Samantha M. Harden

2 weeks ago | dispatch.com | Samantha M. Harden

Jasmine Spitzer, a Columbus musician, is releasing her debut live album, "Here," on May 3. The album, recorded at Ginger Rabbit Jazz Lounge, chronicles Spitzer's journey through depression, sobriety and finding a home in Columbus. Spitzer, originally a saxophonist, transitioned to singing after developing carpal tunnel syndrome. On Nov. 9, 2024, while walking alongside her dog, Jasmine Spitzer was struck by a nagging thought: Record a live album.

1 month ago | ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com | Erin Howie |Samantha M. Harden |Daheia Barr-Anderson |Christopher Long

Research Open access Published: Show authorsInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 22, Article number: 37 (2025) Cite this articleAbstractRecess is a part of school-based physical activity promotion offered worldwide with equitable recess access a social justice issue. From a policy perspective, in the U.S. few states currently require elementary school recess and little is known about its implementation.

1 month ago | tandfonline.com | Samantha M. Harden |Shafiqul Islam |Sol Ee Lim

AbstractLive-streamed group exercise programmes are used increasingly to start or maintain physical activity behaviours. However, participants’ performance and long-term engagement can be impacted in live-streamed programmes due to communication gaps with the instructors and peers. We analysed verbal and nonverbal communication differences between in-person and live-streamed group yoga classes to understand current challenges in live-streamed exercise programmes.

2 months ago | thelantern.com | Samantha M. Harden

February may be winding down, but students still have many opportunities to celebrate Black History Month. Read on to learn about commemorative events and exhibits happening during the final week of the month. Click on any link below for more information.

Aug 19, 2024 | thelantern.com | Samantha M. Harden

Friends with benefits just got a whole new meaning. Claim — a rewards app and social network where users and their friends can earn cash back, share rewards and redeem them together — is set to launch at Ohio State Tuesday. The startup was founded in November 2021 by CEO Sam Obletz and Chief Technology Officer Tap Stephenson, but Obletz said the brainstorming began long before when he and Stephenson first met during undergraduate studies at Yale University. “We lived together throughout all of our undergrad time, and if you’ve had a roommate, you probably know that you either completely gel with them or you just hate each other, and fortunately Tap and I love each other,” Obletz said. “We always knew we wanted to build a company together. It was just a matter of time.” Obletz said having that shared college experience — having roomed with Stephenson again throughout graduate school at Harvard — led them to create an app intended for other college students.