Research and Impact

The five OHIO students behind Bobcats, Get on the Map.

Bobcats: Get on the map

Five Ohio University students have set out to educate their peers and Athens community members about the importance of taking the U.S. 2020 Census.

Mountain gorillas

OHIO research: Tourists pose continued risks for disease transmission to endangered mountain gorillas

Researchers at OHIO have published a new study in collaboration with Ugandan scientists, cautioning that humans place endangered mountain gorillas at risk of disease transmission during tours.

ACL study

OHIO study intends to improve rehabilitation techniques of ACL injuries in the military and beyond

Research from Ohio University’s College of Health Sciences and Professions indicates the brain plays a major role in successful returns after an ACL injury.

Dr. Goetz, Dr. Bergmeier and Dr. McCall

Interdisciplinary group of OHIO professors finds new compound with therapeutic potential

OHIO professors from three different colleges discover a tremendous first piece of therapeutic possibilities with new compound.

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. 

Student Expo - robot

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.

Squirrel standing in tall grass.

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.

Six students stand on stage, with one at the podium while presenting

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.

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