Stories tagged with: Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

How Ohio University is improving the health of Ohio’s aging population

February 28, 2023 With leading research, technology development, infrastructure changes and community support, Ohio University is taking significant strides in improving the health of the state’s older residents. 

Ohio University researchers Patrick O’Connor and Riley Sombathy co-author paper published in Science on body size evolution in dinosaurs

February 23, 2023 Researchers including OHIO professor Patrick O’Connor and Ph.D. student Riley Sombathy discovered through examining the bones of dinosaurs there was no relationship between growth rate and body size.

Ohio University researchers help reveal evolution of oldest spinosaur brains

February 20, 2023 Researchers from Ohio University have reconstructed the brains and inner ears of two British spinosaurs, helping uncover how these large predatory dinosaurs interacted with their environment.

Interrupt the -Isms workshop at Heritage College presents strategies for dealing with discrimination in medicine

February 14, 2023 Theater and medicine came together to demonstrate ways to handle discrimination during the Interrupt the -Isms: Sex, Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation workshop on Jan. 31.

Diabetes fellowship program expands

February 14, 2023 The American College of Diabetology is increasing the number of Diabetology Fellowship programs for primary care physicians, The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine's program is now one of six.

Health care students experience interdisciplinary training in and out of the classroom at Ohio University

February 8, 2023 Ohio University offers multiple options for interdisciplinary training for future health care professionals.

'Hip Hop Dance Doc' Tyree Winters, D.O., to speak at 44th Heritage College commencement

January 24, 2023 Heritage College graduate and child advocate Tyree Winters, D.O., will be the speaker for the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine’s 2023 Commencement, set for 10 a.m. May 13 at the Convocation Center in Athens.

Faculty invited to discuss 1804 and Konneker Fund proposals by Feb. 15

January 20, 2023 Faculty and staff are invited to have preliminary discussions by Feb. 15 about two funds aimed at bringing together collaborative ideas that cut across silos and can foster innovative program ideas.

Ohio University researchers partner on study that reveals gaps in behavioral healthcare system for racial and ethnic minorities

January 19, 2023 To quantify the true level of disparity in Ohio, a landmark study is being conducted by a partnership among several institutions, including Ohio University.

University community mourns Biology Professor Emeritus Scott Moody

January 19, 2023 The Ohio University community mourns the passing of Associate Professor Emeritus Scott Moody, whose research and teaching affected students for more than four decades.

Alumnus Eric Gorscak's 'inner kid' loves his career discovering deep-time dinosaurs and ecosystems

January 9, 2023 Professor Nancy Stevens substitute teaching in Eric Gorscak's undergraduate paleontology class might have been serendipity, but Gorscak didn't leave anything to chance.

Alumna Kelly McCall veered into a research career fighting autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

December 21, 2022 Kelly McCall thought she was headed to dentistry school. But as graduation loomed, she changed her major to biological sciences and found herself on a very different health-care related path.

Heritage Community Clinic to hold food pantry on Dec. 18

December 15, 2022 The Heritage Community Clinic will hold its first community food pantry at 16 West Green Drive in Athens on Sunday, Dec. 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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2022-23 Presidential Research Scholars are explorers of human history and scientific discovery

December 13, 2022 Ohio University has named four professors as its 2022-23 Presidential Research Scholars: Neil Bernstein, Ronan Carroll, Katherine Jellison, and Patrick O’Connor.

EBI postdoctoral fellow awarded fellowship in aging research

November 23, 2022 Ohio University’s Edison Biotechnology Institute (EBI) postdoctoral researcher Silvana Duran-Ortiz was awarded the 2022 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship in Aging Research.