Summer 2023
![Two men are next to each other smiling. On the left is a Black man standing who is wearing a short-sleeved button-down short that shows tattoos on his arms. He has a hand on the back of the wheelchair of, on the right, a white bearded man. He wears a button-down shirt and jeans.](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3/public/2023-06/Shazier%20Gentry%20promo.jpg.webp?itok=QW-2uLML)
Spinal cord injuries ended the football careers of these two alumni but left them determined to help other survivors.
![An older white man in an Ohio State shirt smiles broadly.](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3/public/2023-06/OSAM_SU23_Lashey_promo.jpg.webp?itok=zhrlPiha)
This WWII vet went to college in his 30s, worked in farming and finance, and lived in Kenya, Egypt and, of course, Ohio.
![In a classroom with mostly male students, teacher Carmen Swain leans on a desk to talk to two students. She and the young men seem relaxed and are smiling.](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3/public/2023-08/OSAM_SU23_Swain_promo.jpg.webp?itok=w-JsCIyw)
This exercise scientist and mother of four dedicates countless hours to helping students thrive, in classes and research.
![Outside on a porch or deck, two older white people stand around a metal mixing bowl with a salad of greens, carrots and cherry tomatoes. The man is drizzling olive oil onto the salad and the woman holds plates and forks. Because the photo was taken from slightly above them and they’re both looking down at the salad, you can’t see their eyes.](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3/public/2023-08/OSAM-Summer-2023-Heart-Healthy.jpg.webp?itok=qKXxBBuA)
With simple efforts, you can make healthy choices to help protect yourself and loved ones from heart disease.
![An illustration in Ohio State’s colors shows silhouettes of people looking at each other, shaking hands, school buildings and the Oval’s path pattern. All of it represents the connections formed at the university.](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3/public/2023-08/OSAM_SU23_5Mentors_promo.jpg.webp?itok=pm8sCmG6)
We asked six of Ohio State’s best mentors what advice they would share for others working to guide the next generation.
![Kentaro Fujita, an Asian man, focuses on a slide show being shown out of the photo frame, as a student, a young white woman with long hair, next to him gestures as she explains a point of her project.](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3/public/2023-08/OSAM-Summer-2023-Mentor-Fujita_0.jpg.webp?itok=ildSpkzC)
Faculty and staff who see their students’ potential are helping them grow into more than they ever realized they could be.
![Two young women seated at a table enjoying a pizza](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3/public/2023-08/OSAM_SU23_TheAsk_promo.jpg.webp?itok=KNAkw4ET)
More than 200 Buckeyes sent in their favorite meals. We compiled their answers and count down here to the most popular.
![Josh Javor, a white man with glasses and a baseball cap, and Dominque McClean, a Black woman with long hair in a dress coat, smile at each other as they walk down stairs into a subway entrance.](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3/public/2023-08/OSAM-Summer-2023-Boston-Hero_3_0.jpg.webp?itok=HAzuHE_W)
Residents love their city for its many colleges, walkability, cuisine, seaside options and, of course, the history.
![Two smiling women stand with their matching bicycles wearing matching Team Buckeye jerseys and bike helmets. On the left is Molly Ranz Calhoun, a tall white woman, and on the right is Provost Melissa Gilliam, a tall Black woman.](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3/public/2023-06/OSAM_Molly_Pelotonia.jpg.webp?itok=rQ7JQJzf)
Molly Ranz Calhoun, Team Buckeye’s honorary co-captain, rides to honor her mom, mentors and a special friend.