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Students First, Students Now

Ohio State has stepped up efforts to help students pay for school--a move that's crucial to Ohio's future, according to President Gee.

"Ohio's economic vitality is bound tightly to higher education," Gee says in an Ohio State Alumni Magazine essay. "As financial difficulties deepen, so does our mandate to open our doors wider to all promising students, regardless of their ability to pay the bill."

Find out how you can help Ohio State students in need. And see college savings advice from OSU Extension.

New at the Wexner Center

World-renowned dance innovator William Forsythe is showing off two important collaborations with Ohio State: a web project that visually represents how choreography works and a Wexner Center exhibition that includes the first major U.S. showing of his installation works.

Find out more.

Help for the unemployed

This winter, Ohio's unemployment rate hit a 25-year high. Through OSU Extension, Ohio State offers a plethora of resources for state residents, from money management tips to resume tools to advice on how to grow your own food.

Get help now.

Women in Science Day

Ohio State recently welcomed middle schoolers to campus for Women in Science Day.

"We've got talented women doing fabulous work, eager to make a contribution to the gals coming along behind them," says Kathy Sullivan, a former astronaut who now serves at Ohio State.

Find out more about Women in Science Day.

Tressel to visit troops

This spring, Coach Jim Tressel will join five other college football coaches in a visit to U.S. troops in the Middle East.

"To bring a little bit of home to them and talk football and wear their colors, it's a tremendous honor," Tressel says.

Read more about the tour. And check out the 2009 Buckeye signees before the spring game, April 25.

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O-H-I-O: Nagorno Karabakh

Sara Lowther Takii is setting up a physical therapy school in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, an independent Armenian nation within the boundaries of Azerbaijan. See more images.