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In a classroom setting, a man wearing a suit and glasses looks confident and thoughtful as he leans on a desk between colorful charts.
Cryptocurrency confusion? Amin Shams to the rescue

The assistant professor of finance explains the curious world of blockchain, bitcoin and cryptocurrency’s future.
Several young Black men dancing in step and have big smiles and animated expressions
A new campus landmark celebrates the Divine Nine

For Black fraternities and sororities, the National Pan-Hellenic Council Plaza marks a place where all are welcomed.
A woman wearing an Ohio State shirt and two students smile at each other in a supportive way as they chat and sit on large stone steps on Ohio State’s Mansfield campus.
At Ohio State Mansfield, lime green means help

Students, faculty and staff use colored bandanas to signal a willingness to discuss mental health and prevent suicide. 
A Navajo Nation man wearing braids and a ballcap bends over to drink water from his own cupped hands, which he just pumped from a green metal well apparatus covered by a thin layer of dirt.
Ohio State boosting water access in Navajo Nation

The Global Water Institute is digging wells, providing agricultural training and planting gardens to fill critical gaps.
A portion of a stained glass window shows a Buckeye player rushing with the football
Letters to the editor: Alumni share ’Shoe stories

Readers respond to articles on Ohio Stadium’s centennial and Dr. Christina Knight’s work in Navajo Nation in this collection of commentary.
A bearded man wearing glasses meets the eyes of a student who is out of focus as he animatedly explains a thought.
University defining who we are, what we value

Associate Professor Piers Turner, an expert on ethics, shares how and why Ohio State embarked on this important project.
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WOSU turns 100: Power of the people

From the early days of radio, WOSU Public Media has enriched lives in Columbus. What comes next? GM Ronnie Agnew shares.
A bumblebee gathers pollen from a willow tree.  
This project will track bees using their DNA  

Funded by the Defense Department, the professor-alumnus collaboration is intended to help protect crucial pollinators. 
Radio host Ann Fisher smiles behind a microphone
Ann Fisher wants you to know about everything

The journalist who expertly shares ‘All Sides’ of local-to-global issues that matter came to WOSU a virtual radio newbie. 
Esther Flores talks with a woman
Inside the world of a servant on the streets

Nurse Esther Flores ’01 gave up her day job to provide victims of human trafficking with safe spaces and food for mind, body and spirit.