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‘Inclusive transportation’ is focus of CURA, Kirwan speaker series finale
Smart growth and cultivating community buy-in for transportation projects was the focus of a Dec. 1 webinar presented by The Ohio State University’s Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (…

Ohio State students Ella Roxey, Anusha Singh successfully advocate for $5 million in funding for period products in schools
Eliminate the tampon tax, free period products in schools, free period products in homeless shelters and prisons.
Those are the three primary goals of the menstrual justice movement “Period…

Slash-and-burn agriculture can increase forest biodiversity
The slash-and-burn agriculture practiced by many Indigenous societies across the world can actually have a positive impact on forests, according to a new study done in Belize.
Researchers…

Undergraduate forensic anthropology major launches at Ohio State
For podcast listeners in the United States, true crime is wildly popular. According to the Pew Research Center, 41% of listeners ages 18-29 listen to the genre. Pew also reported that it is the…

‘It’s almost been an escape for me’
When third-year journalism major Tyler Danburg puts on a headset, his focus is on the sporting event in front of him — the one he’s broadcasting.
Whether it be play-by-…

Military Community Advocates connect students and build community
Military Community Advocate Will Lopez, active-duty Navy, is currently assigned to Ohio State’s Naval ROTC and will complete his bachelor’s degree in political science in 2025…

Working Past Partisanship
In today’s hyper-partisan political environment, many people refuse to listen to any perspective that doesn’t reflect their own views. Is it even possible to imagine a world that runs on civil…

Jana Houser, extreme-weather expert, answers 5 questions
Should you stay in your car if there’s a tornado? How does climate change affect weather? The associate professor of geography shares the whys and hows.

This student-athlete’s philosophy: Double or nothing
With careful planning and willing coaches, senior communication major Makenna Webster makes playing both ice hockey and field hockey work.