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Forty-eight weeks is a long time to endure a physically punishing treatment with only a 40 percent success rate. This was the reality for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV). President and CEO of Achillion Pharmaceuticals and Ohio University alumnus Milind Deshpande, PHD ’87, was determined to create a drug with better outcomes, one that could cut the treatment time and intense side effects experienced by patients.
Four Ohio University students—all from outside the U.S.— won the University’s internal Scripps Innovation Challenge Pitch Day in March and then the broader Scripps International Innovators Cup in April for their solution to the problem.
Ohio Today introduced The Big Idea in summer 2009, profiling innovators—experimenters, creators, educators, and inventors—whose ideas took root or took off at Ohio University. Innovation, by definition, means change, so we decided to check in with Bobcats profiled in the issue for an update.
Bobcat thanks OHIO education with helping make a difference in his native Kenyan community.
Graduate students and doctoral candidates: Ready? Set? Explain your research in lay terms in exactly three minutes!
“English is a magpie,” drawled poet Ellen Bryant Voigt in her deep Southern accent, lecturing to an attentive audience about the roots English has in other languages.
Have you ever wondered how you could turn frozen bananas into a healthy snack? Do you seek to understand the latest innovations in proton therapy?
Jonathan Baldwin, a psychology student currently in his last semester of study, joined Ohio University’s Global Leadership Center (GLC) to gain professional experience and leadership skills internationally.
Transgender student Patrick Local answers more questions about his transition, being a film major at OHIO, and other topics.
The local canvas grows.
Learn more about individuals who were inspired by education and enrolled with Ohio University.
What does zero waste look like? How does it work at Ohio University?
Charles Smith, distinguished professor of playwriting at OHIO, answered additional questions about theater and the University.
Roof and masonry repair work at The Ridges that began last summer is now complete, leaving the door open to future repurposing of the former asylum buildings.
Reinvention isn’t necessarily easy. Breaking an addiction, however, can be even harder. For three Bobcats—Matthew Zacharias, Shelby Delp, and Jerry Thomas—rehabilitating from alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs wouldn’t have been possible without Ohio University’s resources to help reroute their lives.
