TOP OF THE ARCHIVES
Art allies
Michelle Brandt ’96 and Duff Lindsay ’74 moved their art galleries from the Short North to downtown to help breathe new life into the city’s heart.
Our Summer 2025 issue also …
- Shares the hidden wonders of an ancient culture with archaeologist Bradley Lepper ’79 MA, ’86 PhD
- Revisits bad TV with Bruce Vilanch ’70
- Offers The Big Buckeye Quiz, the ultimate trivia test


A new course helps students decode generative AI
The class is part of a university-wide push to embed AI education into every student’s experience by 2029.

Caprice Phillips is busy solving cosmic mysteries
Ohio State prepared this two-time graduate to ask and answer big questions in a prestigious NASA fellowship.

How this ‘Curious George’ landed at Ohio State
Today, the youngest member of the alumni board is helping to drive the future of drones. Tomorrow, the sky is the limit.

Connie Zehr ’60 left a trail of red sand and wonder
The artist’s sand installations and quiet innovation helped shape a movement—and left a legacy of beauty and meaning.

The Buckeye who became a college football referee
Grit, family and Ohio State helped Chris Garner ’97, ’99 complete his life’s ambitions, and more than 10 years in the SEC.

Meet the Hopewell masterpiece: The Newark Earthworks
They look like grassy hills, but this place was once the Mecca of North America. Learn the hidden science and how to go.

Dancer, describer, dreamer — Rhodes does it all
The 2019 graduate has built a career on her own terms, blending movement, meaning and mission into a vibrant freelance life.