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Frances Wymbs chosen as OHIO winner of MAC Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success

March 11, 2022 3 min

Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Assistant Professor Dr. Frances Wymbs has been selected as the OHIO winner of the Mid-American Conference Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success.

Important information for faculty and staff regarding final grades and final examinations

March 10, 2022 5 min

Announcements from the Office of the University Registrar regarding the reporting of final grades and announcements for the spring semester.

Timeline for faculty to rent regalia for Spring Commencement

March 10, 2022 1 min

Ohio University faculty members who wish to rent regalia for the 2022 Spring Commencement ceremonies are asked to put in their orders by March 19.

New OHIO study finds link between racial/ethnic disparities and COVID-19 deaths

March 10, 2022 4 min

OHIO researcher Berkeley Franz has published a new study examining the relationship between systemic racism, residential segregation and racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 deaths in the U.S.

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Beloved International Street Fair returns to uptown Athens

March 10, 2022 2 min

Every year in early April, uptown Athens traditionally comes alive with a kaleidoscope of colors, sounds and smells through the International Street Fair.

Danielle Doss, Bachelor of Social Work, 2021

National Social Work Month Highlight: Danielle Doss

March 10, 2022 2 min

Ohio University Southern is helping celebrate this year’s Social Work Month in March with the theme “The Time is Right for Social Work” to highlight how social workers have enriched our society.

OHIO making headlines

March 9, 2022 3 min

Bobcats make the news—and the OHIO community proud—every day. Read about a few of the Ohio University alumni, students, faculty and staff who have made headlines in recent months.

Medical students study in the new anatomy lab inside Heritage Hall under the direction of Professor of Anatomy Dr. Susan Williams. Photo by Ben Wirtz Siegel, BSVC ’02

Care Lives Here

March 9, 2022 5 min

Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has established itself as a leading provider of medical education in the state and in the nation. Now it has a home that reflects that success and its mission.

Postcard of Carnegie Library, as well as students interacting with an immersive VR project

Time Machine: Scripps Hall

March 9, 2022 6 min

What began as the first campus building established for use as a library has become OHIO’s home for educating communicators skilled in the latest means of storytelling, information sharing and entertaining—and a testament to the rapidly changing world of communication.

COVID-19 testing after spring break

March 9, 2022 1 min

Students, faculty, and staff who traveled over spring break are encouraged to schedule an asymptomatic COVID-19 test three to five days after returning to campus.

Exterior of McCracken Hall, home of the Patton College of Education

New name honors a long legacy

March 9, 2022 1 min

The Patton family name is synonymous with dedication to public education—at Ohio University and beyond. That legacy is about to shine a little brighter on OHIO’s Athens Campus.

Archive photo of Ohio University's Marching 110 marching band

The man behind the band

March 9, 2022 1 min

In 2017, Gene Thrailkill, MED ’62, took what would be his last bow at Ohio University, returning to campus to conduct the Marching 110 and its alumni during a Homecoming performance commemorating the 50th anniversary of the band he built.

Year in, year out

March 9, 2022 3 min

Have you met Gary Clark? You may have heard his story or seen his face (or maybe that hip illustration of him) over the past few months. If you’re wondering why, it all dates back to 1962, when he made his first gift to Ohio University. He will tell you it wasn’t much, but it was what the young OHIO graduate could afford.

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Keeping Bobcats Informed, March 9, 2022

March 9, 2022 2 min

Keeping Bobcats Informed, March 9, 2022

Blake Kinsel, DO ’21, was one of eight students who are the firsts to complete the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Transformative Care Continuum.

Family Doctors of the Future

March 9, 2022 4 min

In 2018, the Heritage College debuted its Transformative Care Continuum (TCC), an accelerated curriculum developed in partnership with Cleveland Clinic that’s training the family doctors of the future.