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Four adults and a child pose in front of a OHIO-themed backdrop, featuring green colors and prideful signs at the Homecoming Family Tent.
Fueling the Future

Nurturing the Bobcat Family Tree

September 2, 2026 3 min

Legacy Scholarship donors help new generations of Bobcats flourish.
Hon. Yvette McGee Brown stands with her husband Anthony Brown and Rufus the Bobcat.
Alumni Leaders

Family justice advocate Yvette McGee Brown named 2026 OHIO Alumna of the Year

September 2, 2026 4 min

Ohio University will honor the Honorable Yvette McGee Brown, BSJ ’82, as its 2026 Alumna of the Year, celebrating a career spent protecting Ohio’s children and expanding access to justice statewide.
Sigma Delta Pi
Student Success

Ohio University’s Sigma Delta Pi Chapter named an “Honor Chapter” for ninth consecutive year

September 1, 2026 2 min

Ohio University’s Pi Rho/Tau of Ohio Chapter of the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society has been named an “Honor Chapter” for its outstanding activities during the 2025-26 academic year.
Alden Library at Ohio University
Ohio University Libraries

Ohio University Libraries launches Research Services workshops

September 1, 2026 2 min

Ohio University Libraries is excited to announce a new workshop series highlighting Library tools and services that can help support students and faculty throughout every stage of the research process.
Ana Frease
Student Research

OHIO Chillicothe student reconnects with ancestral language through UC Berkeley research program

September 1, 2026 3 min

OHIO Chillicothe junior Ana Frease conducted research on the Coast Miwok language this summer through the Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous California Languages.
Bobcat Creators
Bobcat Creators

Ohio University launches Bobcat Creators Ambassador applications

September 1, 2026 2 min

Applications to become a Bobcat Creator are now open. Don't miss your opportuntiy to contribute your creative ideas to OHIO's social media!
OHIO representatives stand outside of a building at the Universidad de San Andrés in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Student Opportunities

CIBED strengthens global network with presence on six continents

September 1, 2026 3 min

OHIO's Center for International Business Education and Development (CIBED) is proud to announce its return to South America through a new partnership with Universidad de San Andrés in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
wide shot of Commencement at the Convocation Center as green confetti explodes over the graduating class of 2026
Commencement

Ohio University announces Spring 2027 Commencement schedule

September 1, 2026 1 min

As previously announced, OHIO is expanding its Spring Commencement ceremonies to three undergraduate ceremonies. The additional undergraduate ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 2, 2027.

Ohio Alert Testing

OHIO’s emergency communications systems to undergo routine testing Friday, Sept. 4

September 1, 2026 1 min

The University periodically tests its emergency communications systems to ensure its notification systems are working properly and to help familiarize its campus communities with how OHIO will communicate in an emergency.
An OHIO student hands a card to a Cats Cupboard employee while at a desk at the food pantry
Supporting Students

Cats’ Cupboard providing food access to students, strong community partnerships

September 1, 2026 5 min

Ohio University and the Basic Needs Programs offer a variety of support open to all students, including the Cats’ Cupboard food pantry.

Alexander Govorov
Research

New research could improve detection of chiral molecules in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology

August 31, 2026 4 min

Distinguished Professor Alexander Govorov has co-authored a new study addressing a major challenge in chemical and biological analysis: detecting molecular chirality, or “handedness.”
ReDeclaration Concerts on the Greens
Declaration of Independence

Ohio University and the Athens community mark 250 years of the United States with “Re-Declaration”

August 31, 2026 2 min

Artists and community members from across Athens County will join members of the College of Fine Arts on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. for “The Re-Declaration of Independence."
Caroline Miller
Graduate research

Office of Research Compliance launches peer-to-peer IRB mentoring program to support graduate student researchers

August 31, 2026 3 min

The Office of Research Compliance is launching a new program designed to strengthen support for graduate students conducting human subjects research.
Students participating in RUCOE pose for group photo
Medical Education

Immersive program strengthens medical students’ commitment to underserved communities

August 31, 2026 6 min

Before anatomy labs, exams and long nights of studying begin, a group of incoming Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine students spends three days on what is essentially a listening tour.

Ohio Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio looks at mannequin in clinical skills training
Medical Education

Ohio lawmakers experience life as medical students during Heritage College’s first ‘DO for a Day’

August 31, 2026 7 min

The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine invited state lawmakers to step into the shoes of medical students through a new program called “DO for a Day."
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