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April 2018 | Archives

 
 
Corrine and Bob Frick
     
 

A generous gift to save hearts and lives

Philanthropists Bob and Corrine Frick recently committed $18 million to The Ohio State University Heart and Vascular Center. With this gift, they will establish a state-of-the-art center for heart failure and arrhythmia.

Their goal is to have a major impact in the lab and at the bedside. They aim to transform the care that patients receive and influence lives of the future for decades to come.

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person using app

Never alone

Thanks to this new app developed by Ohio State students and doctors, the road to recovery from heroin addiction is a little less rocky. The app, named "Squirrel Recovery; Addiction," is like having a counselor in your pocket.

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Bruce McPheron

Applying innovation to the opioid crisis

Executive Vice President and Provost Bruce McPheron recently announced the $1 million Opioid Innovation Fund. With this fund, the university is leveraging partnerships and connections across Ohio to help search for solutions to this devastating crisis.

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