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Media mention: Opioids cost Ohio $8.8 billion

Opioid addiction, abuse and overdose deaths cost Ohio from $6.6 billion to $8.8 billion, according to a new report from the C. William Swank Program in Rural-Urban Policy at Ohio State University.

Media mention: Price Tag of Ohio's Opioid Epidemic Up to $8.8 Billion

A new study of the state’s opioid epidemic by Ohio State University researchers shows a staggering economic toll of $6.6 billion to $8.8 billion a year — about the same amount the state spends annually on K-12 education.

Media mention: Ohio advised to provide coordination, money to link all to broadband

C. Swank Program in Rural-Urban Policy graduate student Mark Rembert speaks to the Columbus Dispatch on the program's broad band study and says that there are still a lot of Ohioans that don’t have broadband access.

Media mention: Broadband on "Town Hall Ohio"

Ohio Farm Bureau's Town Hall Radio Show Features Mark Rembert Speaking on the C. William Swank Program in Rural Policy's Broadband Study

Media mention: Study Says Connectivity Could Save Billions in Ohio

The Ohio State University’s Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics has released a study entitled “Connecting the Dots of Ohio’s Broadband Policy.”

Media mention: Study: Ohio Statewide Broadband Office, Investment Fund Could Help Boost Rural Access

A new study from Ohio State University found 31 percent of the state's rural population lacked access to fixed broadband service.

News article: AEDE Students and Faculty Recognized for Achievements

AEDE has so much to celebrate this spring! The following received awards at the Agribusiness Club and NAMA Banquet on April 11th:

Outstanding Returning Member: Morgan Jolliff

Outstanding Transfer Student: Haylee Zwick

Outstanding First Year Member: Rebekkah Sommer

Outstanding Faculty Member: Brian Roe

Mark Rembert won the best Ph.D. student paper from the Mid Continent Regional Science Association for his work titled, "Creative Destruction & Inter-Regional Job Reallocation during the Great Recession."

News article: Swank Program Research Finds that Ohio’s Small Business and Entrepreneurship Environment Lacks Dynamism

The C. William Swank Program in Rural-Urban Policy, which is overseen by AEDE’s Swank-Chair, Professor Mark Partridge, recently examined small business and entrepreneurship growth in Ohio through its policy brief series.

News article: Analysis: Ohio’s School Choice Programs Growing, Deserve Public’s Attention

This article was originally published on the website of Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.