The Ohio State Division of Police received a threat of violence against campus early Monday morning, but its immediate investigation deemed it not credible. In an early-morning release, police said suspects made multiple “unsubstantiated threats,” including one to “shoot up campus” and to place bombs ...

Ohio Gov. John Kasich ordered all U.S. and state flags at public buildings and grounds throughout Ohio be flown at half-staff Thursday, from sunrise to sundown, in honor of former U.S. senator and astronaut John Glenn. Glenn is set to be interred Thursday morning at ...

If college students find themselves unprepared to eat healthy now that they’re living on their own, meal-kit company Chef’d wants to solve that problem by taking the shopping out of their schedule. Chef’d is partnering with Spoon University, a food and drink website that caters ...

As pollinators continue on a path towards endangerment, one student organization hopes to explain how bees’ increasing death rate affects human lives. On Tuesday, Students for a Sustainable Campus is set to host an event called “We Can Bee Better,” featuring a panel of with ...

Time for Change Week opened with Undergraduate Student Government’s third-annual Sustainability Fair in the Ohio Union on Monday. More than 40 environmental groups set up interactive booths featuring their sustainability efforts across campus and Columbus, including both student and nonprofit organizations. Nearly 750 students attended ...

For years, Vickness Nyirede spent 12 hours a day walking from her village in rural Malawi to a well, where she collected rust-colored water for her family. Around the world, there are more than 783 million people like Nyirede, who don’t have access to clean ...

A recent Ohio State study examined the effects of mindfulness on attention, mental well-being and inflammation in the elderly, and found mixed results. Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, director of OSU’s clinical neuroscience laboratory, and Stephanie Fountain-Zaragoza, lead author and graduate student in psychology, reviewed 27 articles ...

The College of Social Work is partnering with the Wells Foundation to host a workshop for nonprofit leaders who want to learn to access more funding and run a more efficient operation. The three-day Social Enterprise/Impact Investing Executive Education Program is set to be held ...

An Ohio State study suggests a diet high in vegetables, fruits and whole grains could help older women avoid bone loss and fractures. The study, recently published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, showed that women with a less inflammatory diet lost less ...

This story gives more information on the new lottery required for 3rd- and 4th-years seeking on-campus housing.