College of Health Sciences and Professions Stories

Captina Conservancy Duck Dash 2026 - Hundreds of yellow rubber ducks floating down a creek bed of water.
Student Experiences

Learning through service: OHIO Eastern students support conservation, community at Captina Duck Dash

The Duck Dash event exemplified how Ohio University Eastern students from different academic disciplines are applying their classroom knowledge in meaningful ways through community partnerships.

July 2026 Newsmakers
Faculty Newsmakers

OHIO's July 2026 Newsmakers

Jacob Hiler, Andrea Richard, Sandy Chen, Jacqueline Yahn and Angela Hillman were named newsmakers for July 2026.

Dr. Holly Raffle
Dedicated Faculty

MPA Professor Holly Raffle finds reward in community prevention efforts, watching OHIO students advance healthy initiatives

Dr. Holly Raffle came back to OHIO for what she thought was going to be a year and never left – much to the benefit of community prevention programs and the students she has mentored over the years.

Martha Kline
OHIO Announcements

Dr. Martha Kline appointed dean of campus and community engagement at OHIO Zanesville

Ohio University has appointed Dr. Martha Kline as dean of campus and community engagement at OHIO Zanesville, effective Aug. 1, 2026.

OHIO students are shown working in a nursing lab at OHIO Lancaster
Career Opportunities

Ohio University Lancaster to launch Associate of Applied Science in Nursing program in Spring 2027

The addition of the nursing program represents another step in Ohio University Lancaster’s commitment to expanding access to high-quality, career-focused education that meets the needs of the communities it serves.

Jennifer Kellner-Muscar
OHIO Announcements

Jennifer Kellner-Muscar selected as dean of campus and community engagement at Ohio University Eastern

Ohio University Eastern is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Kellner-Muscar as the next dean of campus and community engagement, effective Sept. 1, 2026.

the bachelor of science nursing program at Ohio University welcomes and celebrates new students each year
Donor Impact

Honoring a legacy of compassion in health care: OHIO announces the creation of the Anita Chesser Potts Memorial Scholarship

The new scholarship fund creates a lasting tribute to the late Anita Potts, one of the early graduates of Ohio University’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

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Supporting our communities

Ohio University awarded $10 million to expand rural health care workforce, access needs across Ohio

Alongside a broad range of interdisciplinary health collaborators across the state, OHIO will help connect health care employers, schools, training providers and community organizations to recruit, train and retain health professionals in rural Ohio communities.

A group of students stand side-by-side, touching hands in a game
New Bobcats

Friends since BSO

It's not an official designation, but many students and alumni meet lifelong friends at Bobcat Student Orientation. This year's newest Ohio University students learn about college life, play games on South Green and forge friendships that might just last forever.

Alden Library at Ohio University
OHIO Community

Ohio University Libraries’ support of Open Access publishing continues to remove financial barriers for researchers

Open Access is the practice of publishing scholarly work without any subscription barriers to access.

Campus beauty summer
Faculty Newsmakers

OHIO's June 2026 Newsmakers

Char Miller, Vic Matta, Gaurav Bansal, Berkeley Franz and Thom Stevenson were named newsmakers for June 2026.

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Career Opportunities

OHIO Chillicothe’s Bobcat Nursing Camp lets area high school students explore nursing careers

A group of high school students from Fairfield, Franklin, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike, Ross and Vinton counties gathered at Ohio University Chillicothe on Friday, June 26, for the Bobcat Nursing Camp.

TyLynn Smith
Student Opportunities

OHIO Eastern student selected for competitive undergraduate research apprenticeship focused on Appalachian storytelling

Ohio University Eastern student TyLynn Smith has been selected for the competitive Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program through Ohio University's Honors Tutorial College.

Aiden Payne
Research

Researcher Aiden Payne helps create new tool for understanding balance decline

New research by Aiden Payne sheds light on why balance becomes more difficult with age and Parkinson’s disease, offering insights that could lead to treatments that restore automatic balance control.

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Community Impact

Telling Our Story: OHIO Southern students help document the African American experience in Appalachia

Faculty and students at Ohio University Southern are documenting the African American experience across the tri-state region, as part of a nine-county Appalachian heritage initiative.

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