Research and Impact

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A resource for recovery

June 26, 2020 6 min

Small businesses, the economic backbone of southeastern Ohio communities, were immediately threatened in the early days of the pandemic. Where did they turn for help?

John Morain, Salim Al-Alawi, Derek Ryms and Hunter Nunnelley

OHIO students, non-profit look to salvage lithium ion batteries for reuse

June 22, 2020 5 min

A local non-profit, with design help from OHIO students, is working on a system for salvaging lithium ion batteries and turning their still-working components into a new battery system.

I-Corps@Ohio teams support innovation and create economic development

June 11, 2020 6 min

Two Ohio University I-Corps@Ohio teams, Paint from Pollution and Ohio Construction Composites, are spurring regional economic development in southeastern Ohio.

Dr. Kamile Geist teaches a caregiver how to use rhythmic touch while singing a song to engage her infant.

Ohio University to receive $29,000 Our Town Grant from National Endowment for the Arts

June 10, 2020 4 min

Grant of $29,000 from the NEA for a project to explore the impact of music-based learning strategies on caregiver stress levels and caregiver-infant social-emotional competence.

Heritage College researchers find synergy in research project

June 3, 2020 6 min

Dr. Najjar and Dr. Puri's expertise and synergy are helping them advance in a new research project involving fibrosis.

New survey reveals divide in vital uses of internet in southeast Ohio

June 1, 2020 5 min

A new Ohio University study brings needed attention to the digital divide issues in Appalachian southeast Ohio, a region lagging behind the rest of the nation.

OHIO professors Franz and Dhanani publish article on Xenophobia and Discrimination in the time of COVID-19

May 29, 2020 3 min

Ohio University professors Berkeley Franz and Lindsay Dhanani have published an article in Spark on xenophobia and discrimination in the time of COVID-19.

OHIO leads new $3.7 million project to advance nuclear physics experiments

May 28, 2020 3 min

An Ohio University physicist is leading a new $3.7 million, multi-institution effort to develop software that can create more accurate models of scientific phenomena.

OHIO researchers returning to labs to research potential COVID-19 treatments

May 27, 2020 6 min

Several Ohio University researchers have received permission for an early return to their labs to conduct research on potential treatments for COVID-19.

Goldwater Scholar conducts citizen science with Rural Action, highlighting research at OHIO Museum Complex

May 20, 2020 4 min

OHIO Goldwater Scholar Madeline Sudnick and Dr. Kelly Williams have collaborated with Rural Action and its volunteers to study birds – particularly tree swallows and eastern bluebirds – around Athens.

Experiential Learning Grant recipients announced

April 30, 2020 2 min

Eight faculty and staff members were awarded Undergraduate Experiential Learning Stewardship Grants, which are designed to support efforts of faculty, staff, and student or student organizations.

OHIO researchers win grant to study treatment for possible fatal complications of COVID-19

April 30, 2020 5 min

Faculty researchers from Ohio University have received a $100,000 grant to investigate possible treatments for mitigating the severity of COVID-19.

OHIO to host experts livestream on coronavirus

April 30, 2020 1 min

Ohio University will host its first Ask the Experts livestream on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook at 1:30 p.m., Friday, May 1.

Riley Hoepfner posing with her computer and Cami Post posing with her dog

From the Convo to Social Media: OHIO keeps celebrating student research and creative works in a virtual world

April 28, 2020 6 min

Cami Post and fellow Ohio University students, faculty and staff involved with the Student Expo quickly stepped up to the challenge of translating a massive event to a virtual environment.

Jeff Russell conducting a theater safety exercise with a group of students

Community-engaged research grants support collaborative studies on performing artist health, music therapy, cancer

April 27, 2020 5 min

Three faculty members will use grants to partner with community members on new research projects focused on performing artists' health, music therapy, and the prevalence of childhood cancer.

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