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  • Listen to our newest podcast to learn how campus policie make streets safer

    varcho.3@osu.edu | May 22, 2026
    From summer events to on and off-campus patrols, The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD) works year-round to keep the Buckeye community safe. In this month's City of Ohio State podcast , Lieutenant Bruce Allen highlights career opportunities, new safety initiatives and practical tips to help students stay informed, prevent crime and navigate campus with confidence.
    City of Ohio State Podcast logo with Lt Bruce Allen

  • Students Input will Help Shape Safer Streets at Ohio State

    varcho.3@osu.edu | May 4, 2026
    From scooters to sidewalks, Planning, Architecture and Real Estate (PARE) and Facilities Operations Development (FOD) are working to make getting around campus safer for everyone—and we’re asking students to help lead the way. Feedback gathered during Earth Day on the South Oval will inform projects tied to a $300,000 U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant. SS4A at...
    students at Earth Day celebration

  • PARE's Aaron Rumbaugh Featured on City of Ohio State Podcast

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | March 25, 2026
    Behind every tree-lined walkway and neatly kept green space is a coordinated effort to make campus both beautiful and functional. On this episode of the City of Ohio State Podcast , hear from Facilities Operations and Development's (FOD) Mickey Sharron and Planning, Architecture and Real Estate's (PARE) Aaron Rumbaugh about how landscapes are imagined, built, and maintained.
    City of Ohio State Podcast

  • Campus Prairie Project Blooms with IPPLG Grant Support

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | March 18, 2026
    A once underutilized asphalt pad along the edge of campus is being transformed into a vibrant prairie and outdoor learning environment thanks to collaboration across the university and funding from the Integrated Physical Planning Liaison Group (IPPLG) Framework Learning Space Grant and an Ohio State Sustainability grant. Located at 690 Ackerman Road, the site now features native plantings...
    A view of the prairie where asphalt is seen as a garden.

  • In the News: New Bike Rack, Outdoor Furniture Added to North Campus

    Jake Rahe | September 24, 2025
    Planning, Architecture and Real Estate (PARE) has installed a new seating area and bike rack for students to use outside of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Chemistry Building as part of the second phase of the Biomedical and Materials Engineering Complex. This project is part of a larger university initiative to activate more spaces across campus for a variety of uses. Read Full...
    Bike rack outside of CBEC.

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