For Ohioans stories

Putting our shared knowledge to work in communities around the state

  1. How one Ohio State study can change lives

    New research validates an alumna-created system that helps adults with intellectual disabilities get physically fit and avoid chronic health problems.

  2. Set for success with a BSET degree

    When Zachary Ernest was searching for a way to boost his career, he found it in Ohio State’s new Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET) program. The program prepares students to excel as business-oriented engineering leaders in the evolving manufacturing industry. The hands-on education he's receiving is already paying off.

  3. 7 ways our students create a more sustainable world

    Ohio State students are using the university’s research opportunities, student organizations and community connections to create a more sustainable world. From developing a plastic-eating fungus to improving water quality in Ohio, these students are building the type of world they’d like to live in.

  4. 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.

  5. Innovating solutions to vision disorders

    Dr. Melissa Bailey, a former Ohio State Innovator of the Year, is working on two breakthrough products that could make a major difference for people around the world with unaddressed vision needs. “I feel a really strong personal sense that I have talents and I need to use them to make the world a better place,” she says.

  6. How welfare restrictions impact foster care