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From art galleries downtown to students performing in China, from Shakespeare productions to dance studios opening in the newly renovated Sullivant Hall.
Meet Tabitha Willis, a third-year medical anthropology and biology double major who took her summer by storm despite the challenges the pandemic threw her way.
Tabitha Willis
Junior, Medical Anthropology and Biology
Meet Malika Sunasara, one of 32 Sesquicentennial Scholars representing Arts and Sciences for Ohio State's 150th anniversary.
Malika Sunasara
Sophomore, Astronomy & Astrophysics and International Studies
Ally Langley, president of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science, shares how the organization supports students and researchers of all ages at Ohio State.
Ally Langley
PhD Candidate, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Meet Mitchell Lazarow, a Sesquicentennial Scholar representing Arts and Sciences for Ohio State's 150th anniversary.
Mitchell Lazarow
Sophomore, Atmospheric Science
Meet John Vu, a Sesquicentennial Scholar representing Arts and Sciences for Ohio State's 150th anniversary.
John Vu
Junior, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
Meet Deondre Smiles, a Sesquicentennial Scholar representing Arts and Sciences for Ohio State's 150th anniversary.
Deondre Smiles
4th year Ph.D. candidate, Geography
Meet Sadé Lindsay, one of 32 Sesquicentennial Scholars representing Arts and Sciences for Ohio State's 150th anniversary.
Sadé Lindsay
PhD candidate, sociology
Meet Elena Akers, one of 32 Sesquicentennial Scholars representing Arts and Sciences for Ohio State's 150th anniversary.
Elena Akers
Senior, International Studies and German
Meet Tabitha Willis, a third-year medical anthropology and biology double major who took her summer by storm despite the challenges the pandemic threw her way.
Tabitha Willis
Junior, Medical Anthropology and Biology
Meet Malika Sunasara, one of 32 Sesquicentennial Scholars representing Arts and Sciences for Ohio State's 150th anniversary.
Malika Sunasara
Sophomore, Astronomy & Astrophysics and International Studies
Ally Langley, president of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science, shares how the organization supports students and researchers of all ages at Ohio State.
Ally Langley
PhD Candidate, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Meet Mitchell Lazarow, a Sesquicentennial Scholar representing Arts and Sciences for Ohio State's 150th anniversary.
Mitchell Lazarow
Sophomore, Atmospheric Science
Elena Foulis, coordinator for service-learning and heritage language senior lecturer in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, in partnership with Stacey Alex, Center for Latin American Studies graduate teaching associate, recently published an open-access textbook for heritage language leaners of Spanish.
Elena Foulis on heritage language learning
Coordinator, Service-Learning and Heritage Language Senior Lecturers, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
McSweeney's current research projects include tracing the socioecological impacts of drug trafficking through Central America and studying the nature and implications of demographic change among Latin America's indigenous populations.
Kendra McSweeney
Professor, Department of Geography
"I am particularly interested in the question of how we can write true or real histories about pre-modern and non-western peoples, peoples whose ideas about what is true or real in experience were very different from our own."
Greg Anderson
Associate Professor, Department of History
When graduate and undergraduate students talk about Jennifer S. Cheavens, the words “best” and “favorite” come up often in reference to her teaching style and courses and to Cheavens as a human being. In 2017, Cheavens was honored with the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching.
Jennifer Cheavens
Associate Professor, Clinical, Department of Psychology
James White, who graduated with degrees in Earth sciences and atmospheric sciences in 2019, conducted wildfire research in the tundra regions of Alaska and in Nevada's Great Basin National Park.
James White
BS, Earth sciences, atmospheric sciences, 2019
Alumna Anne Sabol’s research interests have crisscrossed the globe. The zoology graduate has trekked through the American Midwest, combed the forests of Fray Jorge National Park in Chile and conducted research in the shadow of two active volcanoes to unlock the secrets of animal behavior.
Anne Sabol
BS, Zoology, 2016
Alumna Dr. M.J. Simms-Maddox (MA, PhD; Political Science) a two-time Ohio State graduate from the Department of Political Science recently spoke with us about her time at Ohio State, and her time at Ohio State, and how her studies and work shaped her writing career.
M.J. Simms-Maddox
MA, PhD; Political Science; 1975, 1991
After his Ohio State career, alumnus Adam West went on to work for the MTV series Teen Wolf. He credits his education from the Department of Theatre for setting him on the path to success.
Adam West
MFA, Costume Design, 2004
"We have received support and encouragement from the very beginning when we started building the ice core paleoclimate research program as graduate students. We have had opportunities to move our research program elsewhere but have always been confident that we could accomplish all of our objectives at Ohio State."
Ellen Mosley-Thompson & Lonnie Thompson
Distinguished University Professors
"As I talked with Sergeant Rigell, I realized that war stories are not simply stories about what occurred here in the Pacific during WW II, not just memories of actions past; but a window into a way of life forged on these islands, on the beaches and in the jungles where these men fought for and died for each other..."
World War II Pacific Trip
Students Study Abroad
“I was absolutely blown away. No one was doing what he was showing us. I hadn’t seen images like that anywhere before...”
Steve Martino
Visual Communication Design, 1981
“I was able to see another way of life and the very real risks to that way of life. I really learned how to be a geographer.”
Sara Santiago
Geography, 2012