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2025 Lazaroff Memorial Lecture in Jewish History set for March 5

February 27, 2025 1 min

The annual lecture, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. In addition, a pre-event reception will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Baker University Center Lounge.

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OHIO Announcements

OHIO community invited to provide feedback on vendors for major technology upgrades

February 27, 2025 3 min

Updated schedules are now available for deep-dive demonstrations and Q&A sessions that begin March 18 to inform you about the selection of OHIO’s next ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software system.

The Classics

‘It's impossible not to love this job’

February 26, 2025 5 min

OHIO Professor Fred Drogula teaches students to dissect iconic literature and outmaneuver rivals in political role-plays, immersive methods that have earned him a national teaching award.

Cybersecurity

Which cybersecurity degree path is best for you? Exploring ��Ƶ’s options

February 26, 2025 7 min

Develop cybersecurity expertise at ��Ƶ. Explore specialized degrees in engineering, operations and business, meeting critical industry needs in a growing field.

Maureen Weissenrieder, smiling, poses beneath a sign for McCafferty's Bar in Donegal Town

In Memoriam

Honoring OHIO Professor Emerita Maureen Weissenrieder

February 26, 2025 3 min

A professor of Spanish, Weissenrieder was awarded the “Outstanding Teacher Award” for her excellence in teaching and led the study abroad program in Jalapa, Mexico.

Faculty

Roger Cooper’s fanatical sabbatical is over but the sharing of what he learned is just beginning

February 26, 2025 4 min

Roger Cooper is still struggling with the fact that his beloved Kansas City Chiefs lost Super Bowl LIX earlier this month, however, his Chiefs-themed sabbatical was still a success.

Alumni

Not even two years out of college, ��Ƶ’s first broadcast meteorology graduate is working in Cincinnati

February 26, 2025 3 min

Former WOUB Lead Weather Forecaster Erin Ashley, the first graduate of OHIO's broadcast meteorology program, graduated in May of 2023, but she’s already back home starting a new job at a TV station

Employees

Important update for ��Ƶ employees and retirees

February 25, 2025 1 min

The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law in January 2025, has eliminated the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Learn more about its impacts.

Faculty Research

Feasting on power: How the tv show “Succession” serves up food for thought on wealth, family and control

February 25, 2025 5 min

David Bell, an associate professor of Linguistics, and Theresa Moran, an associate professor of instruction, have spent over a decade combining their expertise to explore food studies.

University Community

Single-user, family restroom locations available online

February 25, 2025 1 min

OHIO will continue to work to ensure that its public restroom signage and accommodations can meet the needs of our University community while remaining compliant with all applicable state and federal laws.

Science Cafe

Science Café to feature Brian Collins on March 5

February 24, 2025 1 min

OHIO's Science Café will present a special Humanities Café with Brian Collins discussing “Am I In Heaven?: Metamodernism and Religion in the World of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard" on March 5.

A student presenting information on Lung Cancer Cells to a panel of alumni

Experiential Learning

OHIO students, faculty, staff invited to apply for Experiential Learning Awards

February 20, 2025 1 min

Applications for the newest cycle of Experiential Learning Awards are currently open and available to students, faculty and staff.

Research & Creative Activity

OHIO maintains prestigious Carnegie R1 designation, reinforcing commitment to research excellence

February 20, 2025 5 min

��Ƶ has once again been designated as a Carnegie Research 1 (R1) institution within the latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. R1 is the highest classification of research activity bestowed to universities in the United States.

A wildfire burns brush and trees near Los Angeles.

Faculty Expert

Wildfire ecology: Examining the environmental destruction of the LA fires

February 20, 2025 6 min

��Ƶ Professors and ecology experts Brian McCarthy and Diego Alvarado-Serrano discuss the ecological and environmental implications of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.

Cutler Hall, the College Green and the trees and buildings nearby are covered in snow in this aerial image