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Justen Turner is a young black man wearing thick-framed glasses and a sweatshirt. He looks focused as he poses for this portrait holding a small video camera. His hair is dreads pulled back in a low ponytail. He looks like he's competent, professional and thoughtful—or like someone you'd trust to make a movie about yourself or a loved one. He's photographed in the Short North after the sun has set.

The making of a director

Following an example set by his Buckeye parents, Gen Z filmmaker Justen Turner ’24 is breaking barriers in the film industry—and opening doors for other Ohio creatives.

Justen Turner is a young black man wearing thick-framed glasses and a sweatshirt. He looks focused as he poses for this portrait holding a small video camera. His hair is dreads pulled back in a low ponytail. He looks like he's competent, professional and thoughtful—or like someone you'd trust to make a movie about yourself or a loved one. He's photographed in the Short North after the sun has set.

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Clark Kellogg stays in the game

Go backstage with the Ohio State hoops great, whose second act as one of basketball’s most trusted broadcasters shines with purpose.

Also in our Spring 2026 issue, we share how …

  • Ohio State is guiding the next era of AI
  • One woman (Kathy Lloyd ’99) works two jobs—super-lawyer and riding school owner
  • The Buckeyes who play Brutus reveal themselves at commencement
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One year at Waterman

Just a hop, skip and a jump from the ’Shoe, a 261-acre living laboratory is growing food, innovation and a crop of students steeped in tech, research and opportunity.

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Why so many Buckeyes thrive behind the mic

A generation of Ohio State athletes has transitioned from competition to commentary, turning early exposure into lasting media careers.

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At 93, Flo Gurwin ’55 keeps Columbus moving daily

The Ohio State alum leads water fitness classes, lifts neighbors’ spirits and shows how steady activity fuels long lives.

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A model rescue drone created at Ohio State flies into the air. It has a large body to ferry people or supplies and 8 propellers enclosed in four cannisters, each at the end of a pole. Together, they're laid out as a helicopter's rotors would be.

These drone-builders are reshaping emergency rescue

Built by Buckeyes, the autonomous craft grew from a global challenge into a lab-based testbed for medical delivery research.

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Jeremy Grant holds a model brain while sitting in a chair at the numbers sculptures on Ohio State's campus. He's a black man wearing a suit, tie and glasses. He has a friendly smile and his hair is short and neatly trimmed.

Preventing dementia starts with daily decisions

Ohio State neuropsychologist Jeremy Grant explains how activity, diet and sleep can slow decline and boost resilience.

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Hungry for a crunchy treat? Consider grasshoppers

The crunchy little jumpers are beloved in Mexico, writes an Ohio State anthropologist in a new book, so we compare proteins.

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Two people in graduation caps and gowns take a selfie on a football stadium field, with one holding a diploma and bouquet and the other wearing Brutus’ giant cap on top of her graduation cap. A crowd of graduates and guests fills the stands in the background.

Graduation tradition unmasks students who play Brutus

Commencement unveilings give Buckeyes like Emily Hayward ’25 a joyful way to share a once‑secret role—and celebrate.

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