This October has been designated Research Month at Ohio State, although research is built into the fabric of our Top-10 public research institution, yearlong. A research focus in October is a natural fit—it coincides with National Research Month; the university’s Office of Research State of Research Address; and the national ScienceWriters2014 conference, which is in Columbus this year.

Typically, we equate research with science; but research is not restricted to one area — research creates new knowledge; solves myriad problems large and small; drives creativity, innovation—and our economy; and keeps us moving forward as human beings.

Each week, Arts and Sciences will focus on a different area of research, inquiry and investigation and share discoveries, news and events of note.

RESEARCH

Here, There and Back Again: Tales of a Cultural Explorer

Second-year Honors student Robin Smith spent a "gap year” in Kazan, Russia, after high school graduation. Now, she continues her cultural exploration at Ohio State.

$2.6 Million NIH Grant Funds New Language Teaching Model to Serve Spanish-speaking Chronic Care Patients

Spanish and Portuguese Professor and Chair Glenn Martinez and Usha Menon, Ohio State Centennial Professor of Nursing, are co PI's on a new grant designed to change the way Spanish for the health care professions is taught.

EVENTS

A Conversation on Race, Writing and Culture with Zadie Smith

Thursday, Nov. 13, 5 p.m., Mershon Auditorium

Novelist Zadie Smith hosts a conversation about Race, Writing and Culture at the Mershon Auditorium.