College of Arts and Sciences Stories

The four children of Frank and Geneva Dilley, from left to right: Dr. Jim Dilley, Dr. Frank Dilley Jr., Ann Dilley, Dr. Josiah Dilley

Ohio University and Dilley family unite to make higher education more accessible for West Virginia students

An Ohio University education will be more affordable for select students from West Virginia thanks to a new scholarship fund created by a family with multigenerational ties to OHIO. The Dilley Family Scholarship for West Virginia was established with funding from the Dilley family combined with The OHIO MatchTM funds to create a $1 million endowment.

Ronan Carroll headshot

Ronan Carroll: Taking the fight against a dangerous microbe to its RNA

Ronan Carroll's team is looking for ways to stop a potent killer, one that is getting adept at resisting antibiotics: Staphylococcus aureus.

These 4 students won Contemporary History fellowships for 2022-23

Four doctoral students awarded Contemporary History Institute fellowships

Four graduate students are the 2023–24 winners of the Contemporary History Institute's Klinder Fellowships and the Baker Peace Fellowships.

Alicia Weadock

Commencement Spotlight: Alicia Weadock

After graduation, Alicia Weadock will be attending OHIO’s Heritage College of Medicine for medical school with the hopes of becoming a family medicine physician and practicing in a rural area.

Ceci Rockwell

Commencement Spotlight: Ceci Rockwell

Ceci Rockwell chose Ohio University because of the beautiful campus, the opportunities and the great faculty and staff members. It truly felt like home once she stepped onto campus. 

Lucy Thompson

Commencement Spotlight: Lucy Thompson

Lucy Thompson initially fell in love with OHIO due to the beautiful campus and the feeling of excitement from the people she met on campus tours.

Miranda West, portrait

Miranda West's journey includes two trips to Northern Ireland, better understanding of law and society

Miranda West has been a paralegal for 22 years, but earning an M.A. in Law, Justice & Culture online has given her a heightened understanding of the law in relation to society.

Spring Cutler Hall

Numerous graduate programs across OHIO ranked among best in nation by U.S. News & World Report

A total of 12 graduate programs, spanning numerous academic colleges, were recognized in the U.S. News’ 2023-2024 rankings list. It is important to note that U.S. News & World Report does not rank all graduate programs each year.

Ben Holt, portrait

Alumnus Ben Holt starts his next adventure as VP for Innovation at AgBiome

Ben Holt, who didn't have his career path mapped out when he arrived at Ohio University, was recently named vice president for innovation at AgBiome and continues to defy gravity in his career path.

Robert Green, in front of a map of Asia

History student Robert Green awarded Boren Fellowship for research in Cambodia

History doctoral student Robert Green has been awarded a Boren Fellowship to conduct research in Cambodia.

From left, Graduate (G) and undergraduate students (UG) in Lee lab: Reaz Uddin (G), Gabriel Morgan (UG), Olivia Ferrell (UG), Bryn Cancilla (G), Zoe Utsinger (UG), Spencer Schell (Lab Tech), and Dr. Daewoo Lee.

Professor Daewoo Lee awarded NIH grant to study how pathogenic protein spreads in Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia

Daewoo Lee will probe how a pathogenic protein is able to spread in the brain, leading to progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia.

History of Capitalism Conference participants at Ohio University

History of Capitalism Conference calls for re-evaluating benefits of informal economies

The History of Capitalism Conference, brought together scholars working in entrepreneurship and informal economies from across the globe to discuss "Capitalism and Informality."

Ashley Labodda with her poster presentation

Ashley Labodda examines desire and reason in the moral motivations for altruism

Ashley Labodda thought she was headed to medical school, until she found her way to Ohio University. Now instead of asking patients about their symptoms, she's asking philosophical questions about human motivations and morals.

Khairul Alam was a 2022 patent recipient.

OHIO recognizes faculty, student and alumni inventors, including 11 patent recipients

Ohio University recognized dozens of faculty, student, staff and alumni researchers who submitted intellectual property disclosures and 11 projects that received patents in 2022.

Vincent Jungkunz

The Culture of Health Leaders Institute for Racial Healing names OHIO professor Vince Jungkunz to its second cohort of national leaders

The Culture of Health Leaders Institute for Racial Healing selected Vince Jungkunz, associate professor of political science at Ohio University, to its second cohort. 

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