Health & Wellness

OSU 2Play Lab provides physical activity outlet for kids from Jackson Street Youth Services

By Molly Rosbach on Jan. 10, 2025

In this photo from an unrelated past project, Will Massey plays with elementary-age kids on the playground. 

Every week for the past seven years, teens and tweens from Jackson Street Youth Services have been coming to Langton Hall at Oregon State University to take a break from the shelter and do what kids do best: play.

Vet Med: From Slow Heart to Steady Beat: Watch Dog Maximus Get a Pacemaker

By Theresa Hogue on Dec. 17, 2024

Warning: This video contains surgical imagery.

Maximus is a four-year-old German shepherd in need of a pacemaker to fix his slow heart rate. The surgery is performed by Dr. Charlotte Donnan and team at the Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital at the Oregon State University Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine.