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If you need help, do not hesitate to ask for help. There are many great resources at Ohio State University for graduate and professional students. 

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PBS News Hour covered Ohio State and the AI Fluency initiative as part of a story that ran on Nov. 25. Executive Vice President and Provost Ravi Bellamkonda and graduate students,  Will Resch (ph) and Natalia Morano-Britrago (ph), were featured in the story.

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When you are stressed out engage in deep breathing exercise, do some light stretching, take a break, practice mindfulness, or connect with others. All these things can help you calm down and relax.

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Jon Anderegg is an extraordinarily well-traveled and accomplished scholar. He has been educated or been an educator in five states at a number of different institutions. However, one of those institutions has popped up three times on Anderegg’s CV: Ohio State.

Engage in regular exercise, as it will improve your health and wellbeing. Remember that exercising creates many benefits. It impacts on a person’s physical well-being (sleep, stamina, energy, etc.), cognitive function, as well as mental health (self-esteem, self-confidence, stress, and anxiety).

The Graduate School is happy to announce the 2025-2026 Presidential Fellowship recipients. The Presidential Fellowship is the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School to recognize the outstanding scholarly accomplishments and potential of graduate students entering the final phase of their dissertation research or terminal degree project.

Graduate-level students from The Ohio State University are invited to participate in the Student Program at the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) 2026 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. The Summit will be held April 7-9, 2026, at the Gaylord Pacific near San Diego, California.  

Spending time outdoors can help you relax by reducing stress. Natural environments can lower cortisol (the stress hormone) levels and boost endorphins (natural mood boosters produced by the body), which will help you to feel more calm. Also remember that nature helps you to disconnect from all the stimulation and demands that graduate and professional students deal with.

Incorporate movement breaks when having screen time and sitting for extended time periods during the day. Taking short breaks to stretch (tilt your head side to side and/or perform chin tucks, etc.) serving as a mental reset, clearing your mind, improving your focus and therefore productivity. This also helps your eyes to relax.

The Graduate School is happy to announce the 2025-2026 Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship (AGGRS) recipients.

The AGGRS program provides small grants up to $5,000 to support the research and scholarship of doctoral or terminal master’s degree candidates for their dissertations or theses.