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Happy (Black) Independence Day

Ryan Clopton-Zymler, assistant director of our Office of Inclusion at the Heritage College, Cleveland, shares information about Juneteenth, including the importance of the day and ideas for celebrating it.

Why diversity and inclusion are more important than ever

With so many workplaces and classrooms going online during the coronavirus crisis, it's a good time to review some guidelines that can help ensure an engaging and inclusive culture remotely.

Pioneering faculty member looks back on four-decade legacy

Over more than 40 years, Harold Thompson III, D.O., has earned a place in the history of both southeast Ohio and the Heritage College as an engaged community doctor, medical educator, pioneer of diversity and mentor to many future osteopathic physicians.

Behind the White Coat: A Night of Storytelling

On a winter evening, more than 70 students, faculty and staff gathered in the OMM lab on the college's Athens campus to participate in “Behind the White Coat,” a storytelling event organized by students and inspired by “The Moth” Podcast.

The importance of breastfeeding then and now: A response to U.S. threats against Ecuador over their resolution supporting breastfeeding

An expert describes the importance of breastfeeding in developing countries where populations contend with unsanitary water that can be life-threatening to formula-fed infants.

Our People: Tom Fries, Sponsor of Founding Legislation

Tom Fries, a Democrat from Dayton, was serving his third term in the Ohio House of Representatives when he became lead sponsor of the 1975 legislation that created what is now the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Alumnus Dr. Moomaw addresses graduates, talks psychiatry, flight surgery

A graduate of the college's inaugural class of 1980 is thankful for “the chance to have the most fascinating life I could possibly imagine.”

40 Things to Know: The world’s first transgenic mammal was developed here

This discovery revolutionized biomedical research, making national news at a time when gene-splicing was still in its infancy.

Founders Day at the Ohio Statehouse: Mission Reaffirmed

Ohio's governor and Legislature join in recognizing the college’s 40th anniversary.

40 Things to Know: Our Family Health radio program offered consumer health information for more than 30 years

At its height, the program reached an estimated hundreds of thousands of listeners in the United States, China, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the American Forces Radio Network.

40 Things to Know: Our college was led by the first female African American dean of a medical school

The 1993 selection our college's leader, Barbara Ross Lee, D.O., sister of Motown superstar Diana Ross, marked a step forward for diversity in medical education

40 Things to Know: We dance

Since the early 1980s, the arrival of this annual event means it's time for students, faculty and staff to brush off the formal wear and join in the Nae Nae.

Happy holidays from the Heritage College – Ohio University Medicine

Our People: Sherman Brooks, ‘Resident Dean of Humanity’

Alumni from college's first decade remember janitor Sherman Brooks for always remembering students’ birthdays and offering a kindly word when they needed one.

40 Things to Know About the Heritage College – Ohio University Medicine

We’ve chosen 40 facts, initiatives, ideas and people that make our college extraordinary. Follow along as we lift up a few of the things that shape who we are today.

Meeting Ohio’s Healthcare Needs Against the Odds – Ohio University Medicine

The college opened in 1976, thanks to a clear vision, persistence and a healthy dose of courage.