Impact
In the Community
Encouraging kids to shoot for the stars
Caitlin O’Brien's lifelong passion for space led her to study astronomy, astrophysics and physics at Ohio State. With help from the President's Buckeye Accelerator, the 2023 graduate now leads Solstice Outreach, a program that uses immersive planetarium shows to reach kids with limited access to STEM experiences.
5-minute read
Ohio State Impact in all 88 counties
Ohio State is creating the solutions Ohioans need now, and its impact is found throughout all of Ohio’s 88 counties. This work endures today across six campuses, a constellation of health care facilities, extension offices and agricultural research stations, supported by staff and students from every county.
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Now at Ohio State
Episode 29
For many of us, getting from point A to point B is as simple as getting in the car and going. Yet there are large populations out there who don’t have the same luxury of mobility. In this episode, we talk with those in our communities striving to connect us better to one another, removing mobility hardships and making accessible transportation something everyone has access to.
28-minute listen
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
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