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As spring commencement approaches, The Ohio State University continues to promote student success and faculty excellence, President Kristina M. Johnson and Executive Vice President and Provost Melissa Gilliam said during the State of Academic Affairs...

Earlier this week, The Ohio State University announced a series of initiatives, launched by the Graduate School and the Office of Academic Affairs (OAA), that aim to accelerate graduate student success and strengthen the talent, culture and inclusive...

The Ohio Department of Aging (ODA) today unveiled plans for the Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias Statewide Resource Program, a collaborative effort led by ODA in partnership with The Ohio State University College of Nursing, the Ohio Departmen...

Last week, Ryan Day, head football coach at The Ohio State University, sat down with students for a candid talk about mental health.The event, organized by the Wellness Advocacy student organization, was attended by Ohio State students, faculty and s...

Once adults reach age 65, the threshold age for the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, the extent of their genetic risk may outweigh age as a predictor of whether they will develop the fatal brain disorder, a new study suggests. ...

Much like how wind plays a key role in life on Earth by sweeping seeds, pollen and more from one place to another, galactic winds – high-powered streams of charged particles and gases – can change the chemical make-up of the host galaxies they form i...

There are 88 keys on a typical piano. There are also 88 counties in the state of Ohio. This coincidence led to the creation of Opus 88, a program from The Ohio State University’s School of Music that seeks to bring the university’s musical talent to ...

The Ohio State University has selected Karen Rose as the next dean of the College of Nursing, effective July 1, pending approval by the Board of Trustees. Rose currently serves as the college’s vice dean and is a tenured professor and director of the...

The NRA has shored up its financial position over the last few years. However, the way in which that financial recovery came about risks hemorrhaging the NRA’s core supporters.

Through a donation by alumna Laurie Dowley, the College of Education and Human Ecology (EHE) has established two new scholarship funds, both called the Make it Count Scholarship Fund for Fashion and Retail Studies. ...

A new national study found that housing is important before disasters happen: People with homes not meeting federal quality classifications and those who are housing insecure tend to be less prepared to face natural calamities....

The Ohio State University has selected Deanna L. Kroetz as dean of the College of Pharmacy, effective Sept. 1, 2023, pending approval by the Board of Trustees. Kroetz joins Ohio State from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she...

The growing period of hardwood forests in eastern North America has increased by an average of one month over the past century as temperatures have steadily risen, a new study has found.

There is a small number of events at The Ohio State University that have earned the distinction of “signature event.” That is, an event planned entirely by students that has the potential to attract more than 1,000 students, all while enhancing socia...

The Ohio State University’s Kirwan Institute for Race and Ethnicity marks its 20th anniversary this year. Building on its work over the past two decades, the Kirwan Institute will embark on a strategic visioning process. ...

Researchers at The Ohio State University have fabricated the first wearable sensor designed to detect and monitor muscle atrophy.

Acclaimed Indigenous filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin visited the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University earlier this month to screen her 1993 documentary “Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance.”...

How mothers and fathers see each other as co-parents of their children plays a key role in how well-adjusted their kids become, a new study suggests.

Students, researchers and leaders from The Ohio State University as well as business and community leaders recently helped open the temporary home of the George Washington Carver Science Park’s (GWCSP) Starlab terrestrial analog facility....

The Ohio State University today (March 14) filed a petition with the United States Supreme Court asking the justices to review a divided decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in order to preserve the statute of limitations for T...

The ePortfolio platform provides a central location for all Ohio State students, faculty and staff to showcase their academic and professional achievements.

While no one is going to turn into a zombie from eating pancakes in real life, flour is often contaminated with fungi that can produce mycotoxins that make people sick.

Most of what scientists know about viruses in animals is the list of nucleotides that compose their genomic sequence – which, while valuable, offers very few hints about a virus’s ability to infect humans. ...

As students at The Ohio State University prepare to leave their homes in the University District for spring break, they are getting a door-to-door safety message. 

Being able to take a quick walk to a nearby food retail store may be a significant factor in long-term weight loss after bariatric surgery, new research suggests.

While marketers seem to love creating new brand names by deliberately misspelling real words, a new study shows that consumers almost never like this tactic.

Angus Fletcher, a professor in The Ohio State University Department of English, has been awarded the U.S. Army’s Public Service Commendation Medal for training special operations personnel in leadership and decision-making skills....

Mayor Andrew J. Ginther and First Lady Shannon Ginther have named Stacy Rastauskas, The Ohio State University’s vice president for government affairs, to the Columbus Women’s Commission.

Lung cancer patients with moderate to severe depression are 2 to 3 times more likely to have inflammation levels that predict poor survival rates, a new study found.

The host of All Sides with Ann Fisher joined WOSU Public Media in 2009 and since then has built a strong following through the daily public affairs talk show designed to touch upon all sides of the issues and events that shape life in central Ohio....