Research and Impact

Innovation Center 2019

OHIO receives an extension to its APLU Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation, a nod to its continued support of Southeast Ohio

The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) has extended a highly competitive community and economic development designation to Ohio University.

OHIO students and faculty involved in the Student Spaceflight Experiment Program pose for a photo

OHIO research project selected for International Space Station

A research project designed by a group of Ohio University students will soon be traveling to the International Space Station (ISS).

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OHIO to host Health Scholars Research Symposium Feb. 2

All students, faculty, staff and area residents are invited to the event, which will be held from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Grover Center.

Research volunteers at OMNI's annual appreciation dinner

Mutual appreciation shown at OMNI dinner for research volunteers

At the recent Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI) Healthy Aging Research Appreciation Dinner, many of the attendees shared glowing praise of Brian Clark, Ph.D., and OMNI.

Actor Philip C. Matthews consults with David Malawista on the film set of a Cine-VR project

‘The sky’s the limit’: Using Cine-VR to revolutionize law enforcement training

An interdisciplinary team at Ohio University is harnessing an explosion in emerging technology to tackle one of the nation’s most pressing problems: How can law enforcement trainers expose officers to potentially flammable, on-the-spot situations, so they can learn de-escalation techniques? An innovative and highly technical solution is being unveiled in perhaps the unlikeliest of places – the wooded hills of Southeast Ohio.

A group of Ohio University students, dressed in masks, gloves and protective hair nets, work to restore historical documents damaged by water and mold.

From classroom to community: Ohio history gets a helping hand from students

Ohio University students are reviving the past. Led by Associate Professor of Anthropology Nancy Tatarek, Ph.D., the students are hard at work preserving the history of southeastern Ohio.

Sabrina Curran, Ph.D., examines fossil replicas of early humans and primates in front of her Introduction to Biological Anthropology class on Sept. 28, 2023.

OHIO students get hands-on experience with fossil replicas

More than 300 bone and fossil replicas, ranging from gorilla skulls to rare ones like the hominin “Lucy,” are available to sociology and anthropology students thanks to a recent funding award.

a female student wearing scrubs puts on a disposable face mask and plastic eye shield
Health

The Heart of Health, Here at OHIO

Ohio University is leading the way in health care education.

: two young boys and two older camp counselors play with pool noodles in a gymnasium-style room
Health

OHIO’s Diabetes Institute

Offering free care for those in need

researchers in street clothes conduct a movement experiment
Health

OMNI’s Injury & Pain Research Center

Leading national research on the neurological impact of knee injuries

a male researcher wearing glasses, a lab coat and purple nitrile gloves examines two mice in a clear holding container with bedding and a water dispenser
Health

John Kopchick’s Blockbuster Discoveries Continue

First a new drug for humans, now a cancer- and diabetes-resistant lab mouse that holds the world record for the oldest mouse

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New translational research building prioritizes research collaboration, named in honor of Osteopathic Heritage Foundation

The OHIO Board of Trustees approved to name OHIO’s new translational research center, the Heritage Translational Research Center, in honor of the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation.

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DISIRE program opens doors for undergraduate researchers to study under diabetes experts

This past summer, the transformative program known as the Diabetes Institute Summer Interprofessional Research Experience welcomed eight undergraduate students to the Ohio University campus in Athens.

Susan Williams, Ph.D

Heritage College anatomy professor receives NSF grant to study swallowing in mammals

Susan Williams, Ph.D., received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to study the evolution of the anatomy and biomechanics of swallowing in mammals.

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Nominations open for 2023 Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship

The Ohio University Research Division is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship.

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