For Ohioans stories

Putting our shared knowledge to work in communities around the state

  1. Learning new ways to touch lives of cancer survivors

    At Ohio State, Jeff Laubert not only learned real-world, hands-on research methods while working alongside expert faculty, but he’s taken his passion for helping others and turned it into real results with pediatric cancer survivors.

  2. Helping grow her students’ ideas to fight food insecurity

    Faculty member Michelle Kaiser's hands-on approach is helping students combat food insecurity in the community.

  3. Bringing healthy food to those in need

    Maggie had an idea to create community fridges that would be placed in neighborhoods around Columbus. With the power of Ohio State to make connections, she carried out her vision, from farm field to table.

  4. A tango that heals and inspires cancer survivors

    Two elements have been at the core of Mimi Lamantia's life — her love of dance and her desire to help others heal. At Ohio State, she discovered how her two life foundations connect to create remarkable outcomes. With a foundation in the arts and medicine established, Lamantia has been exploring the intersections of dance and medicine.