Research and Impact

TriBeta invites students to explore opportunities to work with faculty at research fair on Oct. 11

October 5, 2022 4 min

Biological Sciences seniors say working in faculty labs results in exciting research, lasting friendships, and critical experience for future careers.

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$1 million gift to OHIO's Heritage College honors osteopathic manipulative medicine pioneer Robert Fulford

October 5, 2022 4 min

The Heritage College will receive a $700,000 gift from investor Richard Fulford in honor of his late father, Robert C. Fulford, D.O., a pioneer in osteopathic manipulative medicine.

Riley Zielinski at the Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

Riley Zielinski finally nails it in the lab, then tops her success with Germany internship

October 4, 2022 7 min

Riley Zielinski was in the biology lab late at night, running her experiment—again. "I had no faith it would work," she said.

Howard Dewald helps unlock new method for testing protein-based drugs

October 4, 2022 2 min

A 15-year collaboration between chemists Howard Dewald and Hao Chen recently contributed to the unlocking of a new method for testing protein-based drugs .

Visiting Scholar Dr. Joyce De Vries to discuss feminism and the arts with OHIO students

October 4, 2022 3 min

Dr. Joyce De Vries presents to Ohio University students and the public her research about female patronage in the arts and how women have historically constructed their gender and political identity.

Life and legacy of celebrated African composer, A.K. Younge, chronicled in new book by Paschal Younge

October 4, 2022 2 min

The public is invited to a book launch event on Oct 14 from 5–7pm in the Multicultural Center, Baker University Center, room 219, hosted by Dr. Steve Howard.

Taylor Vickers on streetcar in San Francisco

Taylor Vickers delves into San Francisco archives to help Kathleen Sullivan research sailor boardinghouses

October 3, 2022 10 min

Taylor Vickers had to travel to San Francisco—and to a time in history when Mark Twain wrote about the city of then-450,000 people as an emerging center of commerce between the old world and the new.

Computer science students engage in group work

OHIO students place first, second and third in international Wikipedia editing competition

September 29, 2022 5 min

Computer science students in Data Mining and Data Science worked toward the same goal — to improve a Wikipedia page with more robust descriptions, key visuals and reliable sources.

McCarty pursues biomedical engineering to work towards cure for multiple sclerosis

September 22, 2022 4 min

When Emily McCarty's sister was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she immediately recognized a need for improved healthcare around MS and shifted her focus to biomedical engineering.

OHIO team soft launches first sensor in low altitude weather network

September 13, 2022 3 min

Assistant professor Chad Mourning was awarded one of Ohio Federal Research Network’s awards for a low altitude weather network, and has completed the soft launch of the first unit in the network.

Hagen Childers explores the versatility of chemical engineering

September 8, 2022 4 min

For Hagen Childers, fourth year chemical engineering student, it was the wealth of opportunity that attracted her to chemical engineering.

Graduate student Abriana Gresham gets senior psychology major Nash Randall ready to demonstrate how data like heart rate is collected during their experiments.

Brett Peters and Peggy Zoccola to look at how friends influence social anxiety

September 7, 2022 6 min

Psychologists are taking a basic science approach to examine how one-on-one interpersonal interactions among friends may be directing impacting social anxiety.

A recently metamorphosed wood frog. Photo by Cassie Thompson.A recently metamorphosed wood frog. Photo by Cassie Thompson.

Cassandra Thompson shows danger to frogs from pesticide; points to a solution

August 31, 2022 5 min

Cassandra Thompson's research highlights the need to understand the tradeoffs of using pesticides on invasive species and the effects on vulnerable species such as amphibians.

Brazilian students exchange culture and corrosion research

August 22, 2022 4 min

For Ph.D. students Bernardo Santos and Maria Serenario, studying corrosion at Ohio University’s Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Technology (ICMT) was a top priority.

Chemical Engineering student selected for prestigious Tau Beta Pi scholarship

August 22, 2022 3 min

Fourth year chemical engineering student Dominic Riepenhoff has been awarded the Tau Beta Pi scholarship.

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