OHIO Culinary Services’ acceptance into Menus of Change Initiative provides opportunity to further impact diet, health and climate
March 22, 2024 Ohio University’s award-winning Culinary Services was recently accepted into the Menus of Change initiative. The program will help further OHIO's commitment to impacting diet, health and climate.
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine researchers link social factors with diabetes rates in Appalachia
March 19, 2024 Three social determinants of health significantly correlate with southeast Ohio diabetes rates according to a recent study by Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine researchers.
OHIO researchers join statewide effort to combat mental health, substance use epidemic
March 13, 2024 A team of researchers from Ohio University is joining a statewide initiative to identify the leading causes of mental health challenges, suicide, and substance use disorder in Ohio communities.
Between the waves of migration and tourism: OHIO researcher explores challenges of Mediterranean cities
March 11, 2024 As Mediterranean cities grapple with rising migration and an increase in mass tourism, Ohio University researcher Smoki Musaraj, Ph.D., is working with experts in the region to understand the effects of these transformations on the everyday lives of migrant and poor residents—and how they are fighting back.
Revolutionizing diabetes care: Ohio University's impact on the Appalachian Diabetes Belt
March 7, 2024
Diabetes, a national crisis, hits close to home in the heart of Appalachia. While the infamous "Diabetes Belt" traditionally encompasses southern states like Georgia and Alabama, the Appalachian region grapples with similarly alarming rates of diabetes-related mortality.
The 90-year journey of a Harlem Renaissance novel
February 28, 2024 With help from a dedicated OHIO professor, Claude McKay's "Romance in Marseille" groundbreaking and inclusive novel made it to bookshelves.
Unraveling big mysteries with tiny particles: PhD student takes award-winning approach to quantum research
February 28, 2024 Imagine being a detective, but instead of solving mysteries on the bustling streets of a metropolis, you're unraveling the secrets of the universe in a laboratory, one atom at a time. Sneha Upadhyay, an award-winning Ph.D. student at Ohio University in physics and astronomy, pulls out her quantum magnifying glass—or in this case, microscope—every day.
OHIO’s AI Symposium to explore cutting-edge technology, provide insights into the future
February 22, 2024 Through a broad, immersive deep dive into all things artificial intelligence, Ohio University’s first-ever AI Symposium is aiming to not only keep pace with the technology but sprint ahead.
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine researcher finds correlation between hookah use and postpartum depression
February 19, 2024 Symptoms of postpartum depression are higher among women who used hookahs before or during pregnancy, according to a study led by Ohio University Heritage College of Medicine's Zelalem Haile, Ph.D.
OHIO receives an extension to its APLU Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation, a nod to its continued support of Southeast Ohio
January 31, 2024 The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) has extended a highly competitive community and economic development designation to Ohio University.
OHIO research project selected for International Space Station
January 18, 2024 A research project designed by a group of Ohio University students will soon be traveling to the International Space Station (ISS).
OHIO to host Health Scholars Research Symposium Feb. 2
January 11, 2024 All students, faculty, staff and area residents are invited to the event, which will be held from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Grover Center.
Mutual appreciation shown at OMNI dinner for research volunteers
January 10, 2024 At the recent Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI) Healthy Aging Research Appreciation Dinner, many of the attendees shared glowing praise of Brian Clark, Ph.D., and OMNI.
‘The sky’s the limit’: Using Cine-VR to revolutionize law enforcement training
December 15, 2023 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.
From classroom to community: Ohio history gets a helping hand from students
November 14, 2023 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.
