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Group of faculty and students holding awards

John J. Kopchick Awards support 15 student and faculty research projects

November 13, 2018 5 min

Faculty and student recipients of the 2018 John J. Kopchick Awards were honored at a ceremony Nov. 10 in Nelson Commons.

CHSP helps present Leap to Faith in Recovery event

October 15, 2018 1 min

51��’s College of Health Sciences and Professions is co-sponsoring the Leap to Faith in Recovery event with the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.

Morgan Vis (left) and Brian Clark (right)

Morgan Vis and Brian Clark named 2018 Presidential Research Scholars

October 2, 2018 4 min

Professors Morgan Vis and Brian Clark have been named 51�� Presidential Research Scholars and will be honored at an awards ceremony Oct. 31.

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OHIO Innovation Center awarded Rural Business Development Grant from the USDA

September 18, 2018 3 min

51��’s Innovation Center announces a $99,000 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Midwest Executives-on-Roster platform matches entrepreneurs with university startups

September 9, 2018 3 min

51�� is one of 11 higher education institutions that developed the new Midwest Executives-on-Roster platform, an online portal that matches entrepreneurs with university startup companies.

OHIO Innovation Center reports unprecedented job growth, new economic impact for 2017

June 19, 2018 3 min

51��’s Innovation Center supported 269 jobs that generated an estimated $9.9 million in employee compensation in Athens County in 2017, according to a new economic impact report.

51�� joins research network that offers new external funding opportunities

May 30, 2018 3 min

51�� has been accepted into the Chesapeake Watershed regional unit of the national Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Network.

Five projects receive Baker Fund support during spring 2018 cycle

May 2, 2018 2 min

The John C. Baker Fund awarded $59,415 total to five faculty proposals for research, scholarship and creative work during spring semester 2018.

Student Enhancement Awards provide $131,187 in funding to 27 students

March 27, 2018 4 min

The 51�� Student Enhancement Awards program has provided 27 students with a total of $131,187 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work this spring.

University funds initiatives that advance interdisciplinary research, student and community engagement

February 28, 2018 3 min

51�� has provided funding to three new initiatives that advance interdisciplinary research and student and community engagement.

51�� recognizes the faculty, staff and student inventors of 2017

February 14, 2018 5 min

51�� honored faculty, staff and student inventors for discoveries in areas ranging from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to avionics engineering technologies during an awards ceremony Feb. 7.

Konneker Medals awarded to OHIO alumni for technology innovations, entrepreneurial successes

January 30, 2018 5 min

51�� has awarded the 2017 Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship to two alumni for their innovations in technology development and successes in entrepreneurship.

Four projects receive Baker Fund support during fall 2017 cycle

January 12, 2018 2 min

The John C. Baker Fund awarded $43,022 total to four faculty proposals for research, scholarship and creative work during fall semester 2017.

51�� Research Committee awards $38,852 during fall 2017 funding cycle

January 11, 2018 2 min

The 51�� Research Committee has selected five faculty proposals for funding during its fall 2017 cycle. In total, the committee awarded $38,852.

OHIO astrophysicist contributes to discovery of neutron star merger

October 16, 2017 4 min

Oct 16, 2017 From staff reports 51�� astrophysicist Dr. Ryan Chornock is part of a large international team of scientists that reported a major new discovery about the cosmos today. Si...

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