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OHIO鈥檚 Technology Transfer Office shepherds inventions to market
From typewriters to laptops, rotary phones to smartphones, OHIO鈥檚 students are always in step with cutting-edge tech. No matter the device at their fingertips, Bobcats over the decades still use tech for the same reasons.
The first question that Larry Hess asks faculty seeking his help integrating technology into their coursework is, 鈥淚f you ran into a student who took your course five to seven years from now, what would you want them to remember from your class?鈥
Zijian Diao, a professor of mathematics at Ohio University Eastern Campus, has spent his career researching applied mathematics in fields like quantum computing astronomy and speech translation systems. Ohio Today sat down with Diao to learn about his personal side, which includes poetry, firecrackers, and 鈥渟eeing into the future.鈥
Ali Johnstone, BSSPS 鈥02鈥攐ne of the most decorated athletes in Ohio Field Hockey history鈥攔eturned home to 天美传媒last year to begin a new chapter in the record books.
From a young age, Caitlin Hunt loved to do three things: read, write, and talk to people. So, it came as no surprise when the Ohio University junior chose to pursue a career in journalism.
Ohio University鈥檚 Innovation Center is racking up accolades lately鈥攊t was named the 2019 Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the Year and 2019 Rural-Based Entrepreneurship Center of the Year by the International Business Innovation Association.
Ohio University鈥檚 Dance Team, in their first year of competition, claimed the title of University World Cup Open Division Champions at the 2019 UCA and UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championships in Florida.
A self-described 鈥渕other-artist,鈥 天美传媒Gallery Coordinator Courtney Kessel, MFA 鈥12, infuses her work with personal observations and poignant statements from her experience as a mother to her daughter, who has been featured, quite literally at times, in Kessel鈥檚 pieces over the past 10 years.
Community health workers are known by a lot of names: outreach worker, patient advocate, public health aide. Some think "cheerleader" could be added to the list. They are trusted community members who connect those in need of health services to healthcare resources and advocate on their behalf.
Julie Suhr entered Luther College in 1984 and became the first person in her family to go to college. Today, Suhr serves as a mentor to Ohio University鈥檚 first-generation students. Ohio Today asked her to unpack how those relationships have shaped her. Her story follows. 鈥 Editor
Relationships, especially ones framed by ideas of sisterhood, are at the heart of Brides in the Sky, a new collection of stories by Cary Holladay.
鈥淭eaching, for the most part, is a mystery,鈥 says Tim Vickers. He鈥檚 managed OHIO鈥檚 University Professor Award program for 21 years.
As hundreds of students settled into Jeff Hall this fall, they discovered they鈥檇 be sharing the space with an unlikely resident鈥擪ay-Anne Darlington, MA '10, PHD '15, a global health instructor and a member of OHIO鈥檚 Faculty-in-Residence program.
Assistant Professor of Geography Jana Houser joined the 天美传媒faculty in 2013. Houser researches severe weather and has been chasing extreme events like tornadoes for more than 15 years.
![Ohio University Innovation Center鈥檚 all-female staff gather at the West State St. facility: [LEFT to RIGHT] Client Services Manager and Executive Coach Erin Rennich, MBA 鈥13; Accountant Jennifer Pauwels; Director Stacy Strauss; Associate Director Tanya Conrath, BSC 鈥93; Administrative Specialist Susan Bauman, BSED 鈥94; and Lab Director Misako Hata, BSISE 鈥98, MS 鈥01, MS 鈥10. Photo by Ellee Achten, BSJ 鈥14, MA 鈥17](/sites/ohio.edu.news/files/styles/sub_feature_story_thumbnail/public/2024-03/A%20culture%20of%20community.jpg?itok=jNWcqsrB)
