OHIO Today

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Introducing “In a Nutshell”: 5 minutes, endless inspiration

At ��, our faculty are innovators, researchers, and storytellers with a passion for what they do. That’s why we’re excited to introduce "In a Nutshell," a new video series that gives you a personal glimpse into the lives and work of the experts shaping the OHIO experience.

Featured Stories

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Space Research

OHIO students see their experiment taken by rocket to International Space Station

The experiment from OHIO's participants in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program will return to Earth, and then ��, in December.

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NFL and Sports Betting

Sports betting and the NFL: Why the league embraced gambling and what’s next

Until very recently, professional sports leagues distanced themselves from betting of any kind. This year, bettors will wager an estimated $35 billion on NFL games. OHIO Professor and sports betting expert Dr. Jim Strode explains why.

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Success stories

Forever grateful

Graduating seniors reflect on their academic experience and share thanks with the advisors who helped them to succeed.

Awards

OHIO’s digital storytelling earns national recognition

�� Communications and Marketing claimed national recognition in digital marketing, earning the most Gold Awards of any university with standout projects.

Nursing Shortages

Nursing shortages: a threat to patient care

Why is such a critical profession facing a worker shortage? How �� is stepping up by expanding its nursing education programs and forging partnerships with healthcare providers across the state.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI’s increasing energy appetite

Generative AI tools use more energy than you might expect. OHIO experts explore the hidden energy costs of AI.

�� recognized as state’s top ‘Green School’ by Princeton Review for 2025

OHIO is ranked among the Top 50 Green Schools nationally, showcasing its commitment to sustainability practices, outstanding academic programs and healthy quality of life.

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Latest Photo Stories

An aerial image of �� and Athens, �� in the Fall

Autumn radiance: OHIO in the fall

Rufus looks on at Peden Stadium during Homecoming 2024

It's official: There's no place like Homecoming

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Welcome Week '24: Let's get it started

Athens: ��’s Best College Town

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Ask the Experts Podcast

Delve with us into the fascinating, frustrating, and rewarding world of work.

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Upcoming Events

Featured Event

Dec 7

Holiday Film Series: ELF

3 p.m.

Athena Cinema

Admission to this event is a canned or non-perishable food product or a monetary donation to a local food charity.

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Regional impact

Voinovich School’s Small Business Development Center has record-breaking impact on southeast �� businesses

��’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) announced that 2024 was a record-breaking year for the program, which serves small businesses in a 13-county area in southeast ��.

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OHIO Announcements

College of Business names John Naughton as assistant dean

��’s College of Business has named John Naughton as the new assistant dean for Business Academic Advising and Career Services.

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OHIO Awards

Honoring history: Ann Rattine receives Preservation Merit Award for work with Great Western Schoolhouse

�� Eastern is proud to celebrate Ann Rattine, the steward of the Great Western Schoolhouse, for her remarkable dedication to historic preservation.

Spotlight on Learning: Teaching to Empower This (and the Next) Generation of Learners, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, March 20, 2025, Baker University Center

OHIO Events

Spotlight on Learning Conference set for March, proposals now being accepted

Members of the OHIO teaching and learning community are invited to save the date and submit proposals for the 2025 Spotlight on Learning Conference, which will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2025,.

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OHIO in the News

Expert Spotlights

Jim Strode

Strode is an expert in high school athletics, gender in sport leadership, coaching effectiveness and philanthropy. He's developed scales to measure donor motives to giving in intercollegiate athletics and stereotype threat in the leadership context.

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Katherine Jellison

Jellison is an expert in first ladies, gender in politics and women’s studies. Her research focuses on the unelected position of first Lady of the United States, particularly how the First Lady wields much influence on the public and on policy.