Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service Stories

‘Complex problems are worth solving,' Alumna Rachel Martin uses her multidisciplinary degree to challenge modern-day conservation

April 26, 2022 6 min

Rachel Martin has some questions for the conservation world.

Joel Compston is shown putting the finishing touches on a model of a green roof project

OHIO students educate the community about green roofs

April 22, 2022 4 min

Ohio University students are taking their voices, their models and even coloring books into the local community to demonstrate the benefits of green roofs to area children and families.

Neither wind nor ice could stop Kelly Love's fieldwork

April 6, 2022 4 min

Kelly Love, a graduate student in the M.S. in Environmental Studies program, is looking at different methods to determine the health of an ecosystem.

Voinovich School continues to rise as preeminent public service school

April 4, 2022 3 min

Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service was ranked 62nd in the U.S. News and World Report’s list of top public affairs graduate schools for 2023.

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Spring information sessions help OHIO employees explore MPA and MBA degree programs

April 1, 2022 1 min

Ohio University employees have many opportunities to use their employee tuition benefits to pursue their academic interests and passions.

Graduate student’s project on sanitation, wastewater treatment to help low-income communities

March 25, 2022 4 min

Low-income households soon will have increased access to sanitation solutions thanks to a wastewater research project being completed by Nichole Mazzone, a graduate student in the Voinovich School.

Lesli Johnson wins Janet and George Voinovich Faculty and Staff Leadership Award

March 22, 2022 3 min

Lesli Johnson, professor Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, was named the 2022 recipient of the Janet and George Voinovich Faculty and Staff Leadership award.

CAAMP, Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast, Saba, and Noelle Scaggs of Fitz and the Tantrums announced as keynotes for OHIO Music Industry Summit

March 11, 2022 6 min

Ohio University’s fourth annual Music Industry Summit returns as an in-person event April 5 and 6, 2022, in Athens, Ohio, with a virtual attendance option.

A man leaving through a doorway flanked by signs about vaccination

New OHIO research finds reasons for vaccine hesitancy among Ohioans

March 7, 2022 4 min

Distrust in government and institutions is a key indicator of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy according to a recently published study by a team of Ohio University researchers.

Honors Tutorial College student Alexis Eberlein addresses human security issues relating to the environment

February 28, 2022 5 min

Alexis Eberlein credits the student leaders she interacted with on campus in her first semester for inspiring her to become involved in hands-on, impactful projects.

Brick by brick: building a stronger more sustainable community

February 28, 2022 4 min

Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service at Ohio University has facilitated the diversion of a massive amount of construction and demolition waste generated from campus activities

AEP Ohio provides grant for regional STEM activities at Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service

February 23, 2022 3 min

The AEP Ohio Fund of the Columbus Foundation has provided a new two-year, $100,000 grant to OHIO's Voinovich School, expanding the school’s growing body of place-based STEM activities.

Virtual Academy connects Appalachian students to STEM activities hosted by Voinovich School

February 22, 2022 4 min

The region’s K-12 students now have access to a variety of online STEM educational activities thanks to the Voinovich School, which recently launched the Appalachian STEM Enrichment Academy.

Students performing a Restoration Assessment in a State Park forest

Voinovich School leads Restoration Assessment at Robinson Fork and Ryerson Station State Park

February 21, 2022 3 min

The Ohio University Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service is leading a stream restoration assessment project in the Wheeling Creek Watershed in Pennsylvania.

Dr. Jack Marchbanks is pictured at the College of Arts and Sciences’ 2019 Notable Alumni Awards, where he was recognized for his career, community and Ohio University contributions.

Forever learning, serving: ODOT director to be honored with Outstanding State Government Alumnus Award

February 2, 2022 6 min

Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks, PHD ’18, will be presented OHIO’s Outstanding State Government Alumnus Award, recognizing exceptional achievements in public service.

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