Research and Impact

Rhinos at The Wilds

The Wilds makes $15M regional economic impact according to Voinovich School study

The Wilds contributed approximately $15 million in regional economic impacts in 2018, according to a recent study by Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs.

Dr. Avinash Karanth

OHIO receives Ohio Department of Higher Education grant for cybersecurity awareness, new courses

Ohio University recently was awarded a $255,161 grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) to focus on cybersecurity initiatives. 

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Registration open for 2020 Student Expo

2020 Student Expo registration is open through Feb. 29, but participation will be capped at 850 students. The Expo will be held Thursday, April 9, at the Convocation Center.

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University announces funding opportunity for experiential learning

The Office of Undergraduate Experiential Learning is accepting proposals for Undergraduate Experiential Learning Stewardship Grants. It is open to faculty, staff, and student organizations.

Science Cafés

OHIO Sigma Xi chapter honored with Chapter of Excellence Award

Ohio University’s Sigma Xi chapter, a science honor society, received a Chapter of Excellence Award for 2018-2019 during Sigma Xi’s 120th Assembly of Delegates.

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OHIO researcher collaborates on paper on evolution of mating systems

OHIO Researcher Donald Miles contributed to a paper published in American Nationalist about a new model for the evolution of mating systems that focuses on social interactions.

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Six OHIO students visit nation's capital, share insight into Appalachian community development opportunities

Ohio University students and faculty convened with 13 other Appalachian-based colleges and universities during the 19th annual Appalachian Teaching Project (ATP) Symposium in Washington, D.C.

Cory Cronin and Berkeley Franz

Ohio University awarded national grant to study community-benefit investments made by for-profit healthcare organizations

Ohio University’s Cory Cronin and Berkeley Franz have been awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to study the community benefit efforts conducted by for-profit hospitals in the United States.

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OPIE student's journey with OHIO includes long-lost Japanese boat from 2011 tsunami

Koudai Nakada, a previous student in OHIO's Ohio Program of Intensive English, collaborated on research with Dr. Christopher Thompson about a fishing boat that disappeared during Japan's 2011 tsunami.

John Sabraw, Michelle Shively, and Guy Riefler pose with a creek behind them.

Acid mine drainage cleanup plant moves closer to full scale thanks to $3.5M award

Ohio University, Rural Action and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources are moving forward with a plan that would ultimately construct a full-scale acid mine drainage water treatment plant.

Members of the Colombian national soccer team helped the research team plant trees in Colombia.

Doctoral student studies ice-covered volcano — one of the last tropical glaciers in the world

Nina Adjanin traveled to Colombia for a glaciology study.

Ronan Carroll with lab student

OHIO microbiologist examines how to combat bacterial infections with support of NIH grant

Microbiologist Ronan Carroll was awarded a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how scientists can combat a bacterial infection that is becoming resistant to antibiotics.

A comparison o ffossil teeth from Majungasaurus, Ceratosaurus and Allosaurus

Adelphi, OHIO researchers determine dinosaur replaced teeth as fast as sharks

A meat-eating dinosaur species (Majungasaurus) that lived in Madagascar some 70 million years ago replaced all its teeth every couple of months or so, research by OHIO and Adelphi faculty found.

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Why do rural schools matter?

Faculty and alumni inspire new focus on rural students who face dire inequity. 

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Provost Undergraduate Research Fund provides $31,160 in funding to 24 students

The Ohio University Provost Undergraduate Research Fund awards program has provided 24 students with a total of $31,160 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work this fall.

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