News and Announcements

Ghirmai Negash

Ghirmai Negash talks about censorship and liberation, the life of an African writer

July 7, 2021 7 min

For many African writers, censorship can entail a lived experience as well as a current threat, even for those who emigrated to the United States.
Dr. Kevin Cordi teaching in Qatar.

Dr. Kevin Cordi named Global Teacher Education Fellow with the LongView Foundation

July 2, 2021 3 min

Dr. Kevin D. Cordi, assistant professor of education and literacy and the middle school coordinator at Ohio University Lancaster, has been accepted for a national honor.
University Update

OHIO updates travel approval process for employees

July 2, 2021 3 min

Ohio University has updated its travel approval process for faculty and staff planning University-affiliated travel while pandemic-related safety remains a concern. 

OHIO employees welcomed to participate in virtual countering racism sessions

July 2, 2021 1 min

The Athens Area Mediation Service will host three, one-hour virtual sessions of “Exploring and Countering Racism” on Zoom starting in July.

Keeping Bobcats Informed - Student Life, Well-being, Online Learning, Resources and Safety
Campus and Community Health

Keeping Bobcats informed, June 30, 2021

June 30, 2021 3 min

Information inside to help students stress less and embrace Bobcat Pride, as well as a reminder to fill out your testing pathway.

WellWorks cares for every body

June 30, 2021 3 min

Offering a wide array of  wellness services to Ohio University employees and the surrounding areas, WellWorks is located in the Grover Center on OHIO’s Athens Campus.
Air Force ROTC members getting ready for paint ball
Rankings and Recognition

Ohio University ranked 50th in the U.S. on Military Times’ Best for Vets list

June 30, 2021 3 min

Ohio University has been ranked 50th in the nation on Military Times’ 2021 Best for Vets: Colleges list of schools for veterans and current military service members nationally. 
Leatha Clark and Brian Clark

OHIO Heritage College professor awarded NIH grant to research the motor neuron in relation to aging

June 30, 2021 5 min

Brian Clark, Ph.D., received a five-year, nearly $3 million National Institutes of Health grant to conduct a series of animal and human studies to better understand motor neuron excitability.
Sabrina Curran and Claire Terhune work on a lab table covered with fossils

Curran searches for clues to human dispersal into Europe along the Danube River

June 28, 2021 5 min

Early human ancestors 2 million years ago would have found a hospitable environment to enter Europe through southern Romania along the Danube River and its tributaries, says an OHIO anthropologist.
Libraries

Alden Library to re-open to Athens community July 6

June 28, 2021 1 min

Ohio University Libraries is pleased to welcome members of the Athens community and friends of the libraries back to Alden Library.
Alumni Gateway Court St.

99 inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, 7 receive Wolfe Awards

June 28, 2021 8 min

Ninety-nine highly accomplished juniors and seniors were inducted into Ohio University's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa this spring, and seven students shared the Thomas A. Wolfe Award.
Joseph Stanichar

Scripps student receives national journalism award

June 28, 2021 2 min

A rising senior in Ohio University E.W. Scripps School of Journalism received a Mark of Excellence award for a story he wrote about video game accessibility.

IT Governance approves second group of information security standards, Q&A session to be held

June 25, 2021 1 min

The Ohio University Office of Information Technology (OIT)’s Information Security Standing Committee approved a second group of University-wide information security standards in May. 
Betty Sindelar

CHSP’s Dr. Betty Sindelar to retire from OHIO after more than 20 years of teaching, research and service

June 25, 2021 2 min

Please join the College of Health Sciences and Professions and the Division of Physical Therapy to celebrate the career and retirement of Dr. Betty Sindelar on Wednesday, June 30.

Ohio municipal tax withholdings impact the University

June 25, 2021 2 min

Ohio University is required by law to withhold municipal income tax on wages earned in the municipal corporation.
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