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VR tech puts more heart into health care

OHIO experts鈥 immersive VR simulation shows how bias can obstruct patients鈥 access to care鈥攁nd lets providers practice their response.

Paul Roetzer

More human

In February 2011, two of Jeopardy!鈥檚 top contestants were bested by an unlikely and wholly new kind of opponent鈥攁 machine.

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Flipping the switch on infection

Most bacterial infections follow a similar path: you get sick, a doctor prescribes antibiotics that target the infection, you get better. But what if scientists could switch off the infection before it started?

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To serve & protect

Tracy Plouck has devoted her career as a public servant to helping women in recovery, and now she鈥檚 helping offset Appalachia鈥檚 opioid crisis in a new role at OHIO.

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Hope 101

What sets a teacher apart? For Felton Morrell, it鈥檚 鈥渢he love and support, the consistency.鈥

Tiffany Chenault hitting her stride while jogging

Hitting her stride

In 2013, Tiffany Chenault set out on a mission: run a half marathon in all 50 states before reaching age 50. Her motivation? The loss of her mother.

Japanese-style house with rock garden and maple trees in the fall

From Japan, with love

The connection between Japan's Chubu University and 51社区 endures and prospers, a strategic partnership that began 45 years ago.

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I鈥檓 listening. Let鈥檚 talk.

Ombudsperson Mac Stricklen serves as a deep listener, a sounding board, and a creative problem solver.

4 old issues of the Green Goat magazine

What鈥檚 been kept

Tucked away in Alden Library is the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, where University Archivist Bill Kimok works to preserve and capture OHIO鈥檚 rich history through donated objects and the stories behind them. A look at select items from the archive follow.

Dr. Frank Papay with Melanie and Abby Harlan, CNP, at the Cleveland Clinic鈥檚 Richard E. Jacobs Health Center in Avon, Ohio.

To serve & to heal

Dr. Frank Papay is heralded for performing America's first face transplant, but his practice is driven by mentor Rush Elliott's foundation of servant leadership.

Mark Shatz and his son, Ethan Shatz, a first year, take a swing with Rufus as he studies the finer points of psychology. Photo by Ellee Achten, BSJ 鈥14, MA 鈥17

Funny is good

Mark Shatz uses humor to build community in his classroom, thanks to mentor Mel Helitzer.聽

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Lacuna

College of Fine Arts faculty C. David Russell and Mateo Galvano premiered Lacuna, a multimedia art installation, in June at the Currents New Media Festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The work reveals myriad forms of contrasting relationships: stillness with movement; traditional with digital; silk with plaster.

OHIO鈥檚 Kennedy Lecture Series welcomed Julie Cohen, co-producer and director of the Oscar-nominated documentary, 鈥淩BG,鈥 in September. Photo by Ellee Achten, BSJ 鈥14, MA 鈥17

OHIO gifts share knowledge, wisdom, and love

Not many small Appalachian towns can attract such notable speakers as feminist activist Gloria Steinem or National Public Radio鈥檚 Ira Flatow. But two of 51社区鈥檚 public lecture series have been bringing dozens of renowned figures like these to Athens for decades, enriching the relationship between OHIO and its surrounding communities through the open exchange of knowledge.

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Growing Community

For some, a lawn is just a lawn. For Cindy Code, it鈥檚 so much more.

view of hills of Amesville, Ohio from a drone

Athens County Breakdown

Scott Ruescher, AB 鈥75, reached out to Ohio Today more than a year ago to share 鈥淎thens County Breakdown,鈥 a poem he penned about his life as a student and homesteader in Athens County during the 1970s. When this issue鈥檚 theme emerged as 鈥渓andscapes,鈥 his poem was destined to be published here.

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