Volunteers from Ohio State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, including students, faculty and staff as well as veterinarians from the local Columbus community helped perform spay/neuter surgeries and wellness checks to animals for Our Oath in Action Day – Ohio, a philanthropic event sponsored by the American Veterinary Medical Foundation and Hill’s Pet Nutrition that offers free clinical services to animals owned by low-income clients. “Through Our Oath in Action Day, we have provided…services to those in great need in Columbus, Ohio, including pet owners who are homeless, living in assisted living and those who are home-bound receiving Meals on Wheels,” said Laura Sutherland, event coordinator and third-year veterinary student. “Our…
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Researchers study survival of influenza A viruses in Ohio wetlands
Thanks to an Ohio Sea Grant-funded study, Dr. Richard Slemons and Dr. Andrew Bowman, both professors in the Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine and directors of the Animal Influenza Ecology and Epidemiology Research Program, and their research team surveyed wetland areas in northern Ohio to monitor for influenza A viruses. The goal of the project was to determine how long certain types of influenza A viruses, such as H5N1 (A.K.A. avian flu), could survive in marshes surrounding Lake Erie if introduced by wildlife into the environment. Slemons and Bowman’s research team included staff, undergraduate, graduate and veterinary students, field assistants and a certified wildlife biologist who served as a consultant. “We…
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Optimism
I made this video in high school to be used as part of my application for the 2012 Film Fest Committee, which is a group of approximately 10 seniors who shoot, direct and edit the school’s annual film fest.
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Davidson Film Fest 2012
Film Fest 2012 is a hilarious adventure through time and space as 12 high school students are sent into five different dimensions from a 5-dimensional camera meltdown. The students know nothing about each other, but must quickly work together to solve their problems and fix what the 5D camera has set in motion. Written, directed and produced by: Joshua Walz, Denise Blough, Turner Roof, Zach Wilke, Weston Lundquist, Whitney Weadock, Kelly McManamon, Matt Snyder, Nate Evans, Molly Mrofchak, Adam Mosely, Jared Truxall Music by: Nate Evans, Weston Lundquist, Denise Blough, Matt Snyder, The Doors, The Beatles, The Bee gees and Spoon. (Film Fest 2012 claims no rights or ownership to the copyrighted music presented in the film)
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Longest execution in Ohio history leads state to re-examine capital punishment policies
Dennis McGuire’s 26-minute struggle to die after receiving a new form of lethal injection on Jan. 16 has left Ohio officials speculating if and how the state should reform its death sentencing practices. Douglas Berman, professor of criminal law and sentencing at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, said many people are looking at the execution protocol, and that there are already bills being advanced to consider legal changes. Berman said there is a possibility that the dosage levels of the drugs used on McGuire were not high enough. “If there’s any means to suspect he did suffer significant pain, I wouldn’t be surprised if Ohio tried a…