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- Zachary Ernest. Set for success with a BSET degree
When Zachary Ernest was searching for a way to boost his career, he found it in Ohio State’s new Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET) program. The program prepares students to excel as business-oriented engineering leaders in the evolving manufacturing industry. The hands-on education he's receiving is already paying off.
- Mary Kate Rinderle and Meredith Laidly collect samples from wetlands. 7 ways our students create a more sustainable world
Ohio State students are using the university’s research opportunities, student organizations and community connections to create a more sustainable world. From developing a plastic-eating fungus to improving water quality in Ohio, these students are building the type of world they’d like to live in.
- Dr. Mawada Osman looks on as optometry student Sidney Parks takes eye measurements. The power of seeing and being seen
Inspired by her professors and personal immigration experience, this compassionate optometrist provides quality care to disadvantaged community members and teaches her students to treat patients as people first.
- Melissa Bailey observes as students Sarah Olen-Thomas and Ian Binns practice with optometry equipment. Innovating solutions to vision disorders
Dr. Melissa Bailey, a former Ohio State Innovator of the Year, is working on two breakthrough products that could make a major difference for people around the world with unaddressed vision needs. "I feel a really strong personal sense that I have talents and I need to use them to make the world a better place," she says.
- Shadows on pavement reveal a young child holding hands with two adults. How welfare restrictions impact foster care
- crowd of students in purple and pink concert lighting Stepping out for the kids at annual BuckeyeThon
The latest edition of BuckeyeThon raised more than 650ドルK for pediatric cancer research. Since its founding, BuckeyeThon has raised more than 13ドル million and boosted awareness for the Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.