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Social support promotes rehab participation in mice after spinal cord injury
A research finding in mice that the drug gabapentin improved rehab compliance after spinal cord injury led scientists to a related, unexpected discovery: Injured mice that didn’t receive gabapentin and declined to exercise by themselves were willing to hop on the treadmill when presented with a group rehab option.
Ohio State athletics administrator Phyllis Bailey passes
Phyllis Bailey, whose name is synonymous with the advancement of women’s sports at The Ohio State University, passed away peacefully over the weekend. She was 96.
New National Pan-Hellenic Council Plaza honors Black Greek organizations
On Oct. 1, The Ohio State University dedicated the new National Pan-Hellenic Council Inc. (NPHC) Plaza, with monuments representing the council’s nine Black Greek-letter fraternities and sororities – also known as the Divine Nine. The plaza is located on the South Oval of Ohio State’s Columbus campus by the historic Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center, 154 W. 12th Ave.
Marching Band brings ‘Shrek’ to life
For its fifth consecutive weekly halftime show, The Ohio State University Marching Band gave an ogre-sized performance. Songs from 2001’s “Shrek” and its sequels were the stars of Saturday’s halftime show at the Rutgers game.
University issues annual crime report, overview of safety resources
The Ohio State University released today its Annual Security and Fire Safety reports. In 2021, most crime categories on or near the Columbus campus saw only modest statistical changes – going up or down slightly – but stayed far lower than the 2019 pre-COVID data.
$15M gift from Austin E. Knowlton Foundation to help transform Ohio State engineering campus
Continuing its namesake’s commitment to education and to his alma mater, the Austin E. Knowlton Foundation has donated $15 million to finalize design and construction of The Ohio State University’s Biomedical and Materials Engineering Complex (BMEC). Previously, Knowlton and the foundation he established have generously supported architecture and aviation programs at Ohio State.
Chipping away at the many unknowns of obscure animal viruses
Researchers have identified enough biological details about a virus endemic in African primates to suggest that this virus, which causes a hemorrhagic fever disease in monkeys, has decent potential to spill over to humans.
Wexner Center student program encourages creativity, community
“Imagine you’re a moth in this gallery. What piece of art is your favorite?”
This is one of the writing prompts that Kari Gunter-Seymour recently gave the student participants in the Wexner Center for the Arts’ Pages program. Pages is a free program that allows high school students in central Ohio to work with educators and artists from the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University for an entire school year. Gunter-Seymour, Ohio’s poet laureate and Wexner Center artist-in-residence, was a participating artist in 2021 and is returning to work with this year’s cohort.
