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Alumni & Friends

New Name, New Look, New Life

A gift from Jeffery Chaddock and Mark Morrow will change the face & future of the College of Fine Arts.

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University Updates

OHIO community invited to 'University Updates' event on Sept. 26

All Ohio University students, faculty and staff are invited to the next "University Updates" event on Thursday, Sept. 26.

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Physics

OHIO scientist Saw Wai Hla named 2024 Falling Walls Physical Sciences Laureate for groundbreaking work in physics

Saw Wai Hla's groundbreaking work in the field of physics is being recognized by being awarded the 2024 Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year Award in the Physical Sciences category.

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Athletics

Last Word with Julie Cromer

Amid national recognition and accolades, Athletic Director Julie Cromer stays focused on student success both on and off the field.

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Worth a Thousand Words

A new photography book celebrates burial grounds as places of inspiration.

Kim Bedford

Former WOUB Student Kim Day is named “Woman of the Year”

Kim (Bedford) Day has always wanted to make a difference in her community. Now, after recently being named 2024 Woman of the Year in her Tennessee hometown, she knows she is doing just that.

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A Lasting Legacy

OHIO honors the bicentennial of its first Black graduate’s enrollment in 1824 while looking ahead to another exciting Black Alumni Reunion in 2025.

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Songs of Appalachia

Alumna’s work honoring place and memory earn her top honors once more.

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Alumni

Trees Full of Bobcats

How many Bobcats are in your family tree?

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Political Reform

Corruption, politics, and trash: Award-winning book describes how Gilded Age cities cleaned up with dirty deals

At the peak of America’s Gilded Age, overflowing trash clogged city streets, but the cleanup wasn’t driven by reformers. Instead, corrupt politicians saw the waste crisis as a business opportunity, using backroom deals to transform sanitation systems—and line their pockets.

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Ohio University announces overarching Inclusive Excellence goal: Be a University Where All Belong 

OHIO has outlined three inclusive excellence initiatives for the upcoming academic year all aligned with one clear, overarching goal: to be a university where all belong. 

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Reforestation in Action

Trees are among Athens’ greatest treasures—and the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service strives to ensure they’ll remain that way for centuries to come.

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Fall 2024 Class Notes

Take a peek at what alumni have been up to in 2023.

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Letters to the Editor Fall 2024

We love hearing from our readers! Below are the letters to the editor published in the fall 2024 edition of Ohio Today.

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OHIO Alumni

Embracing the Bobcat Spirit: Ohio University Alumni Association names Dell Robinson, ’88, Alumnus of the Year

Robinson to headline an evening of numerous awards, accolades during OUAA’s annual Alumni Awards Ceremony on Sept. 27.

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