Research and Impact

A group of Ohio University students, dressed in masks, gloves and protective hair nets, work to restore historical documents damaged by water and mold.

From classroom to community: Ohio history gets a helping hand from students

Ohio University students are reviving the past. Led by Associate Professor of Anthropology Nancy Tatarek, Ph.D., the students are hard at work preserving the history of southeastern Ohio.

Sabrina Curran, Ph.D., examines fossil replicas of early humans and primates in front of her Introduction to Biological Anthropology class on Sept. 28, 2023.

OHIO students get hands-on experience with fossil replicas

More than 300 bone and fossil replicas, ranging from gorilla skulls to rare ones like the hominin “Lucy,” are available to sociology and anthropology students thanks to a recent funding award.

New translational research building prioritizes research collaboration, named in honor of Osteopathic Heritage Foundation

The OHIO Board of Trustees approved to name OHIO’s new translational research center, the Heritage Translational Research Center, in honor of the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation.

DISIRE program opens doors for undergraduate researchers to study under diabetes experts

This past summer, the transformative program known as the Diabetes Institute Summer Interprofessional Research Experience welcomed eight undergraduate students to the Ohio University campus in Athens.

Heritage College anatomy professor receives NSF grant to study swallowing in mammals

Susan Williams, Ph.D., received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to study the evolution of the anatomy and biomechanics of swallowing in mammals.

Nominations open for 2023 Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship

The Ohio University Research Division is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship.

Dean Matthew Ando. outside his 186-year-old office in Wilson Hall.

From University of Illinois to Ohio University, Matt Ando takes helm at College of Arts and Sciences

Matt Ando traded a university sprawled across the prairies of Illinois for one nestled in the foothills of Appalachian Ohio.

OHIO and Kent State researchers propose a set of new evaluation indices for scientific publication quality

OHIO's Jixin Chen and Kent State's Hanbin Mao have proposed a set of indices to evaluate the average quality of the publications of each scholar in the online database World Top 2% Scholar.

Victoria Lee wins the IMP 2023 International Convention of Asia Scholars Book Prize for the Best Book in the Humanities

OHIO faculty member's look at the mold behind soy sauce as Japan's economic driver wins international best book award

Dr. Victoria Lee wins best book award for describing how the science of fermentation — and the microbes at the heart of soy sauce and miso soup — helped drive Japan's economy into the 21st century.

Researchers' analysis of perching birds points to new answers in evolutionary diversification

Charles Darwin had the power of observation. Today, evolutionary biologists have the power of huge data sets and statistical analysis. Their results could change how biologists look at species diversification.

OHIO Professor Haley Duschinski advances scholarship on Kashmir in new book

Ohio University’s Haley Duschinski, Professor of Anthropology and Graduate Director of the MA Program in Law, Justice & Culture, has recently published The Palgrave Handbook of New Directions in Kashmir Studies.

Heritage College researcher receives funding to explore potential treatment for Type 1 diabetes

Craig Nunemaker, Ph.D., associate professor, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O., Endowed Faculty Fellow in Diabetes and Islet Biology, and principal investigator of the Nunemaker Lab at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, received funding to research a dual-acting molecule with potential to treat type 1 diabetes.

Students, faculty members and research clients pose in front of OHIO's Class Gateway

Measuring social impact: OHIO expands enterprise through Social Return on Investment

How did these mid-career graduate students contribute to the work being done by a team of social enterprise researchers?

Sarah Wyatt photographed the imprints of the hands of astronaut Neil Armstrong — one of her heroes — on display in the Space Walk of Fame museum in Titusville, Fla.

Sarah Wyatt among 18 scientists leading nation's space research agenda for living on moon, Mars

Dr. Sarah Wyatt is one of 18 U.S. scientists who led the formulation of the nation's ambitious 10-year research roadmap to support humans traveling to the moon and Mars.

Woman performing push-up at a Wellworks fitness class on the Ohio University Athens campus

Stay stronger, longer: 3 tips for maintaining muscle mass as you age

Keep moving as you get older: learn how to maintain muscle mass and staying fit with these tips from Dr. Brian Clark, executive director of the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute.

Showing 46 to 60 of 528 entries