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  1. A better tool in the toolbox: New project will bolster Ohio's Phosphorus Risk Index

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/better-tool-in-the-toolbox-new-project-will-bolster-ohios-phosphorus-risk-index

    Grand Lake St. Marys has lost an estimated $60-80 million in tourism due to harmful algae blooms. And in 2011, algae blooms covered 990 square miles of Lake Erie's surface area, the largest in the lake's history. Phosphorus is the pollutant most ...

  2. OSU Extension introduces 3 new signature programs, graduates 2

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/osu-extension-introduces-3-new-signature-programs-graduates-2

    OSU Extension engages people to strengthen their lives and communities through research-based educational programming. A tremendous variety of locally specific programs focus on meeting citizens' needs right where they live and work. Since 2008, OSU ...

  3. Let's talk about hidden bias: CFAES Community Dialogue is Nov. 20

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/lets-talk-about-hidden-bias-cfaes-community-dialogue-is-nov-20

    Hidden bias-- also called automatic, unconscious, or implicit bias-- is the topic of the first CFAES Community Dialogue, to be held via distance on Tuesday, Nov. 20, from 11 a.m. to noon. The program is part of a  new series by the CFAES Diversity Catalys ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. 'CFAES Community Dialogues': New series to look at diversity, inclusion

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/cfaes-community-dialogues-new-series-look-diversity-inclusion

      The  CFAES Diversity Catalyst Team  is pleased to introduce a new series called "CFAES Community Dialogues." These dialogues are informational sessions led by a member or members of the CFAES Diversity Catalyst Team that will address an aspect ...

  6. Ohio allocates $6M to rebuild 'the core of our bioenergy and bioproducts research'

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/ohio-allocates-6m-rebuild-the-core-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 ...

  7. Healthy, wealthy, and wise: What worksite wellness means to people... and how Extension helps

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/healthy-wealthy-and-wise-what-worksite-wellness-means-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 ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Coming soon: This year's Wayne County Farm Tour will stop twice at ATI

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/coming-soon-years-wayne-county-farm-tour-will-stop-twice-ati

    The annual Wayne County Farm Tour attracts thousands of visitors each year, and this year, some of those visitors will have the opportunity see Ohio State ATI's  Equine Center  and new cattle handling facility. The ATI sites are two of eight stops in ...

  10. Keys to reducing H3N2v flu risk? Public awareness, keeping sick pigs away from fairs

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/keys-reducing-h3n2v-flu-risk-public-awareness-keeping-sick-pigs-away-from-fairs

    Better education regarding the nature of influenza viruses and how to prevent infection, along with stepped-up efforts to keep sick pigs away from agricultural fairs, are the best ways to minimize risk of human disease and any potentially adverse impact o ...

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