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March 2016 | Archives

 
 
Big Data
     
 

Big data for good

Ohio State data researchers like Elisabeth Dowling Root are making discoveries that have the power to impact your life.

Root brings a background in geography and public health to her work, which focuses on exploring ways to improve children’s health. She’s a part of the university’s Translational Data Analytics (TDA) program, a growing entity that holds great promise.

Work conducted as part of TDA is fueling Ohio State’s effort to help solve the grand challenges faced by society.

 
     
     
 

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The person you become

Ilhan and Nima Dahir

Ilhan and Nima Dahir started on an educational journey as children that led them both to Ohio State. The daughters of Somali immigrants, both have made their mark at the university and are two examples of the way the institution is raising its academic profile.

 
 

Rising in the rankings

Garden of Constants

Ohio State earned high marks in U.S. News & World Report’s recent rankings of America’s best graduate schools. The university placed 11 of its graduate programs in the top 10 of their respective categories, with both technical/vocational education and dispute resolution earning No. 1 rankings.

 
 

Alumnus no stranger to ‘Making a Murderer’

Making a Murderer

Ohio State graduate Tom Kertscher didn’t learn about the popular show “Making a Murderer” by watching Netflix. He had a close-up view of the case while covering it as a journalist back in 2003. Kertscher shares his recollections of a story that’s captured national attention.

 
 

Building better hearts

Paul Janssen

Lego® enthusiast Paul Janssen, PhD, professor of physiology and cell biology, has channeled his passion for the toy building bricks into a fundraising campaign for The Ohio State University Heart and Vascular Center.

 
     
 
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Accomplishments and points of pride
 
High Points

BuckeyeThon’s Dance Marathon, the largest in the nation, registered almost 5,000 students for 24-straight hours to raise money for kids being treated at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. When the music stopped, they had raised $1.3 million. It’s the second-straight year the event has broken the seven-figure mark — with more than $5 million raised overall.

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Share your pride

On top of Africa

On top of Africa
Ohio State alumnus Bill McCurry ’83 shares his pride along with two friends and a travel guide atop Mount Kilimanjaro on a recent trip to Tanzania. At 19,341 feet, Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa.

 
     
 
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