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Update on Spring 2021 Commencement Participation

April 2, 2021 2 min

Faculty can participate in spring 2021 commencement in multiple ways.

student and their family moving into the residential hall

A first for first-year Bobcats

April 2, 2021 7 min

On May 1, Rhianna Hunt will graduate from Ohio University—the pinnacle moment in a four-year journey that, the senior biology major admits, started a little rough.

April Board of Trustees meetings to be streamed

April 2, 2021 1 min

The Ohio University Board of Trustees’ April 8-9 online meetings will be streamed from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. April 8 and 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. April 9.

OHIO celebrates Fulbright’s 75th anniversary

April 2, 2021 3 min

OHIO will kick off its celebration of Fulbright’s 75th anniversary Monday, April 5 at 12 p.m. with a panel discussion featuring past and present Fulbright Program recipients.

OHIO Zanesville Students Celebrate Social Work Month in Style

April 2, 2021 2 min

OHIO Zanesville students participate in the annual spring Advocacy Day at the Ohio Statehouse.

Ohio University Board of Trustees to discuss academic planning strategies, enrollment projections, and dynamic budget planning for FY22 during virtual April meetings

April 2, 2021 8 min

The Ohio University Board of Trustees will receive an update on the University’s academic planning strategy, One OHIO initiative, and diversity and inclusion plans during its April meetings.

Holly Raffle presenting to a room of professionals

Raffle reviews “Rx Appalachia: Stories of Treatment and Survival in Rural Kentucky”

April 2, 2021 2 min

Holly Raffle, professor at Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, recently provided an invited review for the Journal of Appalachian Studies.

Voinovich School examines economic impact of adverse childhood experiences for the Health Policy Institute of Ohio

April 2, 2021 3 min

Preventing even a small percentage of abuse, neglect, violence and other traumatic experiences could not only reduce human suffering, but also save the state of Ohio more than $1 billion annually.

Kiplinger Program announces 2021 fellows

April 2, 2021 3 min

The 2021 Kiplinger Fellowship at Ohio University will be held virtually to accommodate COVID-19 safety protocols, Kiplinger Executive Director Kevin Z. Smith said this week.

An Athens-City County Health Department worker gives a community member facing away from the camera a vaccine shot

Ohio University to host COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Athens for students starting this week

April 1, 2021 4 min

Ohio University will host COVID-19 vaccination clinics beginning this week in Athens for any OHIO students who want to be vaccinated.

OHIO making headlines

April 1, 2021 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.

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Trial by COVID-19 for spring 2020 graduates

April 1, 2021 4 min

The transition to post-graduate life is daunting in the best of times, but during a pandemic? Nothing short of “overwhelming,” says Katie McClead, BSN ’20.

2 students wearing masks while socially distancing in the library

A look back at OHIO’s COVID-19 response

April 1, 2021 3 min

The following timeline highlights key moments in Ohio University’s COVID-19 response.

On the right a young woman sits, looking up at a nurse on her left as she gets a COVID vaccine shot

Athens-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics available to all OHIO students

April 1, 2021 4 min

As announced this afternoon by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, the state of Ohio will begin delivery of vaccines to public university campuses, including OHIO, in the coming days.

Embedded art into Baker Center's floor of a colorful depiction of the artist's childhood

An enduring legacy

April 1, 2021 2 min

When African American artist and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson passed away in 2015, she bequeathed her entire estate—including countless works of art, the contents of her Columbus home and studio, even the house itself—to the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA). Here’s a glimpse into the long-awaited exhibition and catalog, which together reveal Robinson’s artistic range and generosity.