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One of Ohio State’s most recognized researchers in the field of cancer treatment has had another paper retracted, according to a watch dog website, adding to the growing list of retractions facing Carlo Croce and leading to the university opening a review.  Numerous allegations of ...

Ohio State President Michael Drake said he is still looking to take the university from the “A” level where it currently stands to the “A+” level it hopes to achieve when he sat down for a wide-ranging interview Wednesday with The Lantern. Drake spoke in ...

What began as an ambitious Ohio State professor’s effort to make a difference in the community turned into Columbus’ only homeless youth center, servicing more than 3,500 young people in more than a decade, has split from the university where it was founded. Star House, ...

The intersection of East 15th Avenue and High Street is changing right before our very eyes. Call it the new Gateway. Call it the center of campus. Or call it what Ohio State officials are dubbing “University Square.” Call it whatever you want. But one ...

The Ohio State Board of Trustees on Thursday unveiled a long-term strategic vision for the university, one that the Board’s chairman, Alex Shumate, called “the cornerstone of our institution for years to come.” University President Michael Drake, while praising Ohio State and the improvements it ...

A professor and administrator recognized as the youngest-ever person to achieve tenured faculty status at Ohio State no longer holds either position with the university. On March 17, Dr. Terrell Strayhorn was fired from his role as director of Ohio State’s Center for Higher Education ...

  With the opening of North Campus residential dorms last year, students trying to get a laugh out of passer-bys found a new hobby: window art. Messages from “Ducks out 4 Harambe” to “Donald Trump wears cargo shorts” could be seen across dorm-room windows along ...

When Ohio House Bill 523 was passed, legalizing medical marijuana in Ohio, part of the law left many wondering who would test the marijuana so patients could use it by the program’s start date of September 2018. The law required an Ohio public higher-education institution ...

Pelotonia 2017 was another banner year for the largest bicycle race in Ohio. With more than 137,000 individual donations, 8,000 riders and $16 million in fundraising raised this year, Pelotonia 2017 eclipsed the number of total riders and donors from last year. The donation window ...

Dr. Sheldon Retchin’s resignation as Wexner Medical Center CEO in May doesn’t appear to have eliminated his influence on Ohio State’s public health agenda. Despite complaints from top doctors on Retchin’s leadership style, which led to his resignation, the former CEO has been serving as ...