Ohio State Impact

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Introducing the Now at Ohio State podcast
On the Now at Ohio State podcast, we talk with researchers, innovators and bold thinkers who look at our world, see what the real challenges are, and create the solutions that people need now. The first two episodes, on artificial intelligence and the power of creativity, are available now.
Research & Innovation Ohio State opens Pelotonia Research Center
2-minute read
Research & Innovation How ‘biochar’ can combat climate change
4-minute read
Arts & Creativity Ohio State announces Artist Laureate
3-minute read
Teaching & Learning Ohio State’s best learning spaces
5-minute read

Featured Stories

Pelorus Health founder Anjali Prabhakaran, right, huddles around a tablet with business partner Angelina Atieh, a third-year student, at Thompson Library.
Research & Innovation Building support networks for those with chronic illnesses
4-minute read
A student works with electronics while two other students look on.
Teaching & Learning Ohio State students are hacking into the job market with OHI/O
6-minute read
Anil Parwani uses medical equipment.
Research & Innovation How Ohio State is leading the digital pathology revolution
6-minute read
Ohio State student Torrington Ford stands in front of a plane.
Teaching & Learning These grads are primed to make a difference
3-minute read
Ohio State student Addam Jensen at the Ohio Supercomputer Center.
Research & Innovation Holocron’s mission: Detect global ‘tech surprise’
6-minute read
Mary Kate Rinderle and Meredith Laidly collect samples from wetlands.
Research & Innovation 7 ways our students create a more sustainable world
8-minute read

Now at Ohio State

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Episode 1
Artificial intelligence, or AI, is having a moment right now. From chatbots to image and music production and more, it’s changing how we work and how we think. In this episode, we talk with two Ohio State experts about AI’s current state, how we can harness and improve it and what the future holds.
23-minute listen
Dr. Mawada Osman looks on as optometry student Sidney Parks takes eye measurements.
In the Community The power of seeing and being seen
Inspired by her professors and personal immigration experience, this compassionate optometrist provides quality care to disadvantaged community members and teaches her students to treat patients as people first.
9-minute read
A researcher wearing gloves holds up a sample "metastasis-on-a-chip."
Research & Innovation Miniature organs may unlock the future of cancer therapy
The Skardal Biofabrication Lab is building tiny, lifelike organs and tumors from a patient’s own tumor cells. It’s a new way to test therapies, design treatments personalized for specific tumors and track the behavior of tumor cells.
9-minute read

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