Ecolibrium Solar launched in 2011 after working with TechGROWTH Ohio. The TechGROWTH team assisted Ecolibrium with their business plan and staffing, along with funding to help with final development, launch and validation of their product. In addition to TechGROWTH, Ecolibrium also received networking opportunities and rented office/lab space from the Ohio University Innovation Center. Ecolibrium recently announced it has been named to Inc. 500|5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America.

In 2015, the Ohio Department of Transportation awarded Ohio University a contract to monitor traffic safety and the effectiveness of wildlife preservation efforts along the new U.S. Route 33 Nelsonville Bypass. ODOT ecologists, engineers, and Wayne National Forest ecologists, along with Ohio University students, including teams from the Voinovich School, evaluated the initiatives’ effectiveness.

The Voinovich School supports Ohio’s Adult Allies, a group of adults from across the state who facilitate youth-led programs within their communities. Each year, the School hosts a variety of training and technical assistance opportunities designed to bolster adult allies’ skills in empowering young people to create community change.

South of Ohio University’s main campus lies The Ridges, a 740-acre tract of forests and farmland. The abandoned orchards on the grounds from The Ridges’ days as an asylum are known today as the Land Lab, a place where Ohio University students can do hands-on work tending crops, aging forests, and working the soil. They learn to be scientists in the quiet, natural beauty of the Ridges.