Dr. Erin Lynch, host of WeHBSeeU TV, a national digital streaming service, visited Central State University recently with a crew to spotlight science, technology, engineering, and mathematics research projects on campus.

The outcome of a full-day visit by nearly two dozen Ohio State University faculty and staff to Central State University’s main campus Aug. 9 to meet their counterparts was a pledge by the research directors of both institutions to seek more collaborations to find answers to society’s problems.Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, associate research director of CSU’s 1890 Land-Grant Programs, and Dr. Gary Pierzynski, associate dean for OSU Research and Graduate Education, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, shared their thoughts in a Research Connection podcast interview.

Podcast Episode 2: Dr. Morakinyo Kuti's Vision for his Alma Mater"My purpose and aim as President of this great university is to make sure thousands of alumni, thousands of individuals...attain the power of education and use that power to change their individual lives, their families, and their communities."

Dr. Kuti reflects on his 35-year employment at Central State University, rising through the ranks to become CSU's 10th President by July 1, 2024. In this first of two episodes, Dr. Kuti reflects on being Vice President for Research & Economic Development and Director of 1890 Land-Grant Programs, and on his expectations of his successor as VP and Director to boost CSU's reputation as a research institution."My advice to my successor is: you have the defined plans; make sure you give your employees all the tools and resources necessary for them to do the best that they can. Reward people who do their job and hold people accountable, or provide assistance for them, if they are not doing their job."

A $600,000 grant to CSU from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture will fund a three-year study on obesity prevention and understanding how individual genetic makeup interacts with diet and impacts personal health in minority populations. Guests include two research professors and undergraduate student researchers.John W. Garland College of Engineering, Science, Technology, and Agriculture (JWGCESTA)/1890 Land-Grant Program

Three CSU research professors/co-Principal Investigators talk about a partnership with three other institutions with a combined $10 million grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to recruit, educate, train, and retain the next generation of diverse food and agriculture professionals.John W. Garland College of Engineering, Science, Technology, and Agriculture (JWGCESTA)/1890 Land-Grant Program