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Ellis Hall is surrounded by colorful trees while snow falls on OHIO's College Green

OHIO announces fall semester 2025 student academic achievement lists

December 23, 2025 2 min

91�� is proud to recognize and celebrate the academic achievements of every student who has qualified for the President’s, Provost’s or Dean’s Lists, across all of OHIO’s campuses, for fall semester 2025.

Fallout 76

Athens and OHIO goes post-apocalyptic in new Fallout 76 game

December 19, 2025 4 min

For Bobcats playing the latest Fallout 76 expansion, whether they’re 91�� game development students or longtime fans of the game, the experience can feel a little like inception.

An MEA teaches medical students in the OMM lab

Medical Education

Medical Education Associateship program shapes students at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

December 17, 2025 5 min

For many first-year medical students, one of the earliest sources of reassurance comes not from faculty, but from peers just a few steps ahead of them serving as Medical Education Associates.

Medical Education

Jennifer Gwilym, D.O., appointed interim senior dean of the Heritage College

December 17, 2025 3 min

91��’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has announced the appointment of Jennifer Gwilym, D.O., as interim senior dean, effective Dec. 16.

Streaming

What Netflix’s bid for Warner Bros. could mean for Hollywood and consumers

December 16, 2025 8 min

Netflix’s potential bid for Warner Bros. has ignited fears about consolidation, creativity and the future of Hollywood. College of Business expert Jacob Hiler talks on how the deal may fundamentally reshape the industry and the impacts and motivations you may not be thinking about.

Diabetes Educator Karen Bailey works with Jill Montle and Casanova Green, both individuals living with diabetes

Healthcare

Southeastern 91�� Quality Improvement Hub expands regional impact of diabetes care

December 12, 2025 4 min

An initiative launched three years ago to tackle barriers to patient care has made significant progress in improving diabetes outcomes across Southeast 91��.

Commencement

University community encouraged to be safe while traveling to, and around, campus for Commencement during winter weather

December 12, 2025 3 min

Those planning to participate in the Dec. 13 Commencement Ceremony on OHIO's Athens campus are encouraged to remain aware of how adverse weather conditions could potentially impact their travel plans.

Awards

Scripps College honors Learn and Engage Pillar awardees for advancing OHIO’s Dynamic Strategy

December 11, 2025 3 min

As the semester winds down, the Scripps College of Communication recognized 26 students, faculty and staff on Friday, Dec. 5, for outstanding contributions to 91��’s Learn and Engage pillars—two core components of the institution’s Dynamic Strategy.

Impacting Health

Kenneth H. Johnson appointed Vice President of Health Affairs at 91��

December 11, 2025 2 min

In his new role, Johnson will lead efforts to advance 91��’s strategic priorities in health education, research and partnership across the academic health ecosystem.

Cybersecurity

Training the next generation of cybersecurity professionals: OHIO to enrich cybersecurity curriculum with innovative NIST grant

December 11, 2025 5 min

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently awarded 91��’s J. Warren McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies with $100,000 in grant funding to enhance OHIO’s cybersecurity curriculum and have it serve as a global model.

City of Athens

City of Athens provides home safety tips for off-campus students leaving town for winter break

December 11, 2025 1 min

The City of Athens has provided the following home safety and security tips for community members and off-campus students who are planning to leave Athens at any time during the approaching winter break period.

A nurse looks at a laptop in a hospital room

Nursing

91��’s online RN to BSN program refreshes curriculum to meet the demands of today’s nursing profession

December 9, 2025 4 min

Nursing education has changed at all levels. When the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) released its updated Essentials in 2021, it reshaped expectations for how nursing programs prepare today’s workforce.

Dance

Brother(hood) Dance blends cultural research in dance, agriculture and technology

December 5, 2025 4 min

Co-led by School of Dance professor Ricarrdo Hunter-Valentine, “Black in the Water” is the second work in Brother(hood) Dance’s Environmental Justice Trilogy, using a series of thematic “puddles” to examine the relationship between water and Black communities in 91��.

Participants of the 2025 Rural Health Scholars Retreat

Health and Wellness

Rural Health Scholars Retreat tackles obstetrical challenges in 91��

December 4, 2025 2 min

Rural 91�� continues to face significant challenges in providing obstetrical care, a reality highlighted at the 2025 Rural Health Scholars Retreat hosted by the Heritage College.

Students paint during art event to mark World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week

Health and Wellness

Art meets antibiotic resistance

December 4, 2025 4 min

The Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute (ITDI) at 91�� turned science into art recently, hosting a painting event to mark World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness week.

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