Together As Buckeyes

Empowering families to close the education gap

Simone Bacon pivots during the pandemic to deliver an early childhood education program to disadvantaged families.

Engineering a cleaner, healthier campus

CDME staff and students design and make 1,500 sanitizing stations for Ohio State’s community.

Block O keeping its presence felt

Ohio State’s student section (and organization) finds new ways to build community and support the football team.

Got voting questions? These students have answers.

OSU Votes Student Ambassadors are getting creative to ensure students are ready and able to vote this year.

Residence hall peers provide a go-to support source

Resident advisors and resident managers offer leadership and compassion as students navigate challenges.

Creating a welcoming environment

Student assistants are helping their peers feel comfortable at COVID-19 testing sites.

Students work together to inform campus planning

Design workshop gives students a chance to voice concerns and create solutions.

Student mentors help with iPad set up and tech support

Peers give first-year students and others tips for using tech tools for online and in-person learning environments.

Getting researchers back into their labs

Environmental Health and Safety director Tina Bogac helps research staff safely return to their working environments.

Supporting students in their return to campus

A third-year public health major uses her academic coaching experience to help fellow Buckeyes adapt and thrive during the reopening.

Arts community shares its story

Web series gives local artists a platform to show their work and discuss their experiences.

Guidance and education for Ohio's meat producers

Lyda Garcia is helping livestock producers and meat processors continue to provide while educating consumers on the industry.

Support for grandparents who are parenting again

Ohio State student Angela Provenzano is helping to provide support for kinship caregivers as part of her Schweitzer Fellowship.

A call to help the elderly combat isolation

Ohio State student Jeffrey Glitt is one volunteer providing older adults with someone to listen when they need it most.

Making a special delivery in support of health care workers

Ohio State alumnus Jeremy Hitchens was able to repay a debt of gratitude with an act of kindness that provided support for nurses at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.

Helping older adults combat a quarantine

Ohio State alumni and the College of Social Work are key components of the Age-Friendly Columbus program, which is supporting Franklin County’s older community by combating isolation and food insecurity.

Helping older adults combat a quarantine

Helping Ohio’s farmers endure breaks in the supply chain

Ohio State's Agriculture Crisis Response Team shares critical information with Ohio farmers to help during another difficult planting season.

Sharing strategies for rural businesses

Gwynn Stewart and her colleagues in OSU Extension are working with local businesses to help them navigate COVID-19.

Med student helping kids understand a crisis

Recent medical school graduate Dr. Danny Roper acted on his passion for health literacy by created a video that helps kids understand COVID-19.

Adapting to ensure residence halls are safe

Ohio State residence hall director David Ternier is one team member finding ways to help Ohio State students adjust to evolving circumstances.

Keeping children active during the outbreak

Ohio State basketball legend Katie Smith returned to her hometown to distribute sports equipment to area youth as part of the LiFESports program that helps increase positive developmental outcomes for kids in underserved areas.

Bringing an online resource to the community

A junior at Ohio State Mansfield is using his skills to benefit area businesses and residents during this difficult time.

Keeping N95 masks usable for health care workers

Ohio State alumnus helping to decontaminate protective masks for health care staffs across the country.

Keeping her community healthy, educated and safe

Ohio State alumna and pharmacist Emlah Tubuo is providing an extra-level of care for members of her community who are coping with COVID-19.

A movement to equip front-liners with PPE

Ohio State’s Julia Armstrong is leading an effort to deliver thousands of masks, face shields and other accessories to those who need them across Columbus.

Providing new ways to inspire healthy eating

When Best Food Forward, a bulk food-buying club for students and staff, couldn’t hand out fruits and vegetables anymore, they found fresh ways to feed their participants and inspire them to stay healthy.

Students help launch Can't Stop Columbus initiative

Ohio State entrepreneurs step up to support and help launch the Can’t Stop Columbus effort.

Providing peer-to-peer counseling support

Emily Kearney is one student lending an empathic ear to Ohio State students who are having a challenging time dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak.

Pivoting to produce PPE for health care workers

Ohio State student Aaron Westbrook recognized a need and addressed it. Today, his company Form5 Prosthetics is producing protective face shields for health care workers.

Student nurses providing care in NYC hospitals

Ohio State College of Nursing students have traveled to New York City to provide help to a community in dire need of health care support.

Delivering free medicine to COVID-19 patients

Pharmacy team delivering free medicines to promote physical distancing and help patients with COVID-19 get the help they need.

Coloring sheets provide kids an educational option

Ohio State student Maria Burns is providing a welcome creative outlet for children with coloring sheets that encourage science learning.

Data team provides an assist for state models

Ohio State faculty member Tanya Berger-Wolf helped rally institutional experts to help provide a timely assist to the Ohio Department of Health.

Moms, families receiving resources from Moms2B

Twinkle Schottke and Ohio State's Moms2B program are still helping expectant mothers get the food and education they need.

Student-led social media platform aids community

Ohio State social work major Amanda Trerotola's HelpColumbus page connects those in need with a valuable support system.

Creating a COVID-19 web resource

When Ohio State students saw a need for a web resource that can help people track COVID-19 in Ohio, they sprang into action to create one.

Crowd-sourcing COVID-19 solutions on campus

Tim Raderstorf and Ohio State's Innovation Studio are leading the Coronavirus Challenges, which is seeking innovative solutions to problems posed by COVID-19.

Expanding healthy food options for our students

Ohio State's student food pantry has expanded its hours to ensure undergrad and graduate students have access to the healthy food they need.

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