OMNI researcher searches for osteoarthritis treatment
August 10, 2023 Shouan Zhu, Ph.D., assistant professor and principal investigator in the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, received a $2.4 million grant to identify disease-modifying genes related to osteoarthritis.
Student Enhancement Awards provide $110,116 in funding to 20 students
July 19, 2023 The Ohio University Student Enhancement Awards program provided 20 students with a total of $110,116 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work this spring.
The Diabetes Institute celebrates its 10th anniversary
May 11, 2023
To mark the 10th anniversary of The Diabetes Institute, a celebration was held that highlighted the institute's history and recognized several individuals who have had a profound impact on its growth.
Physician mentorship program gets high marks from participants
May 11, 2023 A recent study found that student and physician mentors in the Physician Diversity Scholars programs at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine give it high marks.
OHIO professor Nancy Stevens helps uncover ecosystem evolution in Africa in paper published in Science
April 28, 2023 OHIO's Nancy J. Stevens Ph.D., is coauthor on a paper published in the journal Science and funded by the NSF that documents the evolution of grassland ecosystems on continental Africa.
OHIO recognizes faculty, student and alumni inventors, including 11 patent recipients
April 20, 2023 Ohio University recognized dozens of faculty, student, staff and alumni researchers who submitted intellectual property disclosures and 11 projects that received patents in 2022.
OHIO diabetes researchers discover the potential of CIDEC protein to mitigate obesity-related cardiometabolic disease
March 29, 2023 A team of researchers from Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine recently discovered a novel role of human-CIDEC gene in improving metabolic dysfunction and cardiovascular health.
How Ohio University is improving the health of Ohio’s aging population
February 28, 2023 With leading research, technology development, infrastructure changes and community support, Ohio University is taking significant strides in improving the health of the state’s older residents.
Ohio University researchers Patrick O’Connor and Riley Sombathy co-author paper published in Science on body size evolution in dinosaurs
February 23, 2023 Researchers including OHIO professor Patrick O’Connor and Ph.D. student Riley Sombathy discovered through examining the bones of dinosaurs there was no relationship between growth rate and body size.
Ohio University researchers help reveal evolution of oldest spinosaur brains
February 20, 2023 Researchers from Ohio University have reconstructed the brains and inner ears of two British spinosaurs, helping uncover how these large predatory dinosaurs interacted with their environment.
Students invited to register by Feb. 22 for Student Research and Creative Activity Expo 2023
February 17, 2023 Ohio University students are invited to register for the annual Student Research and Creative Activity Expo by Feb. 22.
Faculty invited to discuss 1804 and Konneker Fund proposals by Feb. 15
January 20, 2023 Faculty and staff are invited to have preliminary discussions by Feb. 15 about two funds aimed at bringing together collaborative ideas that cut across silos and can foster innovative program ideas.
Graduate students invited to register for Three Minute Thesis® Competition
January 11, 2023 Graduate students are invited to participate in the Three Minute Thesis® Competition, where they will have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis and its significance.
Alumnus Eric Gorscak's 'inner kid' loves his career discovering deep-time dinosaurs and ecosystems
January 9, 2023 Professor Nancy Stevens substitute teaching in Eric Gorscak's undergraduate paleontology class might have been serendipity, but Gorscak didn't leave anything to chance.
Alumna Kelly McCall veered into a research career fighting autoimmune and inflammatory diseases
December 21, 2022 Kelly McCall thought she was headed to dentistry school. But as graduation loomed, she changed her major to biological sciences and found herself on a very different health-care related path.
