Research and Impact

Headshot of Professor Saw Wai Hla
Faculty Expert

DOE Science Highlights Professor Saw Wai Hla’s Atomic-Scale Breakthrough

March 4, 2026 4 min

Professor Saw Wai Hla's groundbreaking atomic-scale imaging research, recognized by the DOE and prestigious awards, advances understanding and manipulation of rare earth elements critical to modern technology.
Dr. Dipayan Datta stands for headshot in his office at Ohio University
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.
Kopchick Lab
Research

New study identifies growth hormone receptor as possible target to improve lung cancer treatment

February 27, 2026 4 min

Ohio University researchers have discovered what may be a new way to fight lung cancer that is resistant to other treatments.
CBMT measures how strong bone is on a patient
Research

New technology developed at Ohio University outperforms standard bone density test to assess osteoporosis risk

February 17, 2026 4 min

A technology developed at Ohio University may do a better job of identifying older women at risk for broken bones than the current standard bone density test.
Madelyn Hill
Research

OHIO faculty member leads study finding that college students who spend hours on social media are more likely to be lonely

February 17, 2026 4 min

A new study led by OHIO's Madelyn Hill found that more than half of college students experience loneliness — with the heaviest social media users reporting the highest levels of isolation.  
Kevin Lee in lab
Research

Ohio University researcher receives American Heart Association grant to study how nicotine harms the heart

February 13, 2026 4 min

Kevin Lee, Ph.D. has been awarded an American Heart Association Institutional Research Enhancement Award to study how nicotine use may lead to heart damage.
Nancy Manring on the Ohio University campus, November 2025
Climate science

Examining environmental politics, polarization, and hope

February 12, 2026 8 min

Ohio University faculty member Nancy Manring reflects on the ideas behind her new book, “A World of Wounds,” and what our dialogue around environmental issues reveals about conflict and cooperation.
Fires burn on the dry hills surround the Los Angeles area.
Faculty Experts

The economics of a disaster: Residents struggle to rebuild over a year after LA fires

February 12, 2026 4 min

Ohio University Professor and economic expert Roberto Duncan, Ph.D., discusses the Los Angeles region’s post-fire rebuild and the several economic factors that have likely contributed to its delays.
A group of hikers standing atop a forested hillscape.
Pedagogy in action

Learning to be 'comfortably uncomfortable': How pedagogy trips transform students

February 10, 2026 5 min

The most impactful lessons aren’t always learned in a lecture hall. Two hands-on study away programs in OHIO’s Patton College of Education teach leadership, empathy and a sense of self in the real-world classrooms of North Carolina and Costa Rica.
A representation of artificial intelligence listening to music.
Faculty Experts

Convenient personalization or death of organic discovery? Streaming algorithms have reshaped how we listen to music

February 3, 2026 6 min

Nearly every music streaming platform increasingly relies on artificial intelligence-driven algorithms. School of Media Arts and Studies Director Josh Antonuccio discusses AI's role in the age of personalized music curation.
Health Services Center
Health

Ohio University’s Academic Health Sciences Center to improve health outcomes, access across Southeast Ohio and beyond

January 16, 2026 4 min

The Ohio Academic Health Sciences Center (OHIO-AHSC) will address significant health challenges and health care workforce shortages across the state, particularly in rural and Appalachian communities.
Media Arts and Studies Associate Professor Brian Plow and Media Arts Production students work the LED Wall.
Virtual Production

The future of media is virtual: OHIO students experience revolutionary LED Wall

January 14, 2026 6 min

Ohio University students have recently gained access to an impressive 21-foot-wide by 12-foot-tall LED Wall. This acquisition gives students the ability to travel the streets of a bustling metropolis, a picturesque landscape and a sci-fi wasteland all within OHIO’s Radio-Television Communications Building.
a wide shot of OHIO's campus at sunset
Best of 2025

2025: A look back

January 9, 2026 1 min

Explore some of OHIO Today's top stories from last year, featuring faculty insight and achievement, University milestones and memorable images from Athens and beyond.
Portrait of Zelalem Haile, associate professor of epidemiology
Research

Ohio University study finds high blood pressure before pregnancy linked to shorter breastfeeding duration

January 7, 2026 3 min

A new Ohio University study has found that women who have high blood pressure before becoming pregnant are more likely to stop breastfeeding earlier compared to women without high blood pressure.
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