Nominate an Outstanding Older Ohioan for the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame

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Honor recognizes elders who exemplify excellence, ingenuity and compassion

 

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Aging is seeking the public’s help to identify outstanding older neighbors who have made, and continue to make, a lasting difference in their professions, their vocations and their communities, and who serve as role models for other generations to continue to grow, thrive and contribute.… Read full story

Multi-State OVI Enforcement Successful in Removing Impaired Drivers

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COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol made 331 OVI arrests during the latest 6-State Trooper Project, focused on removing impaired motorists to make safer roadways. The high-visibility enforcement began Friday, December 2 and ended Sunday, December 4. It included the Indiana State Police, Kentucky State Police, Michigan State Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Pennsylvania State Police and the West Virginia State Police.… Read full story

Raising The Curtain On Cerebral Malaria’s Deadly Agents

NIH scientists film inside mouse brains to uncover biology behind the disease.

Using state-of-the-art brain imaging technology, scientists at the National Institutes of Health filmed what happens in the brains of mice that developed cerebral malaria (CM). The results, published in PLOS Pathogens, reveal the processes that lead to fatal outcomes of the disease and suggest an antibody therapy that may treat it.… Read full story

Ohio Department of Education Launches Mobile App

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Ohio families can now get the latest education news, search for schools in their neighborhoods and look at their schools’ report cards right from their smartphones. The Ohio Department of Education today launched a mobile app for iPhone and Android.

“More and more, we’re getting information directly from our smartphones,” said Paolo DeMaria, superintendent of public instruction.

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