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. And that’s why we still adore him 50 years after he won his first Heisman. The Fall 2024 issue also highlighted entrepreneur Tovah Kaiser ’19, Ohio State’s Aphasia Initiative, alumni’s favorite music through the years and much more.
3 recipes to try: MasterChef alum’s cake, soup, rice
Prostate cancer survivor Chris Walinski ’89 DDS goes from TV chef to do-gooder in nonprofit aimed at building good health.
Ryan Shazier and Tyson Gentry are hope embodied
Spinal cord injuries ended the football careers of these two alumni but left them determined to help other survivors.
Women’s pro sports have major league momentum
If these leagues seem to be having a moment, Ohio State’s alumni athletes know better. Call it a movement, they say.
2 Buckeyes build Ohio State in Minecraft and Legos
The Ohio State of play is here: our campus made in the most popular video game and marching band members pitched to Lego.
The long and short of it
Professors Lou DiMauro and Pierre Agostini, a 2023 Nobel laureate, are developing the next generation of big thinkers.
From war refugee to polar pioneer: his brave journey
Ohio State researcher Henry Brecher ’66 MS escaped the Nazis and was a favorite at Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center.
Ohio State tackles maple syrup climate challenge
Researchers are testing other types of trees and tech to help local producers prepare in case sugar maples take a hit.
Room to think
Thompson Library helps Buckeyes learn, investigate and contemplate from morning to night. It’s a tale told in photos.