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Board of Trustees to receive academic, collaboration updates during January meetings

January 5, 2022 5 min

The Board of Trustees will receive an update on the efforts of three colleges that serve as a national model for collaboration among medical, health sciences and public service colleges.

Consitt receives NIH grant to study metabolic pathways that contribute to insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes

December 8, 2021 4 min

Ohio University’s Leslie Consitt, Ph.D., will lead a study to identify cellular mechanisms in muscle that contribute to disease and physical disability related to insulin resistance as people age.

Ohio University researcher: Footprints from Site A at Laetoli, Tanzania, are from early humans, not bears

December 1, 2021 5 min

A recent re-excavation of the Site A footprints at Laetoli and a detailed comparative analysis reveal that the footprints were made by an early human, according to a new study reported in Nature.

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Diabetes Institute hosts virtual research symposium

November 12, 2021 2 min

The Diabetes Institute hosted its inaugural research symposium, Patient Care and Diabetes in Appalachian Ohio and Beyond, on Nov. 5-6, with more than 50 students, faculty and staff in attendance.

Ohio University and Cleveland Clinic partner to train future primary care physicians

May 10, 2021 4 min

The first cohort of eight students to complete the Transformative Care Continuum, an accelerated medical school curriculum, received their degrees on Saturday.

First Ohio University Early Assurance Program students to graduate medical school

April 19, 2021 8 min

Amy Mehlman Strope and Rosemary Oaks are the first two students to graduate through our Early Assurance Program partnership with Ohio University.

Aid in action

June 26, 2020 7 min

For OHIO’s medical and nursing students and recent graduates, the COVID-19 crisis has provided an up-close look at real-life crisis response—and the chance to contribute in a powerful way.

OHIO-Ecuador connection helps combat COVID-19

May 14, 2020 4 min

A longtime collaboration between Ohio University and the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE) is helping step up the rate of testing for COVID-19 infections in the Latin American country.

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

April 30, 2020 6 min

Faculty researchers from Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and Russ College of Engineering and Technology have received a grant to investigate possible treatments for mitigating COVID-19. Kelly McCall and Douglas Goetz will measure how effective a number of different chemical compounds are at preventing “cytokine storms.”

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VR tech puts more heart into health care

February 22, 2020 4 min

OHIO experts’ immersive VR simulation shows how bias can obstruct patients’ access to care—and lets providers practice their response.

New med ed building name honors OHF generosity

January 17, 2020 4 min

The Ohio University Board of Trustees today approved a name for a new Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine education facility in Athens.

Nancy Stevens with Patrick O'Connor on a dig

Still more

October 15, 2019 1 min

What can we learn from half of a fossilized rodent tooth?

New OMNI studies look at back pain, age-related weakness

October 9, 2019 6 min

A study by researchers from the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI) finds new evidence to support the belief that the nervous system plays an important role in age-related weakness.

Notable Alumni | Grace Eberly Works at the Intersection of Religion and Healthcare

October 7, 2019 3 min

Grace Eberly combined her love of world religions with an aptitude for biology. Now she’s in her final year as a medical student at OHIO’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Heritage College plays role in statewide cardio health collaborative

September 18, 2019 5 min

A collaboration among Ohio’s medical schools aims to keep the state’s health care providers up to date on best practices for preventing and treating cardiovascular disease.

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