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Zachary Ernest, a tall white man with shaved head, neat beard and colorful tattoos on his neck and forearms, smiles as he sits on a stool on the factory floor of Ashland Conveyor Products. He is in front of bundles of about 50 metal pipes each, stacked on shelving.

Built for the future

The engineering tech program is designed to create a generation of leaders who will transform the state’s top industry. Zachary Ernest ’22, ’24 is fulfilling that promise.

Zachary Ernest, a tall white man with shaved head, neat beard and colorful tattoos on his neck and forearms, is pleased by what he sees on the factory floor of his employer, Ashland Conveyor Products. He stands in front of bundles of about 50 metal pipes each, stacked on shelving. He also wears safety glasses.

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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
This is a stack of the Summer 2025 edition of Ohio State Alumni Magazine. The cover shows an older man sitting in a chair and a woman standing next to him, resting her arm on his shoulder. They seem comfortable with each other and elegant; both are dressed up. The woman has a knowing smile, a long black dress and scarf, and straight hair parted in the middle. She is Latina. The man wears a suit coat, jeans and a black button-down. He is white and has gray hair and beard and glasses.
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An illustration shows a man sitting at a computer. Geometric designs and results radiate outward.

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.

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Caprice Phillips, a young black woman wearing her hair curly, a fall coat and glasses, peers into the scope of a telescope. Behind her the sky appears purple

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.

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George Valcarel, a young man of Spanish and Greek heritage, sits on/stands against a tall stool. He wears a suit jacket and tie and a smile

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.

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Connie Zehr, a white woman with short blond hair, oval glasses and a big smile, sits on a director's-style folding chair in front of photos of her works. They are all sand and they are mounded in different formations. They could be ancient or alien structures, or foot prints into mounded sand--they're abstract and so open to interpretation.

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.

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A football referee holds the ball and makes a thoughtful face as he watches something out of the photo frame. He wears a black and white striped referee’s shirt, a ballcap and a headset that leaves a small mic in front of his mouth to communicate calls. He's a white man with white hair and muscular arms.

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.

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A painting shows what the Earthworks would have looked like 2,000 years ago, from a bird's eyeview.

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. 

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Brianna Rhodes, a pretty, young black woman, sits on a window ledge inside a dim room. Colored paper taped over the window shines colored light onto her. She's smiling with her eyes and wearing casual clothes that she can dance in. Her hair is tight curls on top of her head and she has a line of earrings up the ear the photo shows.

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. 

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