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Top-down view of Ohio University's TypeShop workspace

History meets artistry

March 9, 2022 9 min

New facility takes students back in time on a path to their futures

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Summer Banking Institute open to students

March 9, 2022 1 min

Ohio Regional Higher Education has partnered with Ohio Banking League to offer students the chance to attend the Summer Banking Institute.

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.

A Tale of Two Titans

March 9, 2022 16 min

How innovation, Bobcat connections and determination birthed a life-saving drug and the largest royalty income in OHIO history

OHIO named one of the nation’s top military friendly schools

March 8, 2022 3 min

Ohio University has been named one of the nation’s top military-friendly schools for the 11th consecutive year by Viqtory Media, a veteran-owned company and publisher of G.I. Jobs magazine.

E.W. Scripps School of Journalism to host High School Journalism Workshop July 6-9

March 8, 2022 2 min

One of the nation’s longest-running high school journalism workshops will be back on OHIO’s campus from July 6-9, 2022, marking the first time in three years the event will be held in person.

Tanner Wick, BSME ’19, is shown working on the solar array for NASA’a IXPE.

Russ College graduate strives for accessibility in space infrastructure

March 8, 2022 5 min

For 2019 mechanical engineering graduate Tanner Wick, the Russ College of Engineering and Technology prepared him to influence the trajectory of space infrastructure.

Jess North poses with a basketball in her hands by an Ohio University basketball sign

Student manager Jess North works behind the scenes to help Ohio Men’s Basketball

March 8, 2022 4 min

Student managers have the unique opportunity to gain experience in the sports industry while being an undergraduate student. Jess North is the longest tenured and only female student manager on staff.