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For 2 best friends in Mansfield, skateboarding has provided painful injuries and warm memories
This story is part of a new series covering the rising skate culture in Mansfield, produced in partnership with Skate Ohio. Travieso Osorio James, better known as Trav, is a 28-year-old Mansfield native who grew up absolutely obsessed with...

Ohio Genealogical Society’s Lorain County Chapter to hear from expert on Quakers
The Lorain County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society welcomes Annette Burke Lyttle, a Certified Genealogist, as guest presenter for its upcoming meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 11. This free online Zoom program is open to the public, according to a...
Ohio State offers Cleveland native, 2027 guard Geren Holmes
Sixteen-year-old basketball player Geren Holmes, recently reclassified to the 2027 class, has received six scholarship offers. Geren Holmes received his first high-major offer from Ohio State, a team he grew up watching. The internal belief has...

Researchers find combined tech needed for pediatric vehicular heatstroke prevention
Different technologies have been developed to help parents and caregivers address pediatric vehicular heatstroke (PVH), where a child dies from overheating in an unattended motor vehicle. Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)...

Why the budget law is tailored to help Ohio families
“Where I land on policy always depends on how it affects people in Ohio.” That’s what I wrote earlier this year, and that’s why I supported the bill that extended the 2017 tax cuts and made urgent investments in our national defense and border...
Students enjoy ExploreAg camp
The 13 students who graduated from the Ohio Farm Bureau’s ExploreAg camp pose for a photo. Courtesy | Ohio Farm Bureau At a recent Ohio Farm Bureau ExploreAg camp, 13 students graduated after a weeklong immersion into the career opportunities Ohio...

The sights and science of seiches on Lake Erie
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A seiche in Lake Erie happens when strong winds from a powerful low either push all the water away from the shoreline or up onto it. Seiches can happen in any of the Great Lakes, but they’re much more dramatic in Lake Erie...

Mark Zuckerberg Names OpenAI Veteran Shengjia Zhao As Chief Scientist Of Meta Superintelligence Labs
Meta Platforms Inc. META has officially named Shengjia Zhao, a former OpenAI researcher, as Chief Scientist of its newly formed Superintelligence Labs. What Happened: On Friday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Zhao's appointment on Threads,...

Black bears are back. Here’s how the species is recolonizing Ohio
Black bears are back. Here’s how the species is recolonizing Ohio By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom Posted on: Friday, July 25, 2025 < < Back to CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — A roving black bear made headlines earlier this month for...

Dingell joins advocates in underscoring need for Great Lakes research funding
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor) discusses her efforts to protect funding for Great Lakes restoration and protection efforts amid threats of cuts from the Trump administration. July 25, 2025 | Photo by Kyle Davidson/Michigan Advance Great...

Faculty member accepts invitation to present at United Nations Ocean Conference
July 29, 2025 Dr. Nina Adanin presented her research, “Climate Resilience Among Indigenous Peoples Living Near Glaciers and the Role of Mountain Tourism,” to an international audience and attended the Third United Nations Ocean Conference in June...

Ohio awards $1.1 million to boost medical innovation and A.I. tech
The Ohio Third Frontier Commission has approved over $1.1 million in funding to advance the research and commercialization of medical and scientific technologies through the Technology Validation and Start-up Fund (TVSF). Six organizations across...

Meta names Shengjia Zhao as chief scientist of AI superintelligence unit
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Friday that former OpenAI researcher Shengjia Zhao will lead research efforts at the company’s new AI unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). Zhao contributed to several of OpenAI’s largest breakthroughs,...

Truck driver stays steady amid setbacks at Intel's Ohio chip site
Intel’s decision to slow the pace of construction is not expected to change its timeline to open, which is set for 2030 or 2031. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Intel’s announcement this week that it will further slow construction on its major Ohio chip plants...

Great Lakes advocates rally against Trump cuts that would shut down Michigan NOAA research labs
ANN ARBOR, MI — State and regional environmental advocates are pushing federal lawmakers to halt proposed funding cuts that would shut down two Great Lakes research labs — and the protections against major water pollutants they help monitor. The...
Investors urged to watch for scams
Investors urged to watch for scams As investment scams drain investor portfolios at never-before-seen levels, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities is issuing a reminder for Ohioans to stay on high alert to protect their assets....

OSU’s TDAI Hosts International Conference on Scalable Scientific Data Management
July 25, 2025 — The Translational Data Analytics Institute (TDAI) at Ohio State University proudly hosted the 37th International Conference on Scalable Scientific Data Management (SSDBM 2025) from June 23–25, 2025, in the state-of-the-art Ideation...

Windows 10 support ending: Action required for OHIO devices
Beginning Oct. 14, 2025, Microsoft will end support for most versions of Windows 10. In response, the Ohio University Office of Information Technology (OIT) will begin restricting access for OHIO-managed systems running unsupported Windows...

Some Ohio House Republicans want U.S. Supreme Court to limit injunction power of lower courts
More than 30 Ohio House Republicans have signed onto a letter with legislators in other states to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take action against federal district courts, claiming many are engaging in judicial overreach. That’s about a third of...

AI Transforms Work, Love, and Sustainability in the Next Issue of Worth Magazine
Business + Innovation From AI’s impact on jobs and intimacy to tax law overhauls and flax-fiber Porsches, the Q3 issue of Worth explores what it means to live longer, lead smarter, and leave something lasting. AI is changing everything—how we...