Alumni
Guide for life
They once were professor and advisee. Now they’re colleagues. And that’s the end goal, they say. BY ROBIN CHENOWETH Accomplished nutrition scientist Kelly Walsh, ’00 BS, ’06 PhD, was an untried grad student when he first crossed paths with the man who would set his career into motion. He was intimidated, to say the least. […]
New grad’s goal: Elevate teaching
BY ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ ILLUSTRATION BY LAUREN ZIMMER Justin Creps is an engineer bent on a revolution. He wants to change people’s perceptions of teachers. While earning his second degree from Ohio State in mechanical engineering, something clicked. As a graduate student teaching undergraduates, he realized he’d found his place. He is now beginning his fifth […]
Traversing the trails
Alumnus uses GPS technology to make national park accessible for the visually impaired By ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ Hiking the trails of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve offers a first-hand look back to America’s frontier. Bison roam freely. Cowboys herd grazing cattle. Prairie grasses tower six feet high, sheltering wildflowers and wildlife that paint a diverse ecosystem […]
