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A drone flies above an out-of-focus field that is likely winter corn. In the distance there is a line of trees. The helicopter-like drone has three propellers pointing up, two sprayers on propeller arms pointing down, and thick wire stands hanging down from front and back.

Our expert sees drones’ future jobs

Assistant Professor Matt McCrink’s research lays the groundwork for everything from delivering packages to exploring planets. 

A drone flies above an out-of-focus field that is likely winter corn. In the distance there is a line of trees. The helicopter-like drone has three propellers pointing up, two sprayers on propeller arms pointing down, and thick wire stands hanging down from front and back.
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She gives all she has

Driven by faith and family, Patrice Palmer ’09, ’10 MSW is a social worker, CEO and former inmate helping to break the cycle of self-abuse one soul at a time. This issue also explored a couple bringing new life to old barns, a Nobel winner’s physics lab and how Ohio State helps student-athletes with NIL. 

On the cover of the winter 2023 edition of Ohio State Alumni Magazine, Patrice Palmer, a two-time graduate of the College of Social Work, smiles in a confident and sincere way—her eyes crinkling show it’s a true smile. She’s a Black woman with pretty makeup and shoulder-length hair wearing a dressy scarf, glasses, watch and ring. The sleeve of her black suit jacket has some shiny beadwork. The main headline says “She gives all she has.”
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An illustration in Ohio State’s colors shows silhouettes of people looking at each other, shaking hands, school buildings and the Oval’s path pattern. All of it represents the connections formed at the university.

How you can be a good mentor: 6 tips

We asked six of Ohio State’s best mentors what advice they would share for others working to guide the next generation.

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Seven dancers wearing black clothes—the color being the clothes’ only similarity—leap into the air with arms extended above their heads as they enact a scene from the island in “The Tempest.”

Students give new life to Shakespeare’s side characters

In part one of the new dance program HATCH, the point was exploration — not perfection — in making a classic their own.

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As the setting sun lights up the evening sky in shades of gold and orange, four people form an OHIO. Because of the backlighting, they appear solely as dark silhouettes.

How do you do O-H-I-O? We’d love to see it

Our team is looking for great travel photos from alumni showing off their Buckeye pride. Here are some examples and tips.

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This photo shows Pomerene Hall on Ohio State’s campus. Inside, the lights are all on, so the windows glow—a geometric-pattern mural can be seen inside a wall of ground-to-roof windows. Students wearing backpacks pass by on the sidewalk in front.

Meaningful connections are there, if we seek them

Molly Ranz Calhoun finds hope in carrying forward university legacies and receiving care during cancer treatment.

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At a table on a small stage, Gretchen Klingler, a white woman with a style reminiscent of the 1940s, leans across a table to shake hands with a white man wearing an American Legion uniform cap and a suit. They’re making eye contact, and next to them smiling is a white man in a suit, this one with a VFW uniform cap.

Gretchen Klingler uses her pure energy for good

In Washington, D.C., or her local VFW, the 2019 graduate is driven by a need to care for her military family. 

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A crowd of teachers and students, many carrying umbrellas, accompany a rolling cart with a large metal OSU sculpture (those letters are stacked on top of each other) with a light bulb at top — a ghost light. As it rains, the people pass by university buildings in an informal parade.

Nods to Drake Union live on in new theatre building

Students and teachers in the Department of Theatre, Film and Media Arts will work next to reminders of a strong legacy.

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This color-blockillustration shows three women studying and presenting big ideas: breast cancer prevention, peace and brain diagnostics to improve reading skills.

Women & Philanthropy: A group investing in the future

Members pool their donations to provide scholarships and research grants to help Buckeyes change the world.

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Between Lake Erie and a short metal wall, two women pick up trash on a rocky shoreline. They have a bucket to put trash in and wear gloves. One woman crouches down the other leans toward her with a pickup tool claw on a long handle.

Stone Lab educators working to clean up Lake Erie

Their three-year program asked everyone on South Bass Island, tourists and residents alike, to unite for the environment. 

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Both wearing safety goggles, Lou DiMauro and Yaguo Tang talk about a Quantum Trajectory Selector, which is the apparatus that lets them shoot lasers into gas to track electrons. Metal canisters and plastic tubes can be seen.

Visit the lab pushing Nobel work to the next level

Professor Lou DiMauro shares an insider look at the research group he runs with Pierre Agostini. The aim: pure knowledge.

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