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Passionate students, faculty and community members met at the Agricultural Administration Building on Monday to listen to bipartisan speakers discuss how to reach across the aisle to address issues of climate change. The speakers included state Rep. Kristin Boggs, several professors and Sarah Spence, the ...

With commencement right around the corner, Ohio State’s Alumni Association will soon welcome 11,700 new members to its “Buckeye for Life” family, and the association has a plan to continue engaging those graduates after May 6. Last May, OSUAA began implementing a new plan to ...

A team of Wexner Medical Center researchers have developed a program that can distinguish which patients need immediate attention. Luciano Prevedello, a radiologist at Ohio State, led research that helped build artificial intelligence that analyzes hundreds of CT brain scans. It was created to decrease ...

The safety of students and staff in school is at the forefront of political debates and news headlines. The effect of violence, specifically on teachers’ well-being, can impact the longevity of their careers and effectiveness of teaching, according to a recently published study in the ...

Are you OK? An Ohio State initiative is bringing the simple yet transformative question to life at a campus event Thursday, with the intention of addressing and erasing the negative stigma that surrounds mental health. The annual RUOK? Day will take place Thursday in the ...

A task force at Ohio State has released its years-long work for public feedback: a draft action plan to help central Ohio combat the issues that accompany climate change. This plan, compiled by researchers at Ohio State’s Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC), offers ...

Panhellenic recruitment numbers dropped for the first time in nine years for formal recruitment this spring. The number of women who registered for recruitment fell from 1,432 in 2017 to 1,278 in 2018. Registration had seen a steady increase since 2009 when 630 women underwent ...

An Ohio State fraternity is hoping to raise the bar in its top-earning philanthropy night March 2. Alpha Tau Omega — which has raised around $450,000 for The James Cancer Hospital through its Casino Nights — is working to break its single-year record of $57,000 ...

Interfraternity Council President Drew Cooper expressed optimism about the reinstatement status of 36 suspended IFC chapters, an indication that Ohio State’s efforts at reforming Greek life are progressing. Cooper and Student Life leadership have held ongoing discussions with chapter presidents since Ohio State laid out ...

Staying motivated and committed to a fitness schedule can be hard when life gets busy. When the temperature drops and the hurricane of finals are over, it can be easy to want to crawl under the sheets and not emerge again until classes resume in ...