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Three people laugh as they talk in a room with flags spelling OSU Aphasia Initiative on the wall. Two of them are husband and wife. She has her head thrown back as she laughs hard; her hoop earrings swing with her movement. Her husband, in dress pants and golf shirt, laughs with his hands on his thighs as he watches the man entertaining them with his storytelling. That man wears a cowboy hat and glasses. All three are black and middle-aged.

Community of hope

For people with aphasia who can’t communicate easily, Ohio State’s Aphasia Initiative offers what can feel like a lifeline. 

Amber Poindexter, sitting at a table, touches her chest as she watches the mouth of her speech therapist, Arin Sheeler. Arin is a curly-haired white woman leaning toward Amber, pointing at her own throat and touching the underside of Amber’s chin. They’re very focused on each other.
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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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In a darkened room, an eye doctor examines a patient’s left retina by holding a small instrument in front of his eye and wearing a headset that is shiny metal and black plastic. The handheld part has a mirror that reflects light into the patient’s eye; the part on the doctor’s head, called a Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscope, shows her a closeup view and provides the light.

Dr. Mawada Osman and the power of seeing

Inspired by professors and her immigration experience, this compassionate optometrist teaches students to care for the needy.

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A metal statue with a weathered patina shows an African warrior holding up his sword with thick nails or spikes hammered all over his body. The exception is his face—none is higher than his chin. The warrior looks straight forward. What would usually be rounded—shoulders, belly, arc of the cheek, is rendered in flat panels of metal, adding a geometric look to the warrior.

Originally from Ghana, he’s building a Buckeye legacy

Wise beyond his years, junior Prince Amoako sees his life in a Hale Hall statue. “I see the hard times as lessons,” he says. 

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archie griffin stands shoulder to shoulder with his dad and mom

5 early influences who helped define Archie’s ethos

The only two-time Heisman Trophy winner has used his life to help others. So we asked Archie Griffin who inspired him. 

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Dr. John J. Warner looks friendly and smart as he poses for a photo in a grand space where pillars and windows line a wall and study tables can be seen behind him. Warner, who is smiling, is a middle age white man in a suit with glasses and a dimple.

Buckeye spirit is transforming health care in Ohio

In a Q&A, CEO John J. Warner shares how the Wexner Medical Center is determined to improve care, research and education.

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David Harris poses for an American Airlines headshot in a suit and narrow tie and pilot’s hat. He is a Black man and his expression says he is serious yet open or trustworthy—like someone you’d trust to fly your plane.

First Black pilot at a big U.S. airline? He was a Buckeye

David E. Harris ’57 not only broke barriers, he was an all-around great guy—and credited those who came before him.

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Lines of Buckeye students, each on their own yoga matte, strike the yoga pose shown by the teachers. It is right leg forward and bent so the flat of the foot is on the floor; left leg stretched far behind, so only the ball of the foot is on the floor; and elbows bent 90 degrees and hands held just above head height.

Scarlet, gray and OK

Ohio State has been expanding mental-health services for students. The result: more Buckeyes who can chase their dreams.

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Sitting in a theater with leather seats, Matthew Grizzard, a bearded white man wearing khakis and a button down, sits relaxed with one leg crossed over the other and his hands seeming as if he’s focusing as he listens. He’s smiling with his eyes more than his mouth.

Sympathy for the villain? Matthew Grizzard explains

The associate professor answers alumni questions about why we actually like some bad guys — and what it says about us.

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This student found she could, thanks to Ohio State

Studying abroad changed Ariana Winbush, who grew up with an explorer’s heart but expectations to never travel far. 

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