The endowment was established through a $1 million gift in support of the university’s Institute for Population and Community Health and will advance work to reduce health disparities in the community.

The scholarship has been established in memory of Bradley K. Sinnott, a 1986 law alumnus who passed away in 2021.

The grant comes from the Ohio Department of Higher Education to support STEM education.

The grant will allow the university to renovate its Kleist Center for Art & Drama and the Student Activities Center.

Thirty-nine incoming first-year medical students at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine were surprised with full tuition scholarships at the annual Convocation and White Coat Ceremony.

The nearly $2 million award will establish the Behavioral Health Scholarship, which will support students in both the counseling and social work graduate programs.

The Metallica Scholars Initiative is an effort of the nonprofit organization All Within My Hands, which was created by the members and management of the band Metallica to support students attending school for technical education and trades education.

The funding will allow the university to undertake a number of projects, including expanded anatomy teaching, rural health, and economic development.

The new School of Engineering and Computer Science will be the combined home for the university’s longstanding engineering and computer science programs.

The new programs include Early Childhood Administration, Paralegal Studies, Public Policy, and Artificial Intelligence Applications, and will launch with the Fall 2026 semester.