Research and Impact

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    Climate and aging

    How does climate change impact older adults?

    October 7, 2024 6 min

    Extreme weather can disproportionately affect older adults. Researchers in the Grey-Green Alliance explore solutions that could make a big difference for a vulnerable population.
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    Research

    Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine researcher tackles ethics of AI in health care

    October 3, 2024 3 min

    A Heritage College researcher has proposed a framework to help medical providers navigate patient notification and informed consent practices when using artificial intelligence.
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    Cognitive Health

    Five essential habits for maintaining cognitive health as you age

    October 2, 2024 6 min

    To maintain cognitive health as you age, here are five essential habits to keep your mind sharp and lower the risk of decline. Read expert-backed tips from Dr. Julie Suhr, director of the Clinical Training Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute.
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    Community

    Athens Area Stand Down provides resources for veterans and others in need with help from OHIO

    October 1, 2024 2 min

    Athens Area Stand Down is an annual event supplying resources for veterans and community members who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.
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    Artificial Intelligence

    Teaching with AI: How college professors are redefining the classroom

    September 26, 2024 6 min

    While the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has many industries hoping it will eventually streamline processes and save resources on labor-intensive tasks, the explosion in its adoption by students has created some unique challenges for educators.
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    Faculty Awards

    Dr. Christian Drischler receives 2024 NSF CAREER Award to advance research, educate students and community

    September 24, 2024 7 min

    OHIO's Dr. Christian Drischler was recently recognized with the prestigious NSF CAREER Award for early-career faculty and scientists. Through funding from the award, Drischler will advance the scientific community's understanding of theoretical nuclear physics and nuclear astrophysics.
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    Political Reform

    Corruption, politics, and trash: Award-winning book describes how Gilded Age cities cleaned up with dirty deals

    September 12, 2024 6 min

    At the peak of America’s Gilded Age, overflowing trash clogged city streets, but the cleanup wasn’t driven by reformers. Instead, corrupt politicians saw the waste crisis as a business opportunity, using backroom deals to transform sanitation systems—and line their pockets.
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    Physics

    OHIO scientist Saw Wai Hla named 2024 Falling Walls Physical Sciences Laureate for groundbreaking work in physics

    September 12, 2024 4 min

    Saw Wai Hla's groundbreaking work in the field of physics is being recognized by being awarded the 2024 Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year Award in the Physical Sciences category.
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    Research & Impact

    Reforestation in Action

    September 12, 2024 6 min

    Trees are among Athens’ greatest treasures—and the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service strives to ensure they’ll remain that way for centuries to come.
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    Research & Impact

    Making Space

    September 12, 2024 6 min

    A new, state-of-the-art facility will propel collaborative engineering research.
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    Health Research

    Preventing reinjury: How neuroplasticity and biomechanics are changing injury recovery

    August 26, 2024 5 min

    The phrase 'mind over matter' is getting a whole new meaning as OHIO researcher Dustin Grooms and his team work to discover ways to prevent reinjury by looking at the way the brain plays a role in recovery.
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    Heritage College researcher addresses the global health threat of Chagas disease

    August 22, 2024 4 min

    Chagas disease is now an emerging public health threat in the United States. A recently published historical review sheds light on current challenges and future directions in the fight against Chagas.
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    Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine researchers aim to reduce postpartum depression in rural mothers

    August 13, 2024 4 min

    A team of Ohio University researchers are talking with patients and health care providers to discover more about how postpartum depression is perceived and medically treated in Southeast Ohio.
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    Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine study reveals key insights into leg weakness in older adults

    August 13, 2024 3 min

    Researchers at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine led a groundbreaking study that sheds light on the mechanisms leading to leg weakness in older adults.
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    Research

    Appalachian Ohio Tick Project workshop highlights the hidden dangers of Lyme disease

    August 7, 2024 4 min

    OHIO Zanesville hosted a teacher workshop focusing on a growing environmental threat – the spread of Lyme disease through ticks.
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