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Archie Griffin smiles as he poses with a football helmet covered in "great play" stickers.

Everybody loves Archie

Archie Griffin ’76 could have used his football fame to be anything. What he chose to be: himself, a Buckeye at heart. 

Archie Griffin hefts a replica of his Heisman Trophies—it must be heavy because you can see the muscles in his forearms. Watching are members of the marching band. The student in the front, a young white man with a beard, has a sousaphone wrapped around him. This was the day they invited Griffin to dot the i at a game this season.
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Amplifying girl power

From synchronized swimming to a Girl Scouts CEO, Tammy Hunt Wharton ’91 has always been a champion for girls and now, STEM. The Summer 2024 issue also looked at the physics lab Nobel winner Pierre Agostini helped build and how we care for students’ mental health.

This is a stack of magazines. On the cover of the summer 2024 edition of Ohio State Alumni Magazine, Tammy Wharton, a white woman with short blond hair and a friendly smile, looks directly at the viewer while she has her arms wrapped around the Girl Scouts on either side of her. A third girl stands in front of her. The girls are all smiling, too, and dressed in their uniforms, they seem super pleased to be photographed with their leader.
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As members of the band practices behind him in their street clothes, marching band director Chris Hoch sits on a stool on the practice field. His hair’s a bit messy, his clothes are casual, and his expression is happy.

TBDBITL: It takes a team to light up halftime

Christopher Hoch shares each step of the creative process, from idea to execution, behind those rousing football shows.

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Alumni tell us: This is Ohio State’s hardest class

In a totally unscientific study, we analyzed answers from 360 graduates to find out which 10 challenging courses were the most-cited.

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This color-blockillustration shows three women studying and presenting big ideas: breast cancer prevention, peace and brain diagnostics to improve reading skills.

Women & Philanthropy: A group investing in the future

Members pool their donations to provide scholarships and research grants to help Buckeyes change the world.

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A replica Nobel Prize medal gifted to Ohio State by Pierre Agostini resembles a penny with its raised text and profile of Alfred Nobel, but it is closer to palm-sized. It sits in a velvet-lined, open box that resembles a ring box.

5 for pride: These Buckeyes have a Nobel history, too

Pierre Agostini is the first sitting professor named a Nobel Prize winner, and here are more honorees you can cheer for.

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George Acock, an older white man with pure white hair, sits with hands clasped and legs crossed, looking happy, confident and comfortable in a studio where canvasses line the wall and other available space.

George W. Acock helped define the campus experience

This architect and 1963 graduate redesigned Thompson Library and Pomerene Hall and designed several new residence halls.

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Orton hall is a stone building with 20 wide stone steps leading to the arched main entrance. The stone work is special and represents the different geological period of earth. Students walk in and out in this photo, which shows the stateliness of the building on a pretty day.

10 bonus facts about the 150-year-old Orton museum

Director Loren Babcock reveals cool things about Buckeyes’ favorite fossil collection—and some that went wrong long ago.

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A senior couple prepares a healthy meal with a variety of vegetables and fruits in view

Boost your brain health with these 6 expert tips

How we live can influence how our brain works as we age, according to experts from Ohio State and other respected groups.

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In the bright and cheerful costume studio, a young woman who is a senior at Ohio State tests her costume to make sure she can easily move in it. The costume is a business jacket over a shirt and pants; the student is the star of “She Kills Monsters.” In it, she played a teacher going into imaginary Dungeons & Dragons worlds to fight.

Join us in the new building for filming and fighting

Seniors take us along as they work and play in the Theatre, Film and Media Arts Building during its opening semester.

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