Stories tagged with: Research

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.

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.

A doctor holds a tablet using artificial intelligence.
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.

Posed portrait of Shaohua Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor of medical microbiology at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Research

Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine researcher sees promise in diabetes medication to fight C. diff infections

A Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine researcher is investigating a promising new strategy for preventing dangerous and recurrent infections caused by C. diff in patients with heart failure.

Craig Nunemaker, PhD, works in his lab
Diabetes Research

Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine researchers uncover new details in type 2 diabetes development

Researchers at Ohio University have discovered new information about how type 2 diabetes develops and how future treatments may help protect insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.

David Wilhelm
Alumni Leaders

OHIO alumnus David Wilhelm named as Konneker Medal winner

Internationally known entrepreneur and leader David Wilhelm has been named as the winner of the Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship. 

Cory W. Baumann, Ph.D.
OHIO Research

Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine researcher receives $2.8 M to investigate proteins affecting muscle resilience

The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has received a $2.8 million award from the NIH to investigate how skeletal muscle adapts to exercise and why those adaptations decline with age.

OHIO students, faculty and staff who work with the OSC stand together in front  of a chalkboard in an OHIO classroom
OHIO Community

Ohio University researchers turn to Ohio Supercomputer Center as computing demands grow

OHIO students and researchers are using the Ohio Supercomputer Center to take on complex, data-intensive work—from simulating medical research problems to creating digital art with artificial intelligence.

Wine glass and bottle sit on table
OHIO Research

Long-term alcohol use may affect multiple organs at the same time, Ohio University researchers find

A new study offers insight into how chronic alcohol use may harm the body over time.

Alden Library at Ohio University
OHIO Announcements

Candid now available via University Libraries

Candid, an online directory of 1.9 million nonprofits offering $29 million in grants, is now available via Ohio University Libraries. Candid is available to all students, faculty, staff and community members.

David Drabold
Faculty Experts

Bridging the atomic and real worlds: Dr. David Drabold’s new study transforms thermal modeling

The work presents a breakthrough framework that connects atomic-scale physics directly to real-world device performance, an enduring challenge in materials science. 

Dr. Brian Clark
Distinguished Professor

Brian C. Clark named Ohio University Distinguished Professor

Ohio University has named Brian C. Clark, Ph.D., the 2026 recipient of the Distinguished Professor Award, the institution’s highest permanent faculty honor.

Recent Ohio University alumnae Cat Gavin, left, and Lara Fogwell, right, design their experiment in a laboratory setting.
Student Success

Recent OHIO grads conduct foundational space farming research with experiment bound for ISS

Three recent Ohio University graduates designed an experiment that will be launched into space and sent to the International Space Station as soon as mid-May. Lara Fogwell and Cat Gavin, along with collaborator Jake Magula, are studying the effects of microgravity on plants, research that may also prove extremely valuable for the future of space farming.

Michelle Allison
OHIO Announcements

Michelle Allison named senior sponsored programs manager and systems administrator

OHIO’s Division of Research and Creative Activity has announced that Michelle Allison has been promoted to senior sponsored programs manager and systems administrator in the Office of Sponsored Programs.

Luke Davenport
Student Success

OHIO student receives national attention for cutting-edge research

Luke Davenport, an undergraduate researcher at the Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute (NQPI) at Ohio University, led the research project.

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