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A worldwide pandemic may have stopped much of the world in its tracks, but students and project partners involved in Fisher's Health Care Industry Immersion program didn’t skip a beat. 

As our reliance on delivery services increases amid a backdrop of unrest, Associate Professor of Logistics Terry Esper, a recognized expert in "last-mile" logistics, shares his thoughts and professional insights about the tough conversations and safety considerations necessary to protect black delivery drivers.

Karla Berberich is an "east coast transplant and crab cake enthusiast starting a new life in OH-IO.” SHe was also named a Poets&Quants MBA To Watch for 2020.

MBA student Alex Beutel "was in urban education, will be a business leader, constantly learning in between.” He was also selected by Poets&Quants as a one of the publication's MBAs to Watch for 2020.

Describing himself as someone who is "constantly striving to positively impact society and bring out the best in people,” Kartik Mukundan was named by Poets&Quants as one of their MBAs To Watch for 2020.

Experts, including Fisher's Grant Donnelly, talk about how to overcome the inability of many people to build a rainy-day fund. With the economic slowdown, their advice is more important than ever.

What happens when you’re able to spot a deadly pandemic, but the playbook for responding to it is a century old? 
For alumnus Will Lange, president and general manager of Honeywell’s Personal Protective Equipment division, the answer meant acting quickly and decisively in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak.  

Beginning in the fall semester 2020, select students enrolled in Fisher’s Specialized Master in Business-Analytics (SMB-A) program will be able to live-stream and complete the program’s Saturday instructional sessions online. 

The coronavirus pandemic is striking a blow to the event-ticketing industry as organizers cancel and postpone concerts and other performances to adhere to lockdown orders and social-distancing protocols.

When Ohio State announced its plan to transition to online-only classes in the face of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, accounting students at Fisher were caught off-guard. They, along with faculty, share their thoughts on the sudden transition — and success — of distance learning. 

A self-described "proud Latina Peruvian; a reliable, curious, hardworking, service-oriented leader, and business professional,” Carmen Elena Ferreyra Palomino was named one of the Poets&Quants’ Best & Brightest Business MBAs of 2020.

Ohio State's virtual commencement doesn’t mean students and families like Damien Connelley's are forgoing the traditions of commencement. Instead, they are taking graduation photos, planning small parties and investing in the defining symbol of the conclusion of a college career: the cap and gown. Check out the family's story of how it was able to keep this tradition alive amid unprecedented disruption.

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program continues to connect accounting students at Fisher with taxpayers in need of tax prep help.

Accompanied by Tzachi Zach, director of the MAcc program, 20 students ventured to Washington D.C., where they spent three days as part of the Washington Campus learning about the relationship between accounting, government and public policy.  

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fisher College of Business community worked together to make the transition to online curriculum delivery a successful one. Hear from faculty members and students about the sudden adjustment to distance learning.

Fisher student Aaron Westbrook recognized a need and addressed it. Today, his company Form5 Prosthetics has shifted its operations to producing protective face shields for health care workers.

As countries around the world reacted in real-time to the rapid spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, staff and faculty members working with Fisher’s Office of Global Business (OGB) quickly found themselves leading responses that would directly impact the safety and educational well-being of dozens of students.

With campus closed and much of the world sheltering in place because of the coronavirus outbreak, first-year business student Kexin (Cathy) Qian decided to leave Ohio State for her home in Guangzhou, China. Three weeks after boarding a plane at John Glenn International Airport, she finally made it. 

Despite government changing advice on wearing masks, few people are warming to the new advice in Columbus. This might be the norm for a while, said Grant Donnelly, an assistant professor of marketing at Fisher who has researched how public campaigns and messages influence public behavior. “Effective messaging requires consistent messaging to instill trust.”

Facing a pandemic is stressful enough by itself, but many Americans must deal with losing their employment on top of health concerns. To help guide Americans in this time of crisis, WalletHub turned to a panel of experts, including Joseph A. Alutto, distinguished professor, emeritus, in the Department of Management and Human Resources.

“My two greatest passions are Latin American studies and the Real Housewives franchise.” Learn even more about Jaret Waters, who was selected by Poets&Quants’ as one of its Best & Brightest Business Majors of 2020. 

Meet Jordan Sibley, a "motivating, God-fearing, self-driven, responsible individual who intends to uplift and create change.” Sibley was named one of the Poets&Quants’ Best & Brightest Business Majors of 2020.

In addition to producing bourbon, gin and other liquors, Columbus distillery Watershed is now making and selling its own hand sanitizer. Owner Greg Lehman (BSBA '01) says it's the company's way of keeping people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic while also bringing back employees who had been laid off.

From disaster preparedness to public health concerns to the cost faced by insurance companies, a panel discussion recently  brought together leaders from throughout Ohio State and beyond to examine the wide-ranging impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and how the university is joining the fight against it.