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Students conduct experiments in the Chemistry Building’s Organic Chemistry Teaching Lab

New chemistry building serves as epicenter for cutting-edge research

September 24, 2021 5 min

This new epicenter for cutting-edge research will give students hands-on experience with the latest technologies.

Several people walk in and out of The Ping Center, Ohio University's gym

Time Machine:25 Years of the Ping Center

September 24, 2021 7 min

It’s no coincidence that Ohio University’s hub for on-campus student activity is named the Charles J. Ping Student Recreation Center—a tribute to a visionary leader and the students, past, present and future, for and because of whom it exists.

Bobcats in the wild

September 23, 2021 2 min

We all know Rufus the mascot Bobcat, but how much do you know about the actual animal known as the bobcat?

OHIO employees welcomed to multicultural mix and mingle event

September 23, 2021 1 min

Ohio University faculty, staff and their families are invited to attend the Multicultural Mix and Mingle: Fall ‘21 Reception and Book Club Launch on Wednesday, Sept. 29, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Winter Break programs kick off restart of global opportunities for OHIO students

September 23, 2021 10 min

Ohio University restarts its global programming with winter break programs in Italy, Spain and Belize, followed by spring and summer opportunities in a number of countries around the world.

Photo from "Chronicles of the Fish Diaries"

University Communications and Marketing receives design awards

September 23, 2021 3 min

Ohio University Communications and Marketing (UCM) won several University and College Designers Association Design Awards for its illustration, video, photography, print and digital design work.

OHIO welcomed students back for Homecoming in 2019.

Homecoming 2021 to feature in-person, virtual events

September 23, 2021 2 min

Ohio University’s Homecoming Week 2021 will take place Oct. 4 through 9 and will feature both in-person and virtual events.

OHIO making headlines

September 23, 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.

Two people talk at a table in The Front Room

Practical Civility

September 23, 2021 3 min

$1.6+ million gift expands programming of OHIO’s George Washington Forum

Diversity Behind the 16mm Camera

September 23, 2021 2 min

The Ohio University School of Film welcomes a new group of filmmakers coming from all over the world.

Keshawn Mellon, BFA ’21, left Ohio University with a diploma and a legacy—partnering with his peers to create Vibrancy Theater, dedicated to supporting and amplifying BIPOC voices, stories and artistry. Photo by Rich-Joseph Facun, BSVC ’01

Stage set

September 23, 2021 6 min

BIPOC student-led campus theater takes root—and prepares for its first production

Science Café features ‘Plants in Space: Athens, We Have a Problem’ on Oct. 14

September 22, 2021 2 min

Ohio University's Science Café kicks off the fall season with a researcher's worst nightmare – there is trouble 250 miles above Earth on the International Space Station (ISS).

Bobcats for a Cure virtual 5K is Oct. 9-10

September 22, 2021 1 min

Ohio University Southern will host a virtual 5K to support breast cancer research.

A graduate poses with her cap that reads "YAY!" with artwork to look like confetti.

Advising tip: It’s time to prepare for fall graduation, apply by Sept. 27

September 22, 2021 3 min

You have ascended the Tiers, fulfilled the College of Arts & Sciences requirements, and completed all of the major classes for your degree, so now you get to graduate, right? Not yet.

Ohio University Kids on Campus awarded new grants totaling $850,000 over five years

September 22, 2021 3 min

OHIO’s Kids on Campus program will continue to offer its services to school districts across Southeast Ohio for the future thanks to Nina M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center grants.