Research and Impact

Ian Klein works with students
OHIO faculty

Meet OHIO’s Educational Influencer

May 12, 2026 2 min

In the increasingly crowded space of online influencers, you might not expect to find an enthusiastic teacher of anatomy, physiology and health education. But for one Ohio University professor, creating content is a natural extension of the classroom.
Recent Ohio University alumnae Cat Gavin, left, and Lara Fogwell, right, design their experiment in a laboratory setting.
Student Success

Recent OHIO grads conduct foundational space farming research with experiment bound for ISS

May 7, 2026 7 min

Three recent Ohio University graduates designed an experiment that will be launched into space and sent to the International Space Station as soon as mid-May. Lara Fogwell and Cat Gavin, along with collaborator Jake Magula, are studying the effects of microgravity on plants, research that may also prove extremely valuable for the future of space farming.
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Community Impact

OHIO Online student promotes environmental stewardship through story

May 7, 2026 3 min

Through OHIO Online and collaboration with the Voinovich School, Artie Knapp is applying his coursework to expand sustainability education for young learners.
Boxes of medications
Rural Health Impact

OHIO professor’s nonprofit pharmacy delivers life-saving medications with life-changing savings

April 28, 2026 14 min

Associate Clinical Professor Sarah Adkins, Pharm. D., donates her time and expertise to provide the Southeast Ohio region with essential medications and care through Rising Suns Pharmacy.
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Student Research

Student Enhancement Awards presented to 26 OHIO students

April 28, 2026 4 min

Ohio University has presented Student Enhancement Awards to 26 students from a wide range of majors.
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Regional manufacturing

Made in the USA: Stitching Together a Manufacturing Revival

April 23, 2026 8 min

Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service develops award-winning, research-based solutions to challenges facing communities, the economy and the environment. The goal: give business and community leaders the resources they need to advance economic development, improve infrastructure, solve environmental problems and improve the health and overall well-being of everyone in Ohio. In a single year, the school served more than 9,000 businesses, forged 13 state agency partnerships and advanced over 220 community projects across Ohio. What follows is one such effort.
Jason Trembly (far right) and his students conduct applied research at OHIO’s Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment.
Faculty awards

Russ College Professor Earns Top Honors

April 23, 2026 3 min

Jason Trembly, Ph.D., was recognized for his work in sustainable engineering.
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Inventors and innovators

University Launches OHIO Inventors Club

April 23, 2026 2 min

An exclusive new distinction celebrates employees’ research innovation
A physician examines skeletal models behind her desk. The letters OSTEOPOROSIS are spelled out in wooden blocks in front of her.
Bone density research

Ohio University-led study improves fracture risk detection beyond bone density tests

April 9, 2026 4 min

Millions of older women are at risk of fractures, and standard tests miss many of them. Now, researchers from Ohio University, University of Florida and Indiana University are changing how that risk is detected.

An NCAA basketball with the NIL written on it.
Faculty Experts

NIL creates opportunity for student-athletes, confusion and tough decisions for schools and NCAA

April 8, 2026 11 min

As March Madness concludes, student-athletes have earned millions of dollars through name, image and likeness (NIL). Ohio University Professor and sport management expert Jim Strode weighs in on the impact of NIL and the current college sports climate.
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Research

A look under the Big Top: Decade-long study sheds light on head injuries in Cirque du Soleil performers

April 1, 2026 8 min

A study led by Dr. Jeff Russell, in collaboration with Dr. Janet Simon, OHIO alum Dr. Mychelle Berry and Cirque du Soleil, sheds light on how often head injuries actually happen under the big top.
Angela Cooke-Jackson accepts 2026 Andersch award.
University Awards

Andersch Award winner brings ‘compassion and wisdom’ to communication students

March 30, 2026 5 min

Accepting the Elizabeth G. Andersch Award from the School of Communication Studies, Dr. Angela F. Cooke-Jackson spoke on community and personal identity.

OHIO Assistant Professor Yahya Al-Majali sits in his lab.
Faculty Excellence

Al-Majali leads innovative research, mentors next generation of OHIO engineers

March 25, 2026 8 min

Assistant Professor Yahya Al-Majali leads impactful, industry-focused research at Ohio University, demonstrating impressive productivity while securing major funding. He simultaneously empowers his students through providing them with foundational mentorship, hands-on learning and direct access to industry partners.
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Faculty Expert

Esteemed researcher Dipayan Datta joins NQPI, Ohio University Chemistry and Biochemistry departments

March 4, 2026 2 min

Dr. Dipayan Datta joins Ohio University's NQPI to advance computational chemistry research and mentor students.
100 dollar bills frozen under a sheet of ice.
Faculty Experts

Sports betting surges during 2026 Winter Olympics, OHIO expert believes 2028 Summer Games will see more wagers

March 4, 2026 5 min

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina drew the largest U.S. audience for a Winter Games in more than a decade. Ohio University Professor and sports betting expert Jim Strode believes that increased wagers on Olympic events may be a contributor to this surge in viewership.
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