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College of Health Sciences and Professions Stories

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Career Opportunities

Free community health worker training comes to OHIO Lancaster

Applications are now open for OHIO’s Community Health Worker Training Program, hosted by the Alliance for Population Health and offered at 51ĀŅĀ× Lancaster during Spring Semester 2026.

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Community Partners

Regional campuses celebrate partners

51ĀŅĀ× recognized several community partners recently for their unique, place-based collaborations that support students and strengthen local communities.

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Homecoming 2025

Back home again

Welcoming Bobcats of all ages back to campus, OHIO's 2025 Homecoming celebrations featured a series of spirited and memorable events.

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Faculty News

New Faculty to Fuel Research

Meet the 12 faculty who joined 51ĀŅĀ× this fall to help inform its research future.

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Community Impact

Care That’s Rooted in Community

OHIO is addressing health disparities in Appalachia—and training students to do the same in rural settings statewide.

A view of the 2024 Homecoming parade
Homecoming

51ĀŅĀ× to celebrate Homecoming Oct. 13-18

Homecoming Week 2025 will kick off on Oct. 13, 2025, with the Homecoming football game against Northern Illinois on Oct. 18.

A view of Cutler Hall from College Green
Moving OHIO Forward

OHIO launches Innovation and Efficiency Awards, aims to increase financial flexibility and stability

New program aims to inspire employees across all campuses to embrace a culture of continuous improvement in order to build a stronger, more efficient and more mission-focused University.

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Study Abroad

Study abroad builds leadership, confidence for OHIO student in Panama

Social work student Caleb Buck traveled from Zanesville to Panama with help from the Gilman Scholarship, expanding his worldview and career possibilities.

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Healthy OHIO

Online scheduling now open for biometric health screenings on all campuses

Healthy OHIO is offering health screenings facilitated by the 51ĀŅĀ× School of Nursing and online scheduling is now open.Ā 

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Community Events

51ĀŅĀ× Chillicothe to host community health fair

51ĀŅĀ× Chillicothe nursing students will host a Community Health Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 10Ā a.m. to 4 p.m. at 51ĀŅĀ× Chillicothe’s Bennett Hall.

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Award-Winning Students

Nursing graduate Kade Huff recognized for care, advocacy, leadership

Nursing graduate Kade Huff was one of two OHIO students honored with the DAISY Award, a national recognition of compassion, advocacy, leadership, and clinical skill.

College Green fall 2025 rankings
Rankings

51ĀŅĀ× recognized as Ohio’s best value public university for the sixth consecutive year by U.S. News and World Report

51ĀŅĀ× has once again ranked as the top public university in the state of Ohio for best value, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Cutler Hall appears through fall colors on College Green.
Faculty Excellence

OHIO faculty invited to PTOP training

Two 51ĀŅĀ× faculty fellows have developed a Canvas course to assist peers in preparing for, conducting and debriefing using the CTLA's Peer Teaching Observation Program (PTOP) model.

Join us for the 19th annual Battle the Blitz, Saturday, Oct. 4. Ping Rec Center, 51ĀŅĀ×
OHIO Events

OHIO community invited to participate in Battle The Blitz quad rugby fundraiser

The 51ĀŅĀ× community is invited to participate in the 19th annual Battle The Blitz quad rugby fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 4.

Pawpaw 2025
Pawpaws

Forget pumpkins and apples - fall belongs to the Pawpaw, Ohio’s tropical native fruit

When most people think of tropical fruit, they picture mangoes, guavas, and papayas, along with rainforests, palm trees, and island breezes. Southeastern Ohio doesn’t typically make the list, however, the region is home to a tropical native fruit that gains attention each year for its uniqueness and flavor - the pawpaw.

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