The next chapter in end-of-life care in central Ohio began today with the dedication of the new Kobacker House at Ohio’s Hospice at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical under the Kobacker Way: a covenant for hospice with humanity.

At a ceremony on June 12 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, leaders of Ohio’s Hospice, the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, and the Kobacker family unveiled the new logo for “Ohio’s Hospice at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center – A Kobacker House.” The event celebrated the next chapter for the Kobacker House and the promise that nonprofit, mission-driven hospice care will continue in Central Ohio for generations to come.

In a historic development, the Government of Panama and forNature have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly advance the adoption of a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Nature before the United Nations General Assembly, marking a significant milestone in the growing global movement to recognize ecosystems and species as rights-bearing entities.

The initiative is being funded in full by the Alfred Kobacker and Elizabeth Trimbach Fund (AKET Fund) in partnership with the National Geographic Society, reflecting a commitment to accelerate this emerging global framework at a moment when it is most urgently needed.