Research and Impact

    Actor Philip C. Matthews consults with David Malawista on the film set of a Cine-VR project

    ‘The sky’s the limit’: Using Cine-VR to revolutionize law enforcement training

    An interdisciplinary team at Ohio University is harnessing an explosion in emerging technology to tackle one of the nation’s most pressing problems: How can law enforcement trainers expose officers to potentially flammable, on-the-spot situations, so they can learn de-escalation techniques? An innovative and highly technical solution is being unveiled in perhaps the unlikeliest of places – the wooded hills of Southeast Ohio.
    A group of Ohio University students, dressed in masks, gloves and protective hair nets, work to restore historical documents damaged by water and mold.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.
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    Health

    The Heart of Health, Here at OHIO

    Ohio University is leading the way in health care education.
    : two young boys and two older camp counselors play with pool noodles in a gymnasium-style room
    Health

    OHIO’s Diabetes Institute

    Offering free care for those in need
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    Health

    OMNI’s Injury & Pain Research Center

    Leading national research on the neurological impact of knee injuries
    a male researcher wearing glasses, a lab coat and purple nitrile gloves examines two mice in a clear holding container with bedding and a water dispenser
    Health

    John Kopchick’s Blockbuster Discoveries Continue

    First a new drug for humans, now a cancer- and diabetes-resistant lab mouse that holds the world record for the oldest mouse
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    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.
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    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.
    Susan Williams, Ph.D

    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.
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    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.
    Professor Jixin Chen poses in a lab

    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.
    Donald Miles, portrait

    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.
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