Video: Are OSU Move-in Banners Inappropriate? WCMH-TV (Columbus) Video: Are OSU Move-in Banners Inappropriate? The Ohio State University move-in day for underclassmen was held on Saturday with efficiency and precision, but one corner of off-campus housing caused a controversy. Some students, staff and parents said the banners hung on a home at the corner of Lane and Indianola Avenues were too welcoming, especially to women and their families. The two banners put up for move-in day are down now, but two of seven OSU seniors who live there said they were hung just to make people laugh and no offense was meant.
Scientists Team Up to Find Toxin Targeting Babies and Lambs Philadelphia Inquirer Scientists Team Up to Find Toxin Targeting Babies and Lambs The work of Rebecca G. Wells and Michael Pack of the Perelman School of Medicine is a major part of solving this health mystery.
Why Does Going to the Dentist Feel Like a Trip Back in Time to the Stone Age? The Guardian Why Does Going to the Dentist Feel Like a Trip Back in Time to the Stone Age? Denis Kinane of the School of Dental Medicine is quoted on innovations in dental work.
School-Loan Reckoning: 7 Million Are in Default The Wall Street Journal School-Loan Reckoning: 7 Million Are in Default Nearly 7 million Americans have gone at least a year without making a payment on their federal student loans, a high level of default that suggests a widening swath of households are unable or unwilling to pay back their school debt.
Facts & Figures: Carly Fiorina on Vaccines The New York Times Facts & Figures: Carly Fiorina on Vaccines Research by FactCheck.org of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is cited.
The Fear Factor in Breast Cancer The New York Times The Fear Factor in Breast Cancer Robert Aronowitz of the School of Arts and Sciences authored an opinion piece on existing in a state of uncertainty when dealing with cancer.
Will Turning Google Into Alphabet Let Founders Play Again? San Francisco Chronicle Will Turning Google Into Alphabet Let Founders Play Again? David Hsu of the Wharton School comments on the business strategies of Google.
Not Just Research Inside Higher Ed Not Just Research It’s no secret that science courses, particularly at the first- and second-year levels, can be dry. The classes are big, the content is wide but typically shallow, and professors often resort to lectures.
New Debt Relief Rules Coming Inside Higher Ed New Debt Relief Rules Coming The Obama administration is planning new regulations that will set clearer standards for discharging the federal student loans of defrauded borrowers and give the U.S. Department of Education new tools to recoup money from colleges where it finds misconduct.
Tiny Fountain of Atoms Sparks Big Insights Into Dark Energy Science Tiny Fountain of Atoms Sparks Big Insights Into Dark Energy Justin Khoury of the School of Arts and Sciences uses the chameleon to define the study of hypothetical particles.