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Ohio State to recruit 25 research faculty focused on race and equity issues
As part of Ohio State’s expansion of high-impact research, the university will be recruiting additional faculty members focused on addressing how race and equity issues intersect with criminal justice, STEM education, economic opportunity and engagement with urban communities.
Tobacco smoking rates are decreasing in people with major depression and substance use disorder
Despite decline, smoking cessation efforts still critical for people with substance use or other psychiatric disorders.
Moderate exercise improves immune response in breast cancer survivors
A new study in breast cancer survivors has found that chemotherapy, while a critical part of breast cancer therapy, may also have some lasting dampening effects on natural immunity, but moderate fitness improvements can offer some protection against this effect.
Ohio State introduces new approach to helping students build technology skills
The Ohio State University launched Digital Flagship five years ago to embed equitable technology and digital skills into the undergraduate teaching and learning experience, preparing students to be a part of the modern digital workforce.
In the time since — driven in many ways by remote teaching and learning during the pandemic — technology adoption has accelerated more than anticipated, providing new opportunities to serve learners on and beyond Ohio State’s campuses. As a result, the university has made the decision to evolve the Digital Flagship program and transition to a new suite of services designed to be more impactful and sustainable, and better meet the changing needs of students.
Diverse minds and determined hearts make change: Forging equitability in Neuroscience
The Neuroscience Diversity Commission has a simple but powerful purpose – to fundamentally change the bench. The group was formed in 2020 and has been meeting bi-weekly since. Made up of mostly ...
Mayo Clinic study confirms living kidney donor surgery is low risk for most patients
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The risk of major complications for people who donate a kidney via laparoscopic surgery is minimal. That is the conclusion of a 20-year Mayo Clinic study of more than 3,000 living kidney donors. Only 2.5% of patients in the study experienced major complications, and all recovered completely. "The results of this study are extremely reassuring for individuals who are considering being living kidney donors. We found that this lifesaving surgery, when performed…
New research finds the risk of psychotic-like experiences can start in childhood
Research has long focused on the impact environmental and socio-economic factors – including income disparity, family poverty, and air pollution – have on increasing a person’s risk of developing ...
