- The most adorable job on campus is also rewarding
Meet two student organizations that put puppies to the test every day on our campuses. These guide dogs get valuable training as they prepare to help people in their community.
- Finding the resources to effect change
Aaron Westbrook’s Form5 Prosthetics recycles plastic into 3D-printed prosthetics for those missing limbs. In the three-plus years of its existence, Form5 has worked with seven people to make eight devices — helping recipients go bowling or play an instrument, for example.
- A new way to keep homebound seniors and their pets healthy
We all care deeply about our pets, but what if you're unable to make it to the vet? That's where the Pet Owner and Pet Care Program comes in. A joint effort launched in 2019 by Ohio State’s colleges of Nursing, Veterinary Medicine and Social Work, the program brings students and supervising faculty members to homebound adults who can’t afford or physically access care for their pets.
- A mission to help forgotten kids find their footing
Christian McGhee discusses his vision to fight youth homelessness by creating a transitional home for juveniles leaving correctional facilities. He aims to create a model that can be replicated throughout the nation.
- Planting a path for growth for inner-city children
Deanna Wilkinson spent two decades studying gun violence among urban youth. But the cycle of violence never seemed to end, and Wilkinson shifted her focus to prevention, starting the Urban GEMS program.
- 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.
