Research program creates healthier futures for women
Anchored by Sally Soter’s leadership gift, Dr. Tamar Gur and her team are using research to address women’s unique health care needs.
Passion. Collaboration. Community-building.
These are hallmarks of the Buckeye Spirit — and they are what fueled record-breaking achievements in engagement and fundraising during Time and Change: The Ohio State Campaign.
Across The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, the OSUCCC - James and the College of Medicine, it is hard to find a person or place that has not been impacted by the act of giving. Support from more than half a billion donors through Time and Change has accelerated pivotal research, elevated world-renowned faculty expertise, afforded life-changing learning opportunities and revitalized our campus in ways that are (quite literally) changing the landscape of health care.
Because of the community’s collective generosity, not only are we realizing the medical center’s mission of improving lives — we are also shaping a dynamic future where we will continue growing, discovering and thriving together.
Look back on Time and Change’s far-reaching success in the story collections below, which were curated to highlight some key moments from this historic campaign.
Accelerating Pivotal Research
Research provides the very foundation for how we understand, treat — and even cure — different diseases. Throughout Time and Change, private philanthropy has been a catalyst for our cross-disciplinary teams to accelerate progress toward pivotal discoveries that advance medicine and enhance care for patients and their families.
This cancer researcher improves health in Appalachia
Donors like Ellen and Jim Tressel are helping Electra Paskett positively impact cancer health equity in rural communities.
The groundbreaking promise of gene therapy
Inspired by personal experiences, philanthropic giving is driving this fast-growing field that is designed to correct DNA mutations.
Elevating World-Renowned Faculty Expertise
Every day, our faculty are creating knowledge, forging innovative avenues of discovery and learning and delivering the very best patient care. Investments in Ohio State’s faculty and staff tripled during Time and Change, resulting in double the number of endowed professorships that will further elevate our world-renowned expertise.
How this Ohio State doctor is empowering mental health
K. Luan Phan, the Jeffrey Schottenstein Endowed Chair of Psychiatry and Resilience, and his team are helping Ohioans become more resilient.
Meet Professor and Endowed Chairholder Sakima Smith
The Bob Frick Research Chair in Heart Failure and Arrhythmia has enabled Dr. Smith to expand his lab, student recruitment and cardio-oncology research.
Generosity that benefits mind, body and spirit
Jim and Christina Grotes’ gift to the Center for Integrative Health is propelling faculty, innovation and education to meet the growing need for care.
Affording Life-Changing Learning Opportunities
As an academic medical center, training the next generation of impact-driven leaders is at the heart of our work. From scholarships to building the future of team-based health care education, gifts through Time and Change have afforded life-changing learning opportunities for those who will serve and transform communities.
Welcome Home: the IHSC Forum
Jeri Block and Bobby Schottenstein are among the “forever Buckeyes” who have supported the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Center at Hamilton Hall.
“I want all students to have a great education”
Faculty member Lynne Brophy gives back to ensure that nursing assistants at the medical center and the OSUCCC – James can work toward RN licensure.
A day in the life of today's medical student
Varshita Chirumamilla, recipient of the College of Medicine Dean’s Scholarship, details the daily journey toward earning her white coat at Ohio State.
Changing the Landscape of Health Care
To best serve the evolving needs of our fast-growing region, Ohio State is changing the landscape of health care. Fundraising for new medical facilities grew significantly during Time and Change, with philanthropy powering a once-in-a-generation campus revitalization that includes the University Hospital tower opening in 2026.
The new face of our campus
Take a look at The James Outpatient Care, the Pelotonia Research Center, the hospital tower and more in this illustrated map featuring the medical center’s new facilities.
Honoring the past by paying forward
The Wolfe Foundation commemorates John F. Wolfe’s legacy with a transformational $50 million gift to Ohio State’s University Hospital project.
Scenes from the sandbox
Go inside the Innovation District’s Pelotonia Research Center, a new scientific hotspot where teamwork, creativity and innovation are flourishing.