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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.

People wave flags from various countries during the International Street Fair in Athens, Ohio. The Japanese flag is featured in the center.

International Education Week to highlight 50th anniversary of Chubu University partnership, importance of global education

Bridging past achievements and future connections, Ohio University continues to cement its commitment to global education by celebrating a special milestone during International Education Week (IEW): five decades of an enriching partnership with Chubu University.

Dean Matthew Ando. outside his 186-year-old office in Wilson Hall.

From University of Illinois to Ohio University, Matt Ando takes helm at College of Arts and Sciences

Matt Ando traded a university sprawled across the prairies of Illinois for one nestled in the foothills of Appalachian Ohio.

Professor Jixin Chen poses in a lab

OHIO and Kent State researchers propose a set of new evaluation indices for scientific publication quality

OHIO's Jixin Chen and Kent State's Hanbin Mao have proposed a set of indices to evaluate the average quality of the publications of each scholar in the online database World Top 2% Scholar.

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OHIO Professor Haley Duschinski advances scholarship on Kashmir in new book

Ohio University’s Haley Duschinski, Professor of Anthropology and Graduate Director of the MA Program in Law, Justice & Culture, has recently published The Palgrave Handbook of New Directions in Kashmir Studies.

OHIO students follow a guide carrying an Ohio University sign across Tokyo's Shibuya Crossing, the busiest intersection in the world,

'Everything I would want to see and do and learn': Two weeks to explore culture and animation in Tokyo

The non-stop itinerary for the Japan: Animation and Culture in Tokyo program allowed students to experience kabuki performances, anime museums and Tokyo Disneyland.

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Researchers' analysis of perching birds points to new answers in evolutionary diversification

Charles Darwin had the power of observation. Today, evolutionary biologists have the power of huge data sets and statistical analysis. Their results could change how biologists look at species diversification.

Victoria Lee wins the IMP 2023 International Convention of Asia Scholars Book Prize for the Best Book in the Humanities

OHIO faculty member's look at the mold behind soy sauce as Japan's economic driver wins international best book award

Dr. Victoria Lee wins best book award for describing how the science of fermentation — and the microbes at the heart of soy sauce and miso soup — helped drive Japan's economy into the 21st century.

David Crane, portrait

David Crane to discuss Ukraine War Crimes Tribunal on Oct. 17, says 'Putin hears my footsteps'

One of the most recognized international criminal lawyers in the world, David Crane is leading a team setting up a Special Tribunal for Ukraine on the Crimes of Aggression against Vladimir Putin.

Craig Nunemaker, PhD, works in his lab

Heritage College researcher receives funding to explore potential treatment for Type 1 diabetes

Craig Nunemaker, Ph.D., associate professor, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O., Endowed Faculty Fellow in Diabetes and Islet Biology, and principal investigator of the Nunemaker Lab at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, received funding to research a dual-acting molecule with potential to treat type 1 diabetes.

2023-24 Mock Trial team members, group photo

Mock Trial Team selects 2023-24 members amid steep competition

The Ohio University Mock Trial Team selected 20 students, including three first-year students, to form two teams for the 2023-24 academic year.

Fall campus beauty 2023

Ohio University named the best value public university in the state of Ohio for fourth consecutive year in latest U.S. News and World Report rankings

For the fourth consecutive year, Ohio University has been named the best public value university in the state of Ohio in the latest U.S. News and World Report College Rankings.

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Black Law Students Association returns to support Black and minority pre-law students

The National Black Law Students Association returns this fall with the mission to increase the number of culturally responsible Black and minority attorneys who excel academically and professionally.

Sarah Wyatt photographed the imprints of the hands of astronaut Neil Armstrong — one of her heroes — on display in the Space Walk of Fame museum in Titusville, Fla.

Sarah Wyatt among 18 scientists leading nation's space research agenda for living on moon, Mars

Dr. Sarah Wyatt is one of 18 U.S. scientists who led the formulation of the nation's ambitious 10-year research roadmap to support humans traveling to the moon and Mars.

Antarctic sea ice, Jan. 6, 2022

Science Café features Ryan Fogt discussing 'Recent Extreme Antarctic Sea Ice Decline' on Oct. 11

Ohio University's Science Café presents Ryan Fogt discussing "Recent Extreme Antarctic Sea Ice Decline in a 20th Century Historical Context" on Wednesday, Oct. 11.

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