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Kelley Brumfield, BSS ’16, dances with her daughter

Onward with OMSAR

Data shows that multicultural students don’t always thrive on predominantly white campuses, but OHIO’s OMSAR is turning the tide.

JD Kittle, co-founder of Molecular Technologies Laboratories

Rooted in place

The first thing you see in JD Kittle’s office at Ohio University’s Innovation Center is a table. Not the usual kind with four legs, but a narrow board laid horizontally across a small ladder. Utilitarian and practical. Much like Kittle himself.

Hand-drawn cartoon that says "Seemed like I should've stayed longer"

More grit from Gipe

Robert Gipe of Harlan, Kentucky, has long advocated for both social justice and the arts in Appalachia.

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Athens City Comprehensive Plan online surveys available

Aug 17, 2018 From staff reports City of Athens planner Paul Logue has announced that the City of Athens has launched a series of online surveys to collect additional public feedback and input for...

Grace Cahill spots birds at Oxbow Bend in Grand Teton National Park—a popular fauna-spotting location—while Lou Duloisy watches Mount Moran emerge from behind the morning fog

Connecting Mountains

Three years ago, Ralph Haberfeld, AB ’69, had an epiphany that has connected two distinct, picturesque places: Athens, Ohio, in the Appalachian foothills, and Jackson Hole, bordering western Wyoming’s Teton peaks.

Bobcats from around the globe make the International Street Festival a staple amidst myriad community events that take place spring semester. Photo by Kaitlin Owens, BSVC ’17.

That extra mile

Through resourcefulness, perseverance, and a hand from International Student and Faculty Services, OHIO’s international students thrive.

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OHIO faculty and staff encouraged to plan for increased parking activity, traffic during Bobcat Move-In 2018

Aug 17, 2018 From staff reports University faculty and staff are asked to remain aware of the potential for increased campus traffic and parking lot activity as OHIO students begin to officially ...

Two people skydive

Advocate for All

Doctors and teachers told Jordyn Zimmerman that she would never attend college. They were wrong.

Before the epic task of moving the Hocking River took place in 1970, water would course through campus and cause massive flooding.

We survived!

Prior to 1970, when the Hocking River would tumble over its banks, the nearby Athens Campus would be ravaged by the floodwaters. Moving the river in 1970 to its current location—an epic task—removed the annual threat so the Athens Campus could expand. Excerpts of alumni stories about the 1964 and 1968 floods paired with archival and submitted photos follow.

A student stands in front of a presentation about their thesis

Fight or flight

Student scientists are at home in their quiet and scholarly research space. It’s here where familiarity lives and a sense of control reigns.

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iCUE Spotlight: Aug. 17-23, 2018

Aug 16, 2018 From staff reports Take a look at the upcoming events on the official OHIO Calendar of University Events. Anyone with an active OHIO ID can log in and complete the form to add events...

Fred Weiner, former Counseling & Psychological Services' director

Farewell

Fred Weiner arrived in Athens in 1967 as a staff psychologist at Ohio University’s burgeoning counseling center. In June, Weiner retired as Counseling & Psychological Services’ (CPS) director after 51 years of service, having witnessed a sea change in higher ed counseling practice.

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President’s Convocation will welcome first-year students to campus Aug. 26

Aug 16, 2018 By Angie Brock OHIO’s 21st President Dr. M. Duane Nellis will host the annual President’s Convocation for First-Year Students at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, in the Convocation Center....

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Two Ohio University programs receive ‘2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM’ award

Aug 16, 2018 From staff reports Two Ohio University programs have received the 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inc...

Amir Farnoud sits on a bench

Last word with Amir Farnoud

Amir Farnoud is a researcher who thinks big but works with the very small. The very, very small.

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