Joel Oliphint

1 month ago | osu.edu | Joel Oliphint

Sue Wasserman ’84 had heard the weather forecast. She knew it was serious. “But I don’t know if anybody anticipated just how bad it would get,” she says. Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida on Sept. 27, 2024, and moved across the South, dumping previously unimaginable amounts of rainfall in and around Asheville, North Carolina, where Wasserman lives. Helene also spawned eight tornadoes in the state, and the combination of high winds and historic flooding wreaked havoc on the region.

1 month ago | advancement.osu.edu | Joel Oliphint

Buckeye volunteers helped the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium prepare for spring. On April 5, hundreds of Buckeye volunteers made a difference in communities across central Ohio during Buckeye Impact Day, a signature event of The Ohio State University’s Days of Service.

2 months ago | matternews.org | Joel Oliphint

Last summer, Brian Harnetty’s mother, Marilyn, died at age 87 from Parkinson’s-related dementia. Her passing, which followed the 2021 death of Harnetty’s father, left the sound artist and composer feeling untethered, struggling to find the ground beneath his feet. A few weeks before his mom died, Harnetty had a peculiar dream that sent waves of tingling sensations all through his body. The chaotic surges caused him to cry uncontrollably, but not necessarily out of sadness.

2 months ago | advancement.osu.edu | Joel Oliphint

Ohio State nurse scientists Dr. Shannon Gillespie, left, and Dr. Jodi Ford at the Pitzer Center in Jane E. Heminger Hall. (All photos courtesy of The Ohio State University College of Nursing) In 2001, Mary Lynn Pitzer got some exciting news: She was pregnant with triplets. Jitters accompanied the anticipation, of course. The idea of birthing and caring for three infants felt daunting, especially for a first-time mom.

Aug 13, 2024 | columbusmonthly.com | Dave Ghose |Joel Oliphint

Our Worst of Columbus 2024, a companion to our annual Best of Columbus package, highlights five ways the city came up short over the past year. Marsy’s Law and PoliceMarsy’s Law began as a victims’ rights initiative in California in 2008. Ohio voters approved Marsy’s Law in 2017, but complications began to arise when the law was codified last year.