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Autumn 2013

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A Message from Dean Manderscheid

I am very pleased to introduce the autumn 2013 issue of ASCENT. We believe the selection of stories and images capture the excitement and relevance of Ohio State arts and sciences.

But For Ohio State...

The But For Ohio State campaign supports the university’s academic mission and vision. As of August 31, 2013, 73 percent—$145 million—of the College of Arts and Sciences $200 million goal has been met.

Alumni Honors

The Ohio State University Alumni Association’s annual awards program honors those living alumni who personify the university’s tradition of excellence, thereby bringing distinction to themselves and to our alma mater through their outstanding achievements.

Alumni Notes

In each issue of ASCENT, we ask our alumni to send us updates—we have received some great letters and feedback and many are included here.

Ohio State School for the Blind students Boniface Womber (left) and Billy Brandon dot the “i” in Braille “Ohio,”.

Braille Ohio Takes To the Field

Musicians from the Ohio State School for the Blind (OSSB), the Marching Panthers, joined The Ohio State University Marching Band during halftime at the September 21 Buckeye football game for a unique rendition of fan favorite, Script Ohio.

TBDBITL

The Ohio State University Marching Band is going high-tech and going green this season thanks to new technology and a cache of iPads.

Cheng Zhang and Jen Gable—“go” to the moon

Full Steam Ahead

A collaborative space and public showcase for Ohio State faculty, post-doctoral students, and staff working in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM), led by a core group of 30 members from multiple disciplines across campus.

A Force for Change

With the help of a group of eager middle school and high school students from Linden McKinley STEM Academy, MELISSA CRUM is creating a neighborhood profile and documentary film about the South Linden area, just east of Ohio State.

What Is Maymester?

A distinctive feature of Ohio State’s new semester calendar is the May Session, which was inaugurated in May 2013. The new four-week May Session encourages students to experience a class topic outside of their current educational track to expand their horizons.

Taylor Saltsman films a Zinica concert at Luna Ranch restaurant in Nicaragua

Documenting Different Lives

Students immerse themselves in Nicaragua’s Palo de Mayo to create a documentary film.

Setting a New Course

Last May, the Department of Geography launched its first-ever field course, Geography of Ohio, taking learning outside the classroom walls and into the Appalachian region of southeastern Ohio.

Making Sense of the Senseless

Ohio State professor Randolph Roth is working to fix the reporting process for documenting homicide rates in America.

Do Violent Video Games Fuel Violence?

Bushman has been studying the impact of media violence on behavior for almost 30 years; he looks at the causes, consequences, and solutions to the problem of human aggression and violence.

The Mind of a Researcher

What came to be known as the Hi-Fi Murders catapulted the small town of Odgen into the national spotlight and captured the attention of Brad Bushman, then a young teenager in Ogden.

Dance Downtown

Four award-winning contemporary choreographers take inspiration from the expressive guitar to create this year’s Dance Downtown, the annual concert that showcases the talents of undergraduate and graduate dance majors in the Department of Dance.

PUBLIC/PRIVATE

The Center for Ethics and Human Values presents COMPAS 2013-14.

A MAJOR Major

The field of neuroscience, the study of the brain and nervous system, is taking off nationwide and Ohio State’s undergraduate major in neuroscience is moving with it.

[Research] Stars Align

The Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP) pulls in a powerhouse couple from CalTech.

Fulbright Fellows

The U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowships fund student research in modern foreign languages and studies abroad. All of Ohio State’s 2013 Fellows are arts and sciences doctoral students.

Alumni Profiles

Katelyn Jackson (2006) and Bob and Jan Dilenschneider (1967,1965 respectively) reflect the timelessness of the Buckeye Experience.

Ahead of the Class

ASC educators’ passion for teaching, fueled by innovative use of new technology, is redefining the traditional classroom.

Science and Scholarship

ASC faculty and their students collaborate on leading-edge work with colleagues on campus, across the country, and around the world to solve critical scientific problems and address important issues in scholarship.

Extra! Extra!

Additional news from around the college.

On the Cover

Bren Bataclan likes to make people smile. So much, in fact, that he has visited every U.S. state to give away more than 1,500 of his colorful, whimsical paintings through his “Smiley B” project.