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Geoff Dabelko and Sam Crowl hold the Faculty Sustainability Award that as presented to Dabelko

Sustainability Award winners announced

May 22, 2024 5 min

The Sustainability Awards are given to individuals, departments and organizations nominated by their peers for contributions to campus and the local community.

Officer Abigail Burke, played by Abigail Esmena, appears in three of the six new Cine-VR training episodes now available to law enforcement officers in Ohio.

Virtual Reality

Virtual reality for real-world policing: OHIO’s next-gen VR training to be provided to 30,000 officers across the state

May 22, 2024 5 min

An immersive, scenario-based virtual reality training series developed by 51�� will serve as the centerpiece for the State of Ohio’s “Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA),” a program that will help train approximately 30,000 law enforcement professionals across the state.

A bridge spans across the Hocking River.

Expanding the broadband workforce: 51�� helps solve training, access issues in Southeast Ohio

May 17, 2024 5 min

Through teaching a new 5G Readiness Certification, 51�� will help expand the broadband workforce and provide Southeast Ohioans with reliable, affordable internet access.

Music Industry Summit

POV: You're a Bobcat at the Music Industry Summit

May 6, 2024 3 min

Educating the entertainment industry's future leaders.

AEP’s 2024 generosity helps OHIO’s students, researchers and regional STEM education

May 6, 2024 4 min

AEP Ohio, through its recommendation of a grant by the American Electric Power Foundation, highlighted their ongoing interest in supporting southeastern Ohio with two major awards to OHIO in 2024.

District 12 Science Day gets Appalachian kids excited about STEM

April 30, 2024 3 min

This year featured more than 110 students from eight counties in Southeast Ohio who competed in areas ranging from behavioral sciences and microbiology to physics, mathematics and engineering.

Business Matchmaker event offers companies the information, contacts needed to win government contracts

April 29, 2024 3 min

The 2024 Ohio Business Matchmaker event, scheduled May 8-9, will provide local companies with training and connections necessary to win government contracts.

Tracy Johnson, Leslie Hoylman, Happy Askew, Raylette Johnson, Dr. Holly Raffle, Artise Anderson, Shemane Armour, Dennis Baker, Gwendolyn Woods

Voinovich School partnership recognized for Children of Incarcerated Parents Initiative

April 29, 2024 4 min

The award was presented in recognition of the training and support provided to communities and families impacted by incarceration.

A speaker is shown on stage during the State of the Region Conference

Appalachian Ohio State of the Region Conference to focus on revitalization, housing, workforce, funding

April 24, 2024 2 min

The conference brings together public officials, economic development experts, business leaders and other stakeholders to explore strategies for economic growth and community development.

Audience listen to a presentation at the 2024 Music Industry Summit

51��’s Music Industry Summit remains premier music industry conference of the Midwest

April 23, 2024 9 min

51��’s sixth Music Industry Summit cemented it as a premier music conference. The annual Summit provides students and professionals with a unique opportunity at no cost.

The women’s soccer team took home the Mid-American Conference Championship in November after defeating Kent State 2-1

OHIO Making Headlines Spring 2024

April 11, 2024 2 min

Bobcats make the news—and the OHIO community proud—every day. Read about a few of the 51�� alumni, students, faculty and staff who have made headlines in recent months.

Research & Impact

Programs in OHIO’s College of Health Sciences and Professions ranked among top in state and nation; several other graduate programs ranked among best in latest U.S. News rankings

April 11, 2024 3 min

Several programs in the College of Health Sciences and Professions were ranked in the top in the state and nation in the latest U.S. News and World Report graduate rankings.

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Student Spotlight - Mary Gatonye

April 3, 2024 2 min

Mary Gatonye talks about the 51�� experience.

Student Spotlight - Lydia Dodson

April 3, 2024 2 min

Lydia Dodson talks about the 51�� experience.

Student Spotlight - Catrin Latham

April 3, 2024 3 min

Catrin Latham talks about the 51��

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