman sits, looking up at a nurse on her left as she gets a COVID vaccine shot

Athens-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics available to all OHIO students

April 1, 2021 4 min

As announced this afternoon by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, the state of Ohio will begin delivery of vaccines to public university campuses, including OHIO, in the coming days.

An Athens-City County Health Department worker gives a community member facing away from the camera a vaccine shot

Ohio University to host COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Athens for students starting this week

April 1, 2021 4 min

Ohio University will host COVID-19 vaccination clinics beginning this week in Athens for any OHIO students who want to be vaccinated.

Women standing in scrubs outside of a building

Trial by COVID-19 for spring 2020 graduates

April 1, 2021 4 min

The transition to post-graduate life is daunting in the best of times, but during a pandemic? Nothing short of “overwhelming,” says Katie McClead, BSN ’20.

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What employees and students need to know about new OHIO information security standards

April 1, 2021 4 min

OHIO has adopted new Information Security Standards that serve to guide the University community on how best to secure the technology that accesses, stores, processes or transmits University data.

MAPS benefits OHIO students seeking careers in the health and medical field

April 1, 2021 6 min

MAPS serves underrepresented students who plan to pursue medical school or health professions and allows them to access a professional network and social support system of their peers.

2 students wearing masks while socially distancing in the library

A look back at OHIO’s COVID-19 response

April 1, 2021 3 min

The following timeline highlights key moments in Ohio University’s COVID-19 response.

OHIO making headlines

April 1, 2021 3 min

Bobcats make the news—and the OHIO community proud—every day. Read about a few of the Ohio University alumni, students, faculty and staff who have made headlines in recent months.

Meet IHS department chair and faculty, Tobe Gillogly

April 1, 2021 3 min

Meet IHS department chair and faculty, Tobe Gillogly. Gillogly started her journey at OHIO as an adjunct in 2000 and was then hired on as a part time physical therapist assistant to OU therapy...

MDIA alum takes on issues of Black queer identity in culture

April 1, 2021 4 min

Kim M Reynolds (she/they), Media and Social Change alum '17, spent her time at Ohio University in student politics and the arts....

Three Faculty Speak to the Value of the Arts Administration Program

April 1, 2021 1 min

Featuring faculty members who are teaching three (of the four) required foundational courses in the Master of Arts Administration degree.