Research and Impact

Veteran journalist Seymour Hersh, who won a Pulitzer Prize for breaking the My Lai story, and David Crane (BA ’72 and MA ‘73), former chief prosecutor for the United Nations Special Court for Sierra Leone, joined Haeberle on the panel.

E.W. Scripps School of Journalism hosts expert panel on My Lai Massacre

November 21, 2019 4 min

The photos were taken by Army combat photographer and former Ohio University student Ron Haeberle. The final count of lives lost in the massacre in the village of My Lai was 504 people.

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John J. Kopchick Awards support 17 student and faculty research projects

November 21, 2019 4 min

Seventeen Ohio University students and faculty members have received funding for their health and medical research from the John J. Kopchick Awards.

Symposium helps dad understand daughter's medical condition

November 20, 2019 4 min

Graham Smith of Dublin, Ohio, is neither a medical clinician nor a research scientist, but attended the third annual International Symposium on Growth Hormone and Metabolism.

Dr. Michael Kopish forges international partnership with university in Brazil

November 20, 2019 4 min

The Patton College has longstanding global impact and celebrates Teacher Education Associate Professor Dr. Michael Kopish for his overseas accomplishments.

NIH-funded study probes fine details of deafness

November 20, 2019 5 min

With support from a three-year, $452,998 grant from the National Institutes of Health, researchers led by Mark Berryman, Ph.D., aim to learn more about deafness at both genetic and cellular levels.

Ohio University research shows 'bad cholesterol' is only as unhealthy as its composition

November 18, 2019 2 min

New research at Ohio University shows that a particular subclass of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) is a much better predictor of potential heart attacks than the mere presence of LDL.

OHIO Procurement Technical Assistance Center client Baker & Associates wins $950 million U.S. Air Force contract

November 13, 2019 3 min

Baker and Associates an OHIO PTAC Dayton-area client, became one of 11 vendors who won a prestigious Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract from the Air Force worth more than $950 million.

Literary scholar unearths Harlem Renaissance novel

November 12, 2019 4 min

Scholar Gary Holcomb was conducting research on writer Claude McKay — a key literary figure in the Harlem Renaissance — when he came across a reference to an unpublished novel.

Faculty documentary created to improve veterans' healthcare to be screened on Veterans Day at Athena Cinema

November 7, 2019 7 min

The Athena Cinema will host a free public screening of “The Veterans’ Project,” at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11. The award-winning documentary takes an in-depth look at U.S. veterans health care issues.

Portrait of Julie Owens, left, and Steven Evans

OHIO researchers receive $3.2 million grant to study effectiveness of classroom support program for teachers

November 6, 2019 3 min

OHIO researchers have received a $3.2 million grant from the federal Institute of Education Sciences to study the effectiveness of a new professional development program for elementary teachers.

Prevalence of hepatitis C rates in Ohio may indicate highest areas of opioid misuse

November 6, 2019 3 min

The Ohio Alliance for Innovation in Population Health studied hepatitis C rates within the state and discovered consistently high rates in the southern Appalachia region over a five-year period.

Researchers study Sunday Creek's water quality samples at an acid mine drainage discharge site.

OHIO's spirit of innovation, engagement key to future success

November 4, 2019 4 min

Ohio University has been recognized as one of America’s most innovative universities, as well as being one of the nation’s top universities for student engagement.

Avital Savin and Matthew Chang, another DAAD RISE student.

Students complete international physics, biology research in Germany through DAAD RISE program

November 4, 2019 5 min

This past summer for three months, from mid-May through mid-August, four Ohio University students participated in the DAAD RISE Germany program, including juniors Matthew Connell and Avital Savin.

A new study by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital found newspaper articles about the suicide deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain did not follow the majority of suicide reporting guidelines or include critical components like mental health resources or even the number to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or Crisis Text Line.

Study shows news media often overlook best practices when reporting celebrity suicide deaths

November 1, 2019 4 min

A study published by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital found that newspapers followed about half the recommended guidelines in reporting suicide deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain.

University of Montana wins Third Annual Voinovich Public Innovation Challenge

October 31, 2019 4 min

The University of Montana Master of Public Administration Program was the winner of the Third Annual Voinovich Public Innovation Challenge, sponsored by OHIO’s Voinovich School.

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