Campus Conversation on racial inequality planned for Baker Ballroom
By ELIZABETH BACKO | Jan. 19, 2015A Campus Conversation surrounding current issues and racial inequality will take place in the Baker Center Ballroom Tuesday from 3 to 5 p.m.
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OU professor awarded grant to study virus that can cause serious issues in infants, transplant recipients
By Kaitlin Coward | Jan. 15, 2015An HCOM professor will study a protein that could potentially be used to create a vaccine for the virus
$500,000 Russ Prize awarded to developers of the cochlear implant
By Kaitlin Coward | Jan. 15, 2015Cochlear implants give the deaf the ability to hear sounds.
OU Student Union holds protest of tuition hikes
By Megan Henry | Jan. 15, 2015Ryan Powers, a sophomore studying philosophy and a member of Ohio University’s Student Union, explained how his father felt, “crushed by debt” he accumulated during his college years.
Park Place, Mulberry construction pushed back to late February
By Seth Archer | Jan. 15, 2015Several construction and renovation projects were delayed by the cold weather.
Provost admits improved communication needed to better employee morale
By Dina Berliner | Jan. 14, 2015Qualitative results from the ModernThink survey revealed that a lack in effective communication has led to employee dissatisfaction.
Senate sets goals for self-improvement
By Maygan Beeler | Jan. 13, 2015Student Senate is set to tackle goals in its first meeting of Spring Semester.
Richard Vedder finished his 50th year at Ohio University in December
By Bethany N. Bella | Jan. 13, 2015Richard Vedder, a distinguished university professor of economics, reflects on his time at Ohio University after a commendable half-century of success.
Plans for The Ridges still unknown
Jan. 13, 2015Committees are now working together to plan the future of The Ridges after a year-long conversation produced little to no results
Graduate student stipends are “a necessary condition”
By Megan Henry | Jan. 12, 2015About a third of Ohio University’s graduate students are dependent upon the university’s fluctuating budget to pay for their graduate student stipends as the number of graduate students has increased.
The Hungry Bobcat Survey hopes to bring a student food pantry to Athens
By Bethany N. Bella | Jan. 12, 2015After an increasing number of students told University counselors they were going hungry, OU’s Counseling and Psychological Services decided to conduct a survey to gauge the problem.
University to plow through back south demolitions given Board approval
By Dina Berliner | Jan. 12, 2015The three residence halls on South Green will likely be demolished in the summer in order to make space for new residence halls to be built in the future.
Former OU chair of the Board of Trustees expected to plead no contest to criminal charge
By Kaitlin Coward | Jan. 12, 2015Gene Harris faces charges after Columbus City Schools alleged data scandal.
Isaac Smith’s free speech lawsuit against university officials takes next step in legal process
By Bethany N. Bella | Jan. 11, 2015University officials respond to Isaac Smith’s free speech lawsuit, but the lawsuit may not reach court.
What happened on campus over winter break
By Kaitlin Coward | Jan. 11, 2015Union Street Fire, dining hall and other news
Porter Hall expected to be open by first day of school
Jan. 6, 2015After a flood, resulting from a ruptured water line, caused damage to Porter Hall, officials have initiated repairs and the building is expected to be open by the time classes start.
Athena Cinema donates 970 pounds of food to feed the hungry
By Maygan Beeler | Dec. 29, 2014‘Tis the season for giving. And for one Court Street business, that meant donating 970 pounds of food to help feed the hungry.
Professors develop new drug for type 2 diabetes
By Kaitlin Coward | Dec. 26, 2014Ohio University professors have developed a medication that could help prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes, an illness that is projected to affect one in every three people in their lifetime.
HCOM professor receives NIH grant to study nerve damage
By Kaitlin Coward | Dec. 23, 2014An Ohio University professor will study how a common dental procedure can damage a nerve in the mouth
HCOM professor to use $1.4 million grant in study
By Kaitlin Coward | Dec. 19, 2014An OU professor studies how imagining exercises and motions can help prevent muscle loss.
