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In her footsteps

October 29, 2018 3 min

Over the past 15 years, two OHIO women have learned from and supported one another and, in recent years, have nurtured their shared Bobcat connection.

Chemical engineering senior and Society of Women Engineers President Ashley Weitzel helps an Athens-area Girl Scout assemble a Rube Goldberg machine at the groups’ “Buildings, Brains, and Boxes” design contest

The future (of engineering) is female

October 28, 2018 4 min

Ohio University students studying engineering and technology know to expect rigorous coursework and lots of career options. The field’s female students also know to expect a huge gender gap.

A legacy fulfilled

October 25, 2018 6 min

One hundred and fifty years ago, Margaret Boyd stepped onto the Athens campus and into the Ohio University history books as the institution’s first female student.

illustration of three women holding tampons

Aunt Flo's heroes

October 25, 2018 2 min

When is the last time you talked about periods? At OHIO, those discussions are as regular as the topic itself thanks to students who are championing menstruation conversation and ensuring access to menstrual products.

Here to be heard

October 25, 2018 2 min

Deaf since age 3, Pribula relied on a call service for deaf individuals that can sound like a phone call from a telemarketer, and several times, the CATS Late Night operator hung up on her.

Wellness for all

October 25, 2018 2 min

For nearly 25 years, the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has been steadily increasing access to health care for thousands of community members across 22 Southeast Ohio counties.

A place to gather

October 17, 2018 3 min

Francine Childs, HON ’97, EMERT ’05, is many things to many people. Ohio University’s first tenured black professor, she’s a stalwart social justice advocate. On campus and in the community, she’s a symbol of perseverance, selflessness, and spunk. To her students, she’s simply “Doc,” or more affectionately, “Mama Childs.”

Student takes photos of clothing in an art gallery

What were you wearing?

October 1, 2018 2 min

This question, often asked of survivors of sexual violence in order to discredit them, was answered by a powerful exhibit in Baker University Center’s Trisolini Gallery this fall.

Kelley Brumfield, BSS ’16, dances with her daughter

Onward with OMSAR

August 17, 2018 3 min

Data shows that multicultural students don’t always thrive on predominantly white campuses, but OHIO’s OMSAR is turning the tide.

JD Kittle, co-founder of Molecular Technologies Laboratories

Rooted in place

August 17, 2018 2 min

The first thing you see in JD Kittle’s office at Ohio University’s Innovation Center is a table. Not the usual kind with four legs, but a narrow board laid horizontally across a small ladder. Utilitarian and practical. Much like Kittle himself.

Hand-drawn cartoon that says "Seemed like I should've stayed longer"

More grit from Gipe

August 17, 2018 2 min

Robert Gipe of Harlan, Kentucky, has long advocated for both social justice and the arts in Appalachia.

Grace Cahill spots birds at Oxbow Bend in Grand Teton National Park—a popular fauna-spotting location—while Lou Duloisy watches Mount Moran emerge from behind the morning fog

Connecting Mountains

August 17, 2018 3 min

Three years ago, Ralph Haberfeld, AB ’69, had an epiphany that has connected two distinct, picturesque places: Athens, Ohio, in the Appalachian foothills, and Jackson Hole, bordering western Wyoming’s Teton peaks.

Advocate for All

August 17, 2018 1 min

Doctors and teachers told Jordyn Zimmerman that she would never attend college. They were wrong.

Danny Twilley rides his bicycle on a mountain bike trail

Still more

August 17, 2018 1 min

An outdoor recreation proposal that sprouted nearly 25 years ago has taken root thanks to the efforts of a diverse and growing group of national forest and local community leaders who envision the project as a means of elevating the region.

Bobcats from around the globe make the International Street Festival a staple amidst myriad community events that take place spring semester. Photo by Kaitlin Owens, BSVC ’17.

That extra mile

August 17, 2018 3 min

Through resourcefulness, perseverance, and a hand from International Student and Faculty Services, OHIO’s international students thrive.