- One student's vital calling to ensure equity
After initially studying pharmacy, Faith Metlock switched to nursing because it promised many paths to fulfill her deep desire to provide both patient care and the ability to effect change, specifically with regard to health equity. Then the pandemic highlighted the broad health disparities in our country. Faith Metlock decided to do something about it.
- Forging new futures in the field of cardio-oncology
Within the past decade, cardiologists and other clinicians began to notice a puzzling trend. A small percentage of their patients who had previously been treated for cancers were developing heart conditions. Since then, Ohio State’s Sakima Smith and others in his research program have been making huge strides in the emerging field of cardio-oncology.
- Fresh produce anywhere, anytime
Chieri Kubota is helping the United States make huge gains growing produce in greenhouses using less soil and water. Her research in controlled environment agriculture systems, or hydroponics, fuels industries and addresses food security issues. It’s research that results in locally grown tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers and even strawberries — any season, anywhere.
- How an Ohio State doctor is changing sports medicine
- STEM camps ignite passion for science
- Working to reduce language barriers in health care
The idea for Vocalize Columbus came from a place of curiosity and personal experience. At 6 years old, Chief Executive Officer Lia Gomez-Perez emigrated from Uruguay to the United States, where she grappled with the challenges a language barrier imposes on everyday life. Tens of thousands of people with limited English-speaking skills live in Columbus alone. When they need medical care, that language barrier can interfere with quality of care and health outcomes.
