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ATI dedicates new beef cattle handling facility
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/ati-dedicates-new-beef-cattle-handling-facility
ATI livestock student Emily Painter, pictured right, wielded the scissors at the ribbon cutting for ATI's new beef cattle handling facility on Oct. 12. About 100 people attended the program, which showcased the Temple Grandin-designed facility to t ...
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'The Science of Chocolate' and more: 4-H Science Saturdays start soon
Youth "learn by doing" in 4-H, and those who attend Ohio 4-H Science Saturdays can explore and experience firsthand the science behind everyday things. This program engages third- to sixth-grade students in hands-on, interactive activities about ...
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Stone Lab to partner with BGSU on STEM-related grant
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/stone-lab-partner-with-bgsu-stem-related-grant
Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory are partnering with Bowling Green State University on a five-year National Science Foundation project that focuses on teacher professional development and student engagement in science. Led by BGSU's Northwest ...
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Farmer to farmer: Retired Extension educator volunteers in Mozambique
I recently volunteered for another CNFA Farmer-to-Farmer Program to assist with agricultural development in an African country. Last year it was in Uganda. This year, it was in Mozambique. My assignment was to assist the Agricultural College of the Cat ...
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Driven to succeed: OARDC-industry partnership is creating new jobs
Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee liked what he saw at the Mansfield, Ohio, factory, which was turning a syrupy mix of crop and biodiesel wastes into polyurethane foam. But he was more fascinated by the story of how the factory came to be, in which an Oh ...
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Why 'climate change doesn't seem so remote' now
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/why-climate-change-doesnt-seem-so-remote-now
Climate change tends to pop into public conversation every few months or so, but for Ohio State's Climate Change Outreach Team, the topic has stayed relevant since the team's inception in 2008. The group focuses on localizing climate change to ...
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Drawing a line in the sand: Keeping clean, green marinas
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/drawing-line-in-the-sand-keeping-clean-green-marinas
Marina operators, boaters, and other Great Lakes residents are invited to learn about best practices for preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) during a Clean Marina Webinar on Nov. 7 from 2-3:30 p.m. EST. This is the third webinar in a s ...
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Ohio allocates $6M to rebuild 'the core of our bioenergy and bioproducts research'
The state of Ohio's Office of Budget and Management has allocated $6 million in emergency funds to assist with the reconstruction of a building at OARDC that was severely damaged by the Sept. 16, 2010, tornado that struck the Wooster campus. The anno ...
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Healthy, wealthy, and wise: What worksite wellness means to people... and how Extension helps
Employers increasingly offer worksite wellness programs to employees, for good reason: a 2010 analysis in Health Affairs showed a decrease of $3.27 in medical expenses and $2.73 saved in absenteeism costs for every dollar invested in worksite wellness ...
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Lake's effect on housing prices?
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/lakes-effect-housing-prices
Researchers Mark Partridge, Elena Irwin, and Heather Stephens, all of the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, have found that Lake Erie attracts highly educated people to its communities and that homeowners are will ...