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Best of 2025

2025: A look back

January 9, 2026 1 min

Explore some of OHIO Today's top stories from last year, featuring faculty insight and achievement, University milestones and memorable images from Athens and beyond.
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Faculty

Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty member named president-elect of American Diabetes Association

January 7, 2026 2 min

The American Diabetes Association announced that ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Professor Elizabeth Beverly, Ph.D., has been selected as the president-elect of health care and education.

Portrait of Zelalem Haile, associate professor of epidemiology
Research

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ study finds high blood pressure before pregnancy linked to shorter breastfeeding duration

January 7, 2026 3 min

A new ºìÐÓÊÓƵ study has found that women who have high blood pressure before becoming pregnant are more likely to stop breastfeeding earlier compared to women without high blood pressure.
Graciela Muniz-Terrera
Research

Study finds early measure of overall health may predict future memory problems in older adults

January 7, 2026 3 min

New research suggests that a person’s overall physical and mental abilities, known as intrinsic capacity, may help predict future cognitive decline.
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Faculty and Staff

Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine names Elizabeth Zmuda, D.O., as associate dean for health systems and operations

January 5, 2026 3 min

The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Zmuda, D.O., as associate dean for health systems and operations.
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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.
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Medical Education

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

December 17, 2025 3 min

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has announced the appointment of Jennifer Gwilym, D.O., as interim senior dean, effective Dec. 16.
Diabetes Educator Karen Bailey works with Jill Montle and Casanova Green, both individuals living with diabetes
Healthcare

Southeastern ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ.

Ken Johnson
Impacting Health

Kenneth H. Johnson appointed Vice President of Health Affairs at ºìÐÓÊÓƵ

December 11, 2025 2 min

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

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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ turned science into art recently, hosting a painting event to mark World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness week.

Participants of the 2025 Rural Health Scholars Retreat
Health and Wellness

Rural Health Scholars Retreat tackles obstetrical challenges in ºìÐÓÊÓƵ

December 4, 2025 2 min

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

OHIO's November 2025 Newsmakers

December 3, 2025 2 min

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ recognized Lawrence Witmer and Jim Strode as November 2025 Faculty Newsmakers.
John Kopchick and Char Kopchick stand with the award winners, who are holding their awards
OHIO Research

OHIO students, faculty honored with John J. Kopchick Awards for biomedical research

December 3, 2025 2 min

The John J. Kopchick Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB)/Translational Biomedical Sciences (TBS) Awards support innovative biomedical research across disciplines at ºìÐÓÊÓƵ.

Late Triassic landscape
Faculty Research

OHIO researcher co-authors new study showing pterosaurs and birds evolved flight-ready brains in different ways

November 26, 2025 6 min

A new study published in Current Biology, co-authored by Lawrence Witmer, now sheds light on how pterosaurs evolved the neurological structures required for powered flight.
Mario Grijalva
Faculty Research

The ride of a lifetime: Researcher Mario Grijalva brings Chagas Disease awareness to the road

November 24, 2025 8 min

Mario Grijalva traded his lab coat for a motorcycle and rode 18,000 miles across South America to uncover how people really understand and experience Chagas disease. Along the way, he turned roadside conversations, unexpected adventures and personal stories into a new way of bringing this often-overlooked illness into the spotlight.
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