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OHIO Announcements

Ohio University approves policy updates, places policies up for community review

The Ohio University Executive Staff Policy Committee placed 10 policies up for community review and approved non-substantive updates for 3 policies. 

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Community Events

OHIO community invited to Juneteenth Celebration

All Ohio University students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to celebrate freedom, culture and community at the 2026 Juneteenth Festival on Friday, June 19.

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OHIO Community

Ohio University Libraries unveils the Sara Gilfert Collection

The Sara Gilfert Collection celebrates the life and work of Southeast Ohio papermaker, fiber artist, educator and community arts leader Sara “Sally” Gilfert.

Connor Gaugler
Student Trustee

Governor DeWine appoints Connor Gaugler as new student trustee to OHIO Board of Trustees

Ohio Governor Mike Dewine recently appointed a new student member to the Ohio University Board of Trustees. Connor Gaugler was named a student trustee on April 3, 2026.

Berkeley Franz HCOM
Research

Ohio University researchers expand opioid use disorder treatment with nearly $4 million NIH grant to improve rural primary care access

Berkeley Franz and her team have been awarded a major new National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to expand their work improving access to opioid use disorder treatment in primary care settings.

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Alumni Leaders

How one OHIO Online communications alumnus is using his degree to bring change to primary and secondary education

His experience in the Ohio University program inspired Administrative Vice Principal Gregg Patner to bring about new, innovative changes to several California schools.

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OHIO Community

Scripps Young Alumni Council opens application for new members

New members will have the opportunity to contribute to the council's growing impact, connect with fellow alumni and play a direct role in supporting the next generation of Scripps communicators.

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OHIO Announcements

Evidence at your fingertips: UpToDate now available to OHIO community

Ohio University Libraries is pleased to announce that beginning July 1, the OHIO community will have access to UpToDate, a leading point-of-care clinical decision support resource for healthcare professionals.

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.

Renee Steffen
Alumni Leaders

Steffen adds nonprofit perspective to Voinovich School Advisory Board

After earning her MPA at OHIO in 2011, Renee Steffen embarked on a career in the nonprofit space that led her to the Sisters Health Foundation, where she serves as the executive director.

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Research

Transparency is vital for AI usage in health care, patient-provider relationship, OHIO researchers find

Ohio University Professors Gaurav Bansal and Vic Matta have found that addressing transparency concerns is the most critical way to foster trust in primary care providers and improve patient outcomes.

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OHIO Announcements

Participate in survey and course evaluation tool demos, testing in July

OHIO students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in upcoming vendor demonstrations and testing opportunities for the Enterprise Survey and Course Evaluation Project. 

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OHIO Community

Information for OHIO employees for parking permit renewals

The fiscal year 2027 parking permit renewal period for Ohio University faculty and staff will begin at 9 a.m. on Monday, June 8, and continue through Friday, June 26, 2026.

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OHIO Community

Protecting your personal security online

Ohio University's Information Security Office has put together information designed to help students, faculty and staff protect their personal security online.

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