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  • Ohio State, University District Organization partner to add full-time social worker to off-campus area

    July 14, 2021
    The Ohio State University is working with community partners to bring on a full-time social worker dedicated to helping housing-vulnerable people in the off-campus area. The hiring is one of several university initiatives designed to support the neighborhoods and residents surrounding Ohio State’s campus. Beginning this summer, a social worker from Southeast Healthcare will work in the of...

  • For female vampire bats, an equal chance to rule the roost

    July 7, 2021
    Female vampire bats establish an egalitarian community within a roost rather than a society based on a clear hierarchy of dominance that is often seen in animal groups, a new study suggests. Researchers observed more than 1,000 competitions for food among a colony of 33 adult female bats and juveniles living in captivity, assigning a rank to each bat based on a calculation of wins and los...

  • Most US adults fall short of cancer-prevention dietary guidelines

    June 30, 2021
    The vast majority of American adults eat a dietary pattern that falls short of meeting national dietary guidelines for cancer prevention, a new study shows. When researchers analyzed the dietary intake of more than 30,000 American adults according to body mass index (BMI), the results also showed that people with BMIs in the obese range were the least likely to adhere to the dietary recommenda...

  • Ten Ohio State students receive Fulbright awards

    June 23, 2021
    Ten students from The Ohio State University received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2021-2022 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Fulbright participants will study, conduct research and teach abroad for the 2021-2022 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected in an...

  • Ohio State updates return-to-campus guidance and health protocols

    June 16, 2021
    Interim Senior Vice President for Talent, Culture and Human Resources and Senior Adviser to the President Paul Patton delivered the following message to the campus community on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Dear Colleagues, Ohio State’s faculty and staff — including our graduate student employees — are at the core of our ability to deliver on Ohio State’s mission, and you will pla...

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